Objective/function

• The foci of Dr. Steinberg's laboratory are related to the study of various aspects  of dental biofilms

Services provided

• The Biofilm Research laboratory researches:
• Biofilm formation, composition, properties and prevention
• Cell-cell communication, quorum sensing
• Genetic expression of biofilms
• Development of drugs and drug delivery systems, and sustained release devices affecting biofilms

Advantages

• Biofilm research is conducted using such advanced technologies as molecular biology, surface plasmon resonance, proteomics, microaarays, and biochemical analysis
• Development of several techniques for constructing biofilms on various surfaces

Client service record

• BSF (US-Israel Binational fund)
• EU (frame work -6)
• Israeli Ministry of Health
• Israel Ministry of Trade and Commerce
• Israeli Academy of Sciences
• Commercial: various international and local companies

Available equipment

• Real time RT-PCR
• Controlled dept film fermentors
• Confocal laser scanning microscopy
• DNA microarray analyzer

Staff

• Doron Steinberg, PhD
• Moshe Shemesh, Adel Jabbour, Mark Feldman, Dani Morrinos (PhD candidates)
• Batia Zacks , MS, Avshalom Tam, MS, Hila Shafer