The model systems employed in the laboratory include, but not limited to, hyperthermophilic archaeon Sulfolobus and the invading genetic elements such as viruses and plasmids.
We also have developed several interdisciplinary majors in conjunction with Anthropology, Biochemistry, Mathematics and Psychology departments.
This gives these students the opportunity to complete their undergraduate medical studies in a period of only four years after which they enter their internship and government mandated community service period.