Oleg_Krichevsky

Oleg Krichevsky

1991-1995	Ph.D. Weizmann Institute of Science, Department of Physics of Complex Systems, Rehovot, Israel
1995-1998	Postdoctoral fellow, Center for Studies in Physics and Biology, The Rockefeller University, New York, US
1998-2000	Postdoctoral fellow, Laboratoire de Dynamique des Fluides Complexes-CNRS, Strasbourg, France
Since 2000	Senior lecturer at the Department of Physics, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel

My Lab

Classes

Introduction to Soft Matter Physics

Physics 1: List of equations

Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics 1: List of equations

Research Interests

We study interactions and physical properties of biological molecules with the help of advanced optical (Single-Molecule Imaging, Fluorescence-Correlation Spectroscopy) and molecular biology techniques.

Research Projects

Fluctuations of DNA molecules, Interactions of Proteins with DNA; Diffusion of proteins in the cell membrane.

Publications

R. Shusterman, S. Alon, T. Gavrinyov and O. Krichevsky. "Monomer Dynamics in Double- and Single-Stranded DNA Polymers"
Phys. Rev. Letters 92, 048303 (2004).

G. Altan-Bonnet, A. Libchaber and O. Krichevsky. "Bubble dynamics in double-stranded DNA",
Phys. Rev. Letters 90, 138101 (2003).

O. Krichevsky and G. Bonnet. "Fluorescence-Correlation Spectroscopy: The technique and its applications",
Reports on Progress in Physics, 65, 251-297 (2002)
N. Goddard, G. Bonnet, O. Krichevsky and A. Libchaber. "Sequence-dependent rigidity of single stranded DNA"
Phys. Rev. Letters 85, 2400 (2000).
G.V. Shivashankar, M. Feingold, O. Krichevsky and A. Libchaber. "Polymerization of RecA on dsDNA molecule: the role of ATP hydrolysis".
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 96, 7916 (1999).
G. Bonnet, O. Krichevsky and A. Libchaber. "Kinetics of conformational fluctuations in DNA hairpin-loops",
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 95, 8602 (1998).
O. Krichevsky and J. Stavans. "Confined fluid between two walls: The case of micelles inside a soap film",
Phys. Rev. E 55, 7260 (1997).
O. Krichevsky and J. Stavans. "Late Stage Phase Separation in Two Dimensions: Correlation Effects".
Phys. Rev. E 52, 1818 (1995).
O. Krichevsky and J. Stavans. " Light Scattering Study of Micellar Stratification in Soap Films".
Phys. Rev. Letters 74, 2752 (1995).
O. Krichevsky and J. Stavans. " Surfactant-Polymer Interactions in Freely Suspended Lyotropic Films".
Phys. Rev. Letters 73, 696 (1994).
B. Levitan, E. Slepyan, O. Krichevsky, J. Stavans and E. Domany. "Topological Distribution of Survivors in an Evolving Cellular Structure".
Phys. Rev. Letters 73, 756 (1994).
O. Krichevsky and J. Stavans. "Correlated Ostwald Ripening in Two Dimensions".
Phys. Rev. Letters 70, 1473 (1993).
O. Krichevsky and J. Stavans. "Surfactant-Polymer Interactions in Soap Films".
Physica A 200, 743 (1993).
D. Segel, D. Mukamel, O. Krichevsky and J. Stavans. "Selection Mechanism and Area Distribution in Two-Dimensional Cellular Structures".
Phys. Rev. E 47, 812 (1993).
O. Krichevsky and J. Stavans. "Coarsening of Two-Dimensional Soap Froth in the Presence of Pinning Centers".
Phys. Rev. B 46, 10579 (1992).

Keywords: Biological Physics, Single-Molecule Imaging, Fluorescence-Correlation Spectroscopy, DNA fluctuations.

Phones: (972)8-6472123 (office), (972)8-6461176, (972)8-6472151 (lab)

Fax: (972)8-6472904

E-mail: okrichev@bgumail.bgu.ac.il