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Founded in 1944, the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science develops philanthropic support for the Weizmann Institute in Israel, and advances its mission of science for the future of humanity.
Aug 01, 2019...
What is your field of study?
I did my doctorate in high-energy physics – particle physics – and my research is on astroparticles.
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Sep 13, 2017...
Prof. Michal Schwartz photo: Rami Zarnegar
Selecting the Woman of the Year is never easy; it amounts to a statement of values, meaning, and priorities. The ... Read more
Jul 24, 2019... Israeli crystallographer Ada Yonath – whose pioneering work on the structure of the ribosome won her the Nobel Prize in 2009 – has one advice for women struggli ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/maya-schuldiner-receives-embo-gold-medal-2017/
Jun 08, 2017... Heidelberg, 8 June 2017 – Maya Schuldiner from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel is the recipient of the 2017 EMBO Gold Medal. She receives the award ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/to-die-for-the-cause/
Sep 21, 2009... Programmed cell suicide is particularly important in the ovaries, where thousands of cells in the follicle should die each month, releasing just one mature egg. ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/dr-michal-leskes-energizing-the-future/
Jan 13, 2016...
Dr. Michal Leskes
Batteries now power everything from tiny pacemakers wired to the human heart to the engines of zero-emission cars and light trucks. Just ... Read more
Mar 09, 2020... JERUSALEM, Feb. 24 (Xinhua)— Israeli scientists found that short-term acute inflammation in the mother's body during pregnancy can cause autism to the embryo, s ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/a-gathering-of-brave-and-brilliant-women/
May 08, 2012... Standing, L-R: Dr. Noa Corem (Weinberg), Dr. Yael Artzy-Randrup, Dr. Maytal Toroker, Dr. Hilla Weidberg. Sitting, L-R: Dr. Naama Geva-Zatorsky, Prof. Varda Rott ... Read more
Dec 19, 2007... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—December 19, 2007—Prof. Ada Yonath of the Department of Structural Biology at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, is among fiv ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/target-blood-cancers/
Feb 06, 2017... Our blood is our very life force, performing the basic functions that keep us alive. It carries nutrients and oxygen to our cells, and bears away metabolic wast ... Read more
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