About Us
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.
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Nov 20, 2011... Enzymes—the proteins responsible for chemical reactions in living cells—change their structure at dizzying speeds.This dynamic action makes them very efficient, ... Read more
May 27, 2013...
Prof. Yosef Yarden in his Weizmann lab.
Breast cancer can be curable if it’s caught soon enough—unless it is the “triple negative” type more likely to targ ... Read more
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Jun 23, 2016... The Midwest Region hosted the 6th Annual Women for Science Luncheon, an inspiring event honoring women who change lives. The program included a prese ... Read more
Oct 11, 2011...
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, bringing critical attention to what is today the most ... Read more
Feb 10, 2014...
Schwartz’s research questions assumptions about the central nervous system.
Imagine being able to inhibit or reverse a universal affliction – brain degener ... Read more
Jul 18, 2007... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—July 18, 2007—The Weizmann Institute of Science has instituted a new program aimed at assisting highly talented young women to work toward a car ... Read more
Oct 02, 2019... Many expectant mothers are told that breastfeeding will come naturally, but it is often a fraught and confusing experience, especially during the first few week ... Read more
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Oct 12, 2011...
Ada Etil Yonath
X-ray crystallographer currently at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel. She won a share of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Ch ... Read more
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Nov 30, 2016...
Combining two inhibitors (right) was much more effective than either alone in preventing cancer growth.
A promising new combination therapy for a particula ... Read more
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Jul 19, 2017... Maya Schuldiner, a yeast biologist at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, won the 2017 European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Gold Med ... Read more