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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.
Apr 07, 2020... Prof. Alon Chen – president of the Weizmann Institute and a leading neurobiologist who studies mental health – shares a two-part presentation in this videoconfe ... Read more
Apr 28, 2020... Dr. Ori Avinoam of Weizmann’s Department of Biomolecular Sciences presents an overview of his lab’s coronavirus research. His team has created a pseudovirus, wh ... Read more
May 06, 2020... A year and a half ago, biochemist Prof. Ruth Arnon, Israel Prize recipient for medicine and past president of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, rec ... Read more
Jun 02, 2020... In this special update from his home in New York City, CEO Dave Doneson discusses the Weizmann Institute’s remarkable coronavirus response. Dave shares how the ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/video-gallery/stopping-future-viral-threats-and-covid-19/
Jul 16, 2020... “Viruses can be ill-mannered guests,” says Dr. Noam Stern-Ginossar, “freely helping themselves to the host’s cell machinery and using it to make more viruses.” ... Read more
Nov 16, 2020... When Mikael Dolsten, the head scientist at Pfizer, heard the news last week that the COVID-19 vaccine that he has been helping to develop for the better part of ... Read more
Sep 30, 2018... Rotem Sorek got his PhD studying human genetics, but he soon learned his true affinity was for microbes. Sorek started his doctoral research around the time tha ... Read more
Mar 23, 2021... How did scientists develop an effective vaccine for Covid-19 in less than a year? In this webinar, the American Committee welcomed Dr. Mikael Dolsten, Chief Sci ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/could-one-shot-kill-the-flu/
Nov 22, 2021... Renowned Weizmann scientist, Prof. Ruth Arnon, recently spoke to the New Yorker Magazine about a universal flu vaccine. Arnon joined the Institute in 1960 and h ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/2022-breakthroughs-of-the-year/
Dec 08, 2022... Today, The Atlantic reveals its inaugural 10 Breakthroughs of the Year. The accomplishments span every station of life, from birth to death, and every component ... Read more
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