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.
Jan 28, 2015...
Prof. Moshe Oren, Head, Moross Integrated Cancer Center
Several decades after President Nixon declared war on cancer, it remains one of the most common and ... Read more
Feb 26, 2007... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—February 26, 2007—Cancer cells differ from normal cells in, among other things, the way they divide. When a normal cell complies with a signal t ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/lineage-trees-reveal-cells-histories/
Feb 23, 2012...
Prof. Ehud Shapiro's research team.
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—February 23, 2012—In recent years, a number of controversial claims have been made about the female mam ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/cancer-research-understanding-the-p53-gene/
Dec 01, 2006... In their quest to better understand, prevent, and treat cancer, Weizmann Institute of Science researchers are getting to the heart of the matter by exploring th ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/rewriting-dna-to-understand-what-it-says/
May 31, 2012... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—May 31, 2012—Our ability to "read" DNA has made tremendous progress in the past few decades, but the ability to understand and alter the genetic ... Read more
Sep 19, 2017...
Humans and fish share about 70% of their protein-coding genes, but only about 0.5% of their regulatory long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs)
One often hears about ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/one-patent-three-drugs/
Mar 16, 2016... A protocol that arose from Weizmann Institute of Science research has led to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of a new biological drug for the t ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/human-primordial-cells-created-in-the-lab/
Dec 24, 2014... Clusters of human embryonic stem cells that were differentiated to a primordial germ cell (PGC) state (colored cells). Each color reveals the expression of a di ... Read more
Jun 01, 2017... Humans are exposed to stress at different intensities throughout life but many researchers maintain that the critical effect of stress occurs prenatally, inside ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/sense-for-scents-traced-down-to-genes/
Aug 01, 2013... Although the genetics of smell are usually highly involved, people's ability to sense the distinctive fragrance of sweet violets (Viola odorata) has been traced ... Read more
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