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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 benefit of humanity.
Sep 22, 2009... Find out what drew three longtime philanthropists – Laura Gurwin Flug, Ellen Merlo, and Pierre L. Schoenheimer – to support the Weizmann Institute of Science, and what keeps them committed to and excited about Weizmann research.
May 19, 2009... NEW YORK, NY—May 19, 2009—The American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science was recognized as a Bronze Winner by the 29th Annual Telly Awards. This is the second Telly, one of the most recognized awards for video and film productions, won by the American Committee in the past three years. The award was presented to a film shown at the 2008 New York Gala entitled, Dor L’ Dor: Honoring the Generations. The film pays tribute to and serves as a lasting legacy for three families’ multigenerational philanthropic support of the Weizmann Institute of Science. Funding for this film, in addition to previous ones, was granted to the American Committee by Arlyn Imberman, who served as producer.
Oct 10, 2017...
Dr. Gladys Monroy and Larry Marks visiting the Weizmann Institute along with other Bay Area funders in 2014
Atherton residents Dr. Gladys Monroy and her husband, Larry Marks, have donated more than $6 million to establish a center for brain research at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel. The new center will help scientists studying age-related disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
Nov 11, 2013...
The new Nancy and Stephen Grand Israel National Center for Personalized Medicine will be housed in the repurposed "Solar Tower."
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—November 13, 2013—The Weizmann Institute of Science is establishing, on its campus, the Nancy and Stephen Grand Israel National Center for Personalized Medicine. This facility will serve Israel’s entire life sciences and biomedical research community, including academic scientists, MDs working in hospital research labs, and researchers in the biomedical industry.
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Oct 25, 2018...
Tony Pan in a research lab at the Weizmann Institute this past summer. Courtesy Tony Pan
While many of his peers spent the summer gearing up for college, Tony Pan of Grosse Pointe Farms traveled to Israel to work in a lab at one of the world’s foremost scientific research institutions.
Thanks to a scholarship from the Borman family of Bloomfield Hills, Pan was one of 19 American teens participating in the 50th annual Dr. Bessie F. Lawrence International Summer Science Institute (ISSI) at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, a global leader in scientific disciplines, from cancer to alternative energy to space exploration.
Oct 29, 2014... In his role as part of the science and modern dance performance at Lincoln Center, Prof. Elad Schneidman describes how he is ""learning to read the language of the brain"" – revealing how the brain makes words, sentences, paragraphs. As he speaks, dancers move about him – as individuals, then building on their connections – in an interpretation of this language.
May 19, 2019...
James Gertler, trustee of The Zuckerman Institute, and Richard Lester, associate provost for International Activities at MIT, launch the the MIT-Israel Zuckerman STEM Fund, May 2019 (The Zukerman Institute)
A fund launched by the Mortimer Zuckerman STEM Leadership Program seeks to match faculty members from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US and seven Israeli academic institutions in an effort to promote the “next generation of groundbreaking research” in sciences and technology.
Oct 19, 2015...
Richard Price
The 800 guests at the Fairmont Hotel were restless when Richard Price took the stage to accept his honors from the Weizmann Institute of Science, a research university in Israel supported by numerous Chicago business executives.
The crowd already had sat through a Q&A panel of scientists talking about the Israel-based organization's work—all while the Cubs game was being broadcast from New York.
Apr 12, 2018...
On April 11, 2018, American Committee supporters from across the country tuned in for CEO Marshall S. Levin's most recent conference call focused on “Science at the Leading Edge: Latest Breakthroughs from the Weizmann Institute of Science.”
As one of the deadliest flu seasons comes to a close, Mr. Levin informed the audience that Weizmann scientists have developed a universal flu vaccine that may provide full protection from all strains of the virus. The vaccine is now in late-stage clinical trials.
Oct 29, 2014... Institute President Prof. Daniel Zajfman tells the crowd that they are privy to a unique show: the collaboration between neuroscientists and modern dancers will play exactly twice, once in New York City, once in Tel Aviv. He compares scientists and dancers, saying that they both have to work extremely hard; need collaboration; and must have inspiration.
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