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.
Oct 11, 2011... “I believe there is real magic in the way thatembryos develop. I’ve been studying them for almost 15 years and Ihaven’t stopped being amazed,” says Dr. Karina Y ... Read more
Mar 08, 2017...
Hockey player Sam Fields was diagnosed with cancer at age 27, just weeks before he was scheduled to go to NHL training camp. (Courtesy ICRF)
This story is ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/repairing-dna-fighting-cancer/
Sep 17, 2018...
Prof. Zvi Livneh
Our genetic material – DNA – is under constant assault. It is damaged every day by external forces like sunlight, radiation, tobacco smoke ... Read more
Jan 05, 2004... Weizmann Institute scientists have succeeded in reversing the metastatic properties of colon cancer cells, in vitro. The findings, published in The Journal of C ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/video-gallery/israel-leads-in-prostate-cancer-research/
Jun 17, 2016... Reporter Natasha Kirtchuk describes the new prostate cancer treatment developed by the Weizmann Institute's Profs. Avigdor Scherz and Yoram Salomon, along with ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/an-immune-system-trained-to-kill-cancer/
Sep 13, 2011...
CLOSE-UP Dr. Carl June examined re-engineered T-cells last week in his Philadelphia lab. Jessica Kourkounis for The New York Times
PHILADELPHIA — A year ag ... Read more
Jan 04, 2016... Magnetic resonance images of the prostate gland after treatment with TOOKAD® Soluble. The black regions show the portions of the prostate where cancer was ident ... Read more
Apr 29, 2019...
TOOKAD® optic fibers illuminate only the cancerous regions, leaving healthy tissue alone
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—April 29, 2019—Steba Biotech, a privately owned co ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/science-tips-january-2007/
Jan 24, 2007...
Weizmann Institute Scientists Discover a Genetic Risk Factor for Smoking-linked Head and Neck Cancer
A simple blood test may be able to identify those mos ... Read more
Sep 23, 2019... JERUSALEM, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) – Israeli and U.S. researchers found that glioblastoma brain cancer cells come in four states and can transition from one state to ... Read more
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