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 benefit of humanity.
Even before COVID-19, the lack of effective treatments for easily spread diseases was a serious concern for scientists and healthcare providers worldwide – particularly as one of humankind’s greatest achievements, antibiotics, are increasingly ineffective. This is because bacteria, like all life forms, are driven to reproduce and live. Able to evolve rapidly, they continually seek ways to survive our killer drugs … and they’re succeeding.
Haaretz Magazine profiles the remarkable immunologist Prof. Ido Amit, whose single-cell genomics technique is transforming science and may defeat a range of diseases.
November 21, 2020
In a soon-to-be-released study, Weizmann and University of California scientists have approximated the number of coronavirus particles in each cell in an infected person. News Medical shares the finding.
November 18, 2020
Mikael Dolsten is head scientist at Pfizer, whose COVID vaccine is eagerly anticipated. As the Jewish Telegraph Agency reports, he spent time at Weizmann for his PhD.
November 16, 2020
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—November 11, 2020—Fragrances – promising mystery and intrigue – are blended by master perfumers, their recipes kept secret. In a new study on the sense of smell, Weizmann Institute of Science researchers have managed to strip much of the mystery from even complex blends of odorants...
November 11, 2020
The Times of Israel reports on Prof. Noam Sobel’s “smell map,” which could lead to “smellovision TVs, scented digital photos that have a whiff of vacation, and technology that can “print” any odor.”
November 11, 2020
The Jerusalem Post writes about the Institute’s high placement in the Leiden Rankings, which compare over a thousand of the world’s top universities to determine research quality.
November 10, 2020
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—November 9, 2020—The Weizmann Institute of Science has been ranked eighth globally for research quality in a weighted (proportional) ranking conducted by the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) of Leiden University, the Netherlands.
November 09, 2020
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—November 5, 2020—Peculiar hybrid structures called retrons that are half RNA, half single-strand DNA are found in many species of bacteria. Since their discovery around 35 years ago, researchers have learned how to use retrons for producing single strands of DNA in the lab...
November 05, 2020
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