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Weizmann’s Contributions

This special coronavirus section shares Weizmann Institute of Science research, expert opinion, education resources, and news.

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Coronavirus: The Quest for Solutions – Dr. Ron Diskin on Animal-Borne Viruses
In this videoconference, the Weizmann Institute’s Dr. Ron Diskin of the Department of Structural Biology, an expert in animal-borne viruses such as coronavirus, shares his insights on the current pandemic. A Q&A session with participants follows.

March 19, 2020
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: The Quest for Solutions – Dr. Noam Stern-Ginossar, Overview of Viruses and Coronaviruses
Dr. Noam Stern-Ginossar of the Weizmann Institute’s Department of Molecular Genetics provides an overview – complete with helpful cartoons – of basic questions: what is a virus? Why is coronavirus worse than the flu? (One reason – it’s new and so we have no immunity.) What are the issues related to developing a vaccine? (Mostly it’s time; otherwise, we know what to do, she reassures us.)

March 19, 2020
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Coronavirus: The Quest for Solutions – Prof. Sarel Fleishman on Developing a Vaccine
“This is the most important thing I can do,” says the Weizmann Institute’s Prof. Sarel Fleishman. His lab in the Department of Biomolecular Sciences was already studying SARS, which is, like COVID-19, a coronavirus. He is able to quickly apply his knowledge to developing computer models that allow him to design coronavirus antibodies – work that could lead to a vaccine.

March 19, 2020
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Israeli Researchers Hope AI Can Tame COVID-19, and They Want Our Help
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Weizmann’s Profs. Eran Segal and Benny Geiger led a multi-institute team that hopes “to use artificial intelligence to map clusters of the new coronavirus in order to aid government efforts to curb the spread of the disease,” reports Haaretz.

March 17, 2020
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Coronavirus: The Quest for Solutions – Prof. Gabi Barbash on Public Health Implications
Prof. Gabi Barbash, Former Director General of Israel’s Ministry of Health and Director of the Weizmann Institute Bench-to-Bedside Program, which brings together scientists and physicians to fight disease, explains coronavirus from the perspective of public health. He also speaks to how it spreads and how it is different from other contagions.

March 16, 2020
Coronavirus
Chinese Students Extend Their Stay
Weizmann Institute
Fifteen outstanding physics students from leading Chinese universities came to Weizmann for a month-long program – but just as it ended, coronavirus broke out in China and flights were cancelled. Still on campus, they share their stories.

March 16, 2020
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Stuck at Home?
Davidson Institute of Science Education
The Davidson Institute, Weizmann’s education arm, has a special site, Stuck at Home, that will keep your children entertained (and educated) with science-related trivia games, videos, experiments, and other activities.

March 16, 2020
Coronavirus
Homeschooling in the Time of Corona
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The Davidson Institute of Science Education, Weizmann’s education arm, is offering online, distance-learning programs for kids (and their families) who are stuck at home.

March 16, 2020
Coronavirus
Prof. Ruth Arnon: Lessons from Influenza
Legendary Weizmann scientist Prof. Ruth Arnon, whose universal flu vaccine is in late-stage clinical trials, discusses approaches to COVID-19 and other coronaviruses – now and in the future.
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