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Weizmann’s Contributions

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

Coronavirus
Navigating the New Normal
Weizmann Compass
While population-wide lockdown policies reduce the number of new COVID-19 infections, these same policies have dramatically slowed economies around the world. High unemployment, bankruptcies, and crashing markets are the standard-bearers for this new economic pandemic, with a variety of other costs...

May 06, 2020
Coronavirus
“We Believe Our Effort Will Result in a Broad-Spectrum Antiviral That Would Address Future Outbreaks”
Express Healthcare
Dr. Nir London “has brought together a wide range of players … to accelerate the development of a drug against COVID-19,” says Express Healthcare in this interview.

May 05, 2020
Coronavirus
A Sniff Test for Coronavirus?
Weizmann Compass
Among more than 50 Weizmann Institute labs seeking answers about the coronavirus pandemic, one team is focusing on an early warning sign that might lead to the early diagnosis of COVID-19: the loss of a sense of smell.

May 04, 2020
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: The Quest for Solutions – A Science-Based Exit Strategy for COVID-19
In this video, Profs. Ron Milo and Uri Alon succinctly and clearly explain their “intermittent work” strategy for restarting the economy without triggering a new wave of COVID infections.

May 04, 2020
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: The Quest for Solutions – Dr. Ori Avinoam, Blocking the Virus’s First Steps
Dr. Ori Avinoam of Weizmann’s Department of Biomolecular Sciences presents an overview of his lab’s coronavirus research. His team has created a pseudovirus, which has all the elements of the coronavirus but is not infectious.

April 28, 2020
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: The Quest for Solutions – Insights on Coronavirus and Exit Strategies From an Israeli Perspective
Public health expert Prof. Gabi Barbash outlines the pandemic’s many unknowns: How many people are asymptomatic and yet spreading the virus? Why do some patients have mild symptoms, while others become severely ill? Are recovered patients with coronavirus antibodies now immune?

April 27, 2020
Coronavirus
You Can’t Stop Touching Your Face Because You’re Subconsciously Sniffing Your Hands
Discover
Discover reports on research from Prof. Noam Sobel’s lab showing that we subconsciously sniff our hands. A lot. While this makes it hard to not touch our faces, it’s an adaptation that tells us about our society – and ourselves.

April 27, 2020
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: The Quest for Solutions – Profs. Uri Alon and Ron Milo
In this videoconference hosted by Weizmann Canada, Profs. Uri Alon and Ron Milo present their bioinformatics-based exit strategy, which Prof. Milo describes as “‘biology by the numbers’ meets the coronavirus.”

April 26, 2020
Coronavirus
Covid-19 Is All About the Curve
Globes
Globes interviews Prof. Doron Lancet, who says that reduced infections are due to “something natural in the development of the disease,” rather than preventative methods. He also addresses systemic failures in hot spots like New York, exit strategies, and the way COVID has behaved in various countries.

April 26, 2020
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