Recipients of the Institute's award for women postdocs met with Prof. Varda Rotter and philanthropic supporters to discuss science, work-life balance, and how the award reinforces the importance of encouraging talented female scientists.
Do you know that skin cancer is the most common form of cancer? It has been on the rise for the past 30 years, and the American Cancer Society estimates that, in 2013, almost 77,000 new melanomas will be diagnosed in the U.S. alone. Learn how the Weizmann Institute is fighting this disease.
Prof. Avri Ben-Ze'ev has long studied the role of a gene called beta-catenin in various cancers, including identifying Nr-CAM, which is unleashed by beta-catenin's signaling. Not previously known to play a role in cancer, Nr-CAM is dramatically elevated in colon cancer and melanoma cells.
Prof. Michel Revel of the Department of Molecular Genetics isolated interleukin-6, or IL-6, an immune system protein that can also play a role in cancer treatment.
The research of Prof. Ada Yonath, winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, is revolutionizing the world of antibiotics. Different and better antibiotics are needed to fight an emerging health crisis: antibiotic-resistant ""superbugs.""
Since its inception, the Weizmann Institute has recognized the importance of a science-literate public. Today, its innovative programs are providing science education to children of all abilities, as well as to communities throughout Israel.
A group of high-school students in the Bronx uses the interactive website Proteopedia—developed by Prof. Joel Sussman and colleagues at Weizmann—to investigate proteins and other biological macromolecules, with real scientific results.
Philanthropist David Lopatie's donation to Weizmann has resulted in an important new venue for international scientific conferences. The new centre will bring global attention to the Institute and help balance out its geographical isolation.
New research by the Weizmann Institute's Dr. Ilan Koren and colleagues, including at NASA, indicates that the effects of human activity on the atmosphere are apparently leading to faster, heavier rain, which is more likely to be destructive.
