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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.
As The Jerusalem Post reports, the Weizmann Institute, the Jewish Agency for Israel, and healthcare provider Clalit are sharing best practices in the fight against coronavirus with organizations, communities, and medical staff abroad.
June 01, 2020
Weizmann’s Prof. Eli Waxman heads the team that developed the National Security Council’s exit strategy. As Israel reopens yet may be heading for a second lockdown, he says we must “test, trace, isolate,” reports The Jerusalem Post.
June 01, 2020
On sabbatical at Weizmann when the pandemic began, Dr. Daniel Douek is now sending blood samples to the U.S. NIH, where he works with Dr. Anthony Fauci. Israel’s samples could help develop a vaccine, reports The Times of Israel.
May 27, 2020
Business Insider writes about proposals – including Profs. Ron Milo and Uri Alon’s “10-4” strategy – for reopening while minimizing the expected second wave of COVID infections.
May 24, 2020
Israel21C reports on research by Prof. Ido Amit’s lab showing why COVID makes some people much sicker than others: an immune system malfunction that “represents the real mystery of coronavirus.”
May 17, 2020
Prof. Ido Amit’s team is showing why COVID affects people so differently, reports The Times of Israel. The work could help pharmaceutical firms develop drugs by “providing a ‘target’ in the body for intervention.”
May 14, 2020
Prof. Eli Waxman heads a team that found people with less income and education are more likely to get COVID, reports The Jerusalem Post. The group advises Netanyahu on coronavirus.
May 13, 2020
Fast Company covers the reopening strategy proposed by Prof. Uri Alon and Prof. Ron Milo, who says: “Our suggestion gives a predictable schedule that people can adapt to and builds confidence for people and the economy.”
May 12, 2020
Profs. Uri Alon and Ron Milo write in The New York Times about their intermittent-work strategy to reopen society.
May 11, 2020
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