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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.
The Jerusalem Post covers findings by a team under Prof. Yardena Samuels showing that certain peptides alert the immune system to cancer cells, an approach that could improve immunotherapy and help clinicians better target the cancer.
March 17, 2021
Prof. Ido Amit and team found “30 genes that seem to be responsible” for treatment resistance in multiple myeloma. This could “help lead to more informed, personalized treatment for patients,” says The Jerusalem Post.
February 28, 2021
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
The Jerusalem Post reports on a technology, developed by Prof. Ido Amit and team, that reveals the inner functions of cells. This could lead to new cancer immunotherapies.
August 14, 2020
Covering the recent breakthrough by Dr. Ravid Straussman, New Scientist says that the “first comprehensive survey of the microorganisms that live inside tumours has found that bacteria reside in those from many different cancer types.”
May 28, 2020
May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, and Israel21C reports on research advances – including by Prof. Yardena Samuels.
May 14, 2020
The Economic Times reports that one of the reasons glioblastomas are so hard to treat is that the cancer cells come in four types – and can move between the types. The research was conducted by Weizmann and an international team.
September 27, 2019
Israeli and U.S. researchers found that glioblastoma brain cancer cells come in four states and can transition from one state to another, the Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS) in central Israel reported on Monday.
September 23, 2019
The Times of Israel reports on new research by Prof. Yardena Samuels’s lab that could lead to new, more personalized treatments for cancer.
September 13, 2019
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