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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.
“Favorite Spots & Hidden Gems on the Weizmann Institute of Science Campus,” a new video series from the Institute, takes us to the lab of Dr. Tal Ilani, who briefly describes her research on proteins and cancer.
June 08, 2020
In this special update from his home in New York City, CEO Dave Doneson discusses the Weizmann Institute’s remarkable coronavirus response. Dave shares how the Institute has rapidly shifted its focus to address the pandemic, transforming into one of the world’s leading hubs of COVID-19 research. Weizmann scientists are fighting this disease on a variety of fronts, offering hope and optimism for us all.
June 02, 2020
Olfaction expert Prof. Noam Sobel takes us through his attempts to “train” an electronic nose to identify Covid. This may be possible because “every disease has an odor,” he says. “Diseases change metabolic processes, and metabolites have a smell.”
May 27, 2020
In this video from a session at the United Nations’ 2020 Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) conference, Prof. Ada Yonath speaks about COVID: its makeup, how it compares with other viruses, possible avenues of treatment, and challenges.
May 21, 2020
Dr. Nir London discusses the “COVID Moonshot” project in this videoconference. The global initiative, which currently includes nine partners, aims to develop a “cheap and safe” antiviral treatment for COVID on a much faster timeline than traditional drug discovery.
May 17, 2020
“A Window to the Campus” is a new video series from the Weizmann Institute of Science. In the first video, “Back to Routine,” we find that the lush campus is deceptively quiet...
May 15, 2020
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
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
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
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