Three dynamic young Weizmann Institute scientists - Drs. Jacob Hanna, Ron Milo, and Maya Schuldiner - gather with American Committee supporters over lunch in New York City to present their research, discuss their motivation and inspiration to become scientists, and address the work-life balance.
January 21, 2011
Several Weizmann scientists speak about how working at the Institute and living in Israel are crucial to their sense of identity and scientific success. With Profs. Vered Rom-Kedar, Ehud Shapiro, Yosef Nir, Nirit Dudovich, Lucio Frydman, Irit Sagi, Yosef Shaul, Jeffrey Gerst, Vivian Teichberg, Yosef Yarden, Bat-Sheva Eylon, and Institute President Daniel Zajfman.
A brief overview of the Dr. Bessie F. Lawrence International Summer Science Institute. Since 1969, the institute offers talented high-school graduates from around the world the unique opportunity to spend a month on the Weizmann campus, working side by side with scientists to conduct hands-on research.
On the occasion of establishing the Helen and Martin Kimmel Institute for Stem Cell Research, the couple – decades-long friends of the Weizmann Institute – talks about why they chose to invest in stem cell research, and why they chose to do so at Weizmann. They also share their first meeting, which was at a Weizmann event, and their love of science.
Prof. Doron Lancet, Head of the Crown Human Genome Center, and Dr. Daniela Amann-Zalcenstein, Head of High-Throughput Sequencing, explain the importance of next-generation high-throughput sequencing technology for genetics research, with thanks for support from Chicago's Crown family and the American Committee's New York Region.
In ""A Model for Life,"" chemistry at the Weizmann Institute takes many forms! Institute founder, namesake, and chemist Prof. Chaim Weizmann envisions the facility's collaborative future – where two scientists from different disciplines meet, share their science, and, ultimately, their lives.
In this video, five scientists address five potential tomorrows: Dr. Michal Irani speaks about the next step in the evolution of information; Dr. Henry Markram addresses how nerve cells communicate; Dr. Nir Davidson studies how lasers trap atoms in the dark; Dr. Gad Haase examines whether light can be turned into fuel; and Dr. Michael Fainzilber searches for the snail's secret of regeneration.
Even before we have the quantum computers of tomorrow, we may have their successor: biological computers. Prof. Ehud Shapiro has created one that's so small that a trillion can fit in a single drop of water, and which has diagnosed cancer in a test tube. Someday the computer could circulate through the human body, diagnosing and treating disease.
Watch highlights from the 2009 Gala of the American Committee's Midwest Region. Held in Chicago and honoring Jerry Reinsdorf, an owner of the Chicago Bulls and Chicago White Sox, and Rocky Wirtz, an owner of the Chicago Blackhawks, the evening included speeches, a Q&A with the honorees, live music, dancing, and an auction.
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