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Tribute to Sara and Prof. Michael Sela
This tribute video about beloved Weizmann family members Sara and Prof. Michael Sela features conversations with them and longtime friends, and an overview of their life with Weizmann. Prof. Sela is a former Institute president and co-developer of the MS drug Copaxone®. This extraordinary couple is still deeply involved with the Institute – including as philanthropists.
April 18, 2013
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Improving Health & Medicine
A Gift from Mother Nature
Weizmann scientists, including Prof. Meir Wilchek, found that a natural attraction between two molecular substances - avidin and biotin - could be put to practical use. See this biological match in action.
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Exploring the Physical World
Titan - A World Both Strange and Familiar: Prof. Oded Aharonson at TEDxEast
TEDx
The research of the Weizmann Institute's Prof. Oded Aharonson focuses on planetary geology, geophysics, and dynamics; here, he shares his discoveries from Titan, an icy moon of Saturn.
July 25, 2012
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2012 South Florida Women of Vision
Meet the four incredible women honored at the American Committee's 14th Women of Vision Luncheon in South Florida: Jen Klaassens, The Wasie Foundation; Cristina Mata, MD, Holy Cross Hospital; Michelle Bernstein, Chef and Entrepreneur; and Mindy Shrago, Young at Art.
January 26, 2012
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Back to Basics, Forward to the Future
The Weizmann Institute conducts basic science research, but what, exactly, is that? Go with Profs. Uri Alon, Roy Bar-Ziv, Israel Dostrovsky, Shafi Goldwasser, Yair Reisner, Leo Sachs, Idit Shachar, Eran Segal, Ady Stern, and Dan Tawfik on a tour of basic science research: what is, how it has benefitted humankind, and how it will likely shape the future.
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From OK to Excellence
What if humankind's favorite word was not ""OK,"" but ""excellence""? This video explores how the Weizmann Institute's creative scientists pursue not the status quo, but excellence—and beyond—in search of answers to the problems that face all humanity.
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A Conversation with Prof. Daniel Zajfman and Andrew Heyward
Andrew Heyward, former president of CBS News, interviews Prof. Daniel Zajfman, president of the Weizmann Institute, during the 2011 gala held by the American Committee's New York Region. Mr. Heyward asked Prof. Zajfman not only about science—although that was eloquently addressed—but about his Brussels childhood, early interest in science, and more.
June 17, 2011
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2011 Midwest Gala
Produced by Abbott Labs for the Midwest Region of the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science, and shot largely on location at the Weizmann Institute, this video inspired attendees at the 2011 Chicago Gala with a visual overview of the Institute's main areas of science and several of its most significant breakthroughs.
May 05, 2011
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Improving Health & Medicine
The Ada Yonath Story
Learn about the life of Prof. Ada Yonath, who overcame major challenges to become only the fourth woman in history to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. She accomplished what many others had tried and failed to do: crystallize the ribosome. Her method is used today to develop new types of antibiotics. In 2009, she won the Nobel Prize for deciphering the structure and function of the ribosome.
February 04, 2011