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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 future of humanity.
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/getting-rid-of-old-cells/
May 18, 2017...
Dr. Valery Krizhanovsky is working on the cell death that could keep the body young
One of the things that happens to our bodies as we age is that certain cells start to accumulate. So-called senescent cells – cells that “retire” and stop dividing but refuse to die – are always present, and they even serve some important functions, such as in wound repair. But in aging organs, these cells don’t get cleared away as they should, and they can clutter up the place. Dr. Valery Krizhanovsky of the Weizmann Institute of Science’s Department of Molecular Cell Biology is revealing just how these cells are tied to disorders of aging and why they refuse to go away. His work is not only opening new windows onto the aging process, but is pointing to new directions in treatments for many of these disorders and diseases.
Nov 30, 2017... Unlocking the Potential of Metabolites: The Schwartz Family Center for Metabolic Biology
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/coming-soon-a-vaccine-against-cancer/
Apr 17, 2011...
Holding out hope of a vaccine for some of today's deadliest diseases — Vacciguard CEO Dr. Anat Eitan.
The notion of a vaccine for cancer—or for many other deadly diseases nearly impossible to control, let alone cure—may seem to be no more than wishful thinking. But that is exactly what Israeli biomed startup Vacciguard is introducing: A technology tool for developing vaccines against a wide range of diseases from cancer to West Nile virus.
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/new-algorithm-predicts-gestational-diabetes/
Jan 13, 2020... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—January 13, 2020—A new computer algorithm enables prediction, in the early stages of pregnancy or even before pregnancy has occurred, of which women are at a high risk of gestational diabetes. Conducted by researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science, the study was reported in Nature Medicine. The scientists analyzed data on nearly 600,000 pregnancies available from Israel’s largest health organization, Clalit Health Services. It may be possible, based on these predictions, to prevent gestational diabetes using nutritional and lifestyle changes.
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/the-cartographer-of-cells/
Aug 22, 2018...
Buck Squab
Last October, Aviv Regev spoke to a gathering of international scientists at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science. For Regev, a computational and systems biologist at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, the gathering was also a homecoming of sorts. Regev earned her PhD from nearby Tel Aviv University in 2002. Now, 15 years later, she was back to discuss one of the most ambitious projects in the history of biology.
Oct 29, 2014... Speaking at the Partners in Scientific Advancement session, the entertaining Prof. Eytan Domany provides an overview of modern genomic research, which began with the deciphering of the human genome in 2001 – a monumental feat that immediately led to big excitement, big data, and big hope for medicine, and led him to leave physics, his longtime field of research.
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/a-plankton-virus-affects-cloud-formation/
Aug 16, 2018...
The phytoplankton species Emiliana huxleyi, coming soon to a cloud near you. Citation: Emiliania huxleyi. Young & Westbroek, 1991
A species of marine phytoplankton that explodes after contracting a virus may play a role in regulating Earth’s climate, a new study finds.
Emiliania huxleyi is a type of single-celled plant-like organism called a coccolithophore that occurs ubiquitously in the world’s oceans. Under the right conditions, it multiplies rapidly to form giant aggregations, known as blooms, up to several thousand square kilometres in size.
Nov 30, 2017... Toward Healthy Aging: The Sagol Institute of Longevity
Oct 29, 2014... It's a good thing he is giving his presentation at the Global Gathering's Partners in Innovation session in the morning, says Dr. Gad Asher, because that's when our ability to pay attention is at its peak. He explains his research on our circadian clocks – also called biological clocks – and how they are connected to metabolism. Prof. Israel Bar-Joseph introduces Dr. Asher.
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/navigating-the-new-normal/
May 06, 2020... To roll back this calamitous cascade of events, we need exit strategies— integrated sets of policies that will enable a responsible re-boot of productivity while minimizing the risk of COVID-19 resurgence. One component within such a broad strategy, recently proposed by the Weizmann Institute’s Prof. Uri Alon and Prof. Ron Milo, rests on a novel mathematical model for public health involving a cyclic schedule of lockdown and free movement.