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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.
Aug 20, 2019...
Every summer since 1969, an international migration takes place as around 80 highly talented teens flock to the Weizmann Institute’s park-like campus.
Their destination: the Dr. Bessie F. Lawrence International Summer Science Institute (ISSI), a highly competitive program that enables high-school grads, over the summer before they start university, to take part in hands-on research alongside world-renowned scientists.
Jan 21, 2011... 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.
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/teens-conduct-scientific-research-in-israel/
Aug 31, 2016...
Teens at WeizmannTwenty students from across the United States participated in a summer science institute at the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, Israel, including three from the Valley. The three local teens are Talia Khan, far left, Karen Guo, in the front row, second from left, and Ben Walker, in back, five from the right. Photo courtesy of Weizmann Institute
Three Valley teens recently returned from Israel, where they spent four weeks participating in the Weizmann Institute’s annual Dr. Bessie F. Lawrence International Summer Science Institute (ISSI).
Mar 24, 2019...
Trial-In CEO Nir Erez. (photo credit: Courtesy)
Working in the field of oncology was a case of love at first sight for Weizmann Institute of Science graduate Nir Erez.
In 2003, after completing his Master’s degree, Erez joined pharma giant Roche Pharmaceuticals (Israel), which specializes in the development and marketing of cancer drugs. There, he worked alongside leading oncologists, learned of breakthrough cancer treatments and the development and types of the disease.
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/passing-it-on-thanks-to-perach/
May 30, 2018...
(l-r) Ra’anan Parpari and Emil Eidin
In the course of writing his doctoral thesis, Emanuel (Emil) Eidin, a student in the Weizmann Institute of Science’s Department of Science Teaching, started thinking about the people he would like to thank in the acknowledgements section. He decided that some of the people to whom gratitude was due were the PERACH mentors who had helped him as a child.
Established over 40 years ago at the Weizmann Institute, PERACH – which in Hebrew is an acronym for “tutoring project” and also means “flower” – is an Israel-wide program in which college students provide one-on-one mentorship for children who are disadvantaged or having trouble in school. Eidin did not remember the surnames of those who had worked with him and so sent an email to the PERACH offices, hoping that someone would find his old mentors.
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/i-want-to-see-light-in-the-eyes-of-researchers/
Jan 31, 2019...
The Weizmann Institute is neither a university nor a research laboratory committed to a single field. How would you define it?
There is no universal way to carry out research, and that’s good. Weizmann is focused on basic research in biochemistry, biology, chemistry, physics, math and computing and more. Without any immediate concern for practical applications. Our engine is above all curiosity! We try to understand our environment, to solve major scientific questions. And it's this basic work that eventually helps find solutions to some of humanity's major problems. It is somewhat the model of Bell Labs in the USA, from where emerged microwaves, the transistor and the in-depth learning of machines.
Aug 09, 2017...
The Weizmann Institute of Science: We recruit scientists who are among the best in the world and let them follow their curiosity
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—August 9, 2017—The Nature Index of Innovation, published August 9, 2017, places the Weizmann Institute of Science in sixth place in an international ranking of the world’s top 200 research institutions. To determine placements, the Nature Index – affiliated with renowned scientific journal Nature – examined how research articles are cited in third-party patents, then ranked the institutions according to the impact produced by their academic research.
Jul 06, 2010... NEW YORK, NY—July 6, 2010—The Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, was ranked second among the top international academic institutions on The Scientist magazine’s 8th annual worldwide survey of “Best Places to Work in Academia.” In both 2005 and 2008, the Weizmann Institute was ranked as the top international academic institution (outside the United States) by survey respondents. The Institute has been ranked second two other times, including in 2009.
Nov 12, 2007... NEW YORK—Nov. 12, 2007—The American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science honored Maks L. Birnbach, chairman of diamond importer Fullcut Manufacturers, Inc., at a recent dinner event held at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. Mr. Birnbach, who lives in New York, has served on the American Committee's Board of Directors and on the Institute's International Board of Governors, and was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Institute in 1999. "Maks has been a loyal supporter of the American Committee for many years, and his impact has been invaluable," said American Committee Chairman Lawrence S. Blumberg.
May 02, 2017...
For most of his life, Joshua Meier has been the textbook definition of a whiz kid. At four, he received his first computer game – a gift that fascinated him until he realized that the experience it created was “fundamentally limited.” Eager to push beyond those limitations, he opened his first email account when he was five and began programming at the age of eight.
His interests soon expanded to biology. By the time he was a high school junior in Teaneck, New Jersey, he was the head of a biotechnology company, Provita Pharmaceuticals, and had already gained recognition from Google for his stem cell research.
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