About Us
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.
Mar 25, 2020... In this videoconference hosted by Weizmann Canada, Prof. Sarel Fleishman of the Weizmann Institute’s Department of Biomolecular Sciences gives a progress report on his lab’s coronavirus research. The coronavirus is so named because it is covered in “spikes” that look like the sun’s corona; Prof. Fleishman seeks to bind and neutralize the spike proteins, thus stopping the virus.
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/home-away-from-home/
Jun 29, 2019... I completed my Ph.D. from Indian Association for the Cultivation Of Science (IACS), Kolkata, after which I was on the lookout for a post-doctoral position in biophysics laboratory where I could learn state-of-the-art electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. This is when I found Prof. Daniella Goldfarb’s EPR lab at Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS), Israel. Her lab has advanced facilities and, thus, I decided to pursue my further studies from WIS.
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/blast-of-thin-air-can-reset-circadian-clocks/
Oct 27, 2016...
Dr. Yaarit Adamovich and Dr. Gad Asher
We might not be aware of our internal “body clocks” until we are jetlagged, but scientists continue to puzzle over what drives them. Now, in a study published on October 20 in Cell Metabolism, the Weizmann Institute of Science’s Dr. Gad Asher has found that changes in surrounding oxygen levels can reset the circadian clocks of mice. If confirmed in humans, the research could help inform how airlines moderate cabin air pressure.
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/what-are-the-benefits-of-probiotics/
Nov 27, 2019...
Photo Illustration by The New York Times; Getty Images
Walk into a health food store, or even a drugstore, and you’re likely to find an entire aisle, maybe two, dedicated to probiotics. Probiotics are live micro-organisms, usually bacteria, that provide health benefits when consumed at appropriate doses.
According to some surveys, approximately four million Americans take probiotics, which are available as pills, powders, foods and drinks. Probiotics are a huge industry — at least a $40 billion dollar one, according to Zion Market Research — and popular brands sell for 35 cents to $1 a dose, with a shelf life of several months.
Sep 02, 2019...
A view of Earth from space. Two billion years ago the planet would have looked very different. Researchers have now found evidence of a massive die-off event from this time. NASA/GSFC
Scientists have discovered a mass die-off that took place two billion years ago—with up to 99.5 percent of life on Earth disappearing. The massive die-off saw more of the planet’s biosphere vanish than when the dinosaurs were wiped off the face of the planet 65 million years ago, researchers say.
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/illuminating-jewish-life-in-a-muslim-empire/
Jan 14, 2013...
Prof. Haggai Ben-Shammai of the National Library of Israel, which obtained 29 handwritten texts from the 11th century. Jim Hollander/European Pressphoto Agency
JERUSALEM — A batch of 1,000-year-old manuscripts from the mountainous northern reaches of war-torn Afghanistan, reportedly found in a cave inhabited by foxes, has revealed previously unknown details about the cultural, economic and religious life of a thriving but little understood Jewish society in a Persian part of the Muslim empire of the 11th century.
Mar 16, 2020... Prof. Gabi Barbash, Former Director General of Israel’s Ministry of Health and Director of the Weizmann Institute Bench-to-Bedside Program, which brings together scientists and physicians to fight disease, explains coronavirus from the perspective of public health. He also speaks to how it spreads and how it is different from other contagions.
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/un-talks-superbugs-weizmann-takes-action/
Sep 21, 2016...
Prof. Ada Yonath
One of the biggest advances in the history of humankind is the development of antibiotics. They have saved untold millions of lives; rendered toothless diseases that were killers for millennia; and are one of the factors behind humanity’s increasingly long lifespan.
However, like all life forms, bacteria have an imperative: reproduce and live. And they are very good at it. Rapid evolvers, they continually seek ways to get around our killer drugs. And they’re succeeding.
Oct 19, 2016...
An excavated area at Tel Megiddo from 2014 shows a stone-paved floor that has fire-blackened sediment. The wall consists of collapsed red and yellowish mud bricks. Credit: Ruth Shahack-Gross
About 3,000 years ago, a fire destroyed the Near East city of Tel Megiddo, leaving ash and burned mud-brick buildings in its wake. And according to a new study, the blaze may have leveled the entire city in a mere 2 to 3 hours.
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/science-tips-february-2011/
Feb 10, 2011...
Two new studies support a novel approach based on Weizmann Institute scientists’ research
Much of the devastation of stroke and head trauma is due to damage caused by the overproduction of a substance in the brain called glutamate. Preventing this damage has been impossible, until now, as many drugs don’t cross the blood-brain barrier, and those that do often don’t work as intended. But a method originally devised at the Weizmann Institute of Science may, in the future, offer a way to avert such glutamate-induced harm.