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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.
May 29, 2008... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—May 29, 2008—A Weizmann Institute study provides important new insights into the process of viral infection. The study, reported in the online j ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/the-man-who-studies-deadly-diseases/
Dec 01, 2013...
Diskin’s specialty is using X-ray crystallography to image the proteins in viruses.
Ron Diskin, 37, is a world expert on the structural biology of deadly v ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Oct 29, 2014...
Receiving a vaccine (illustrative photo: Miriam Alster/Flash90)
A universal flu vaccine developed by Israel’s BiondVax has been granted patents by both the ... Read more
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 togethe ... Read more
Mar 19, 2019...
BiondVax CEO Dr. Ron Babecoff (upper row, center) and employees at the company’s new Jerusalem production facility. (photo credit: Courtesy)
New vaccines a ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/study-scientists-revive-old-fading-memories/
Mar 03, 2011... What would it be like if you never forgot — if your brain were able to access your haziest long-term memories as though they had just been freshly made? For the ... Read more
Mar 25, 2020... In just one week, Profs. Ido Amit and Eran Elinav, both of the Department of Immunology, have built one of the highest-tech labs in the world. They developed a ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/viruses-overheard-talking-to-one-another/
Jan 18, 2017...
Prof. Rotem Sorek uncovered a virus code
Viruses may be stealthy invaders, but a study at the Weizmann Institute of Science reveals a new, chatty side of s ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/science-tips-july-2014/
Jul 28, 2014... Using the body’s natural virus killers to prevent and treat HIV infection has been problematic until now because of the strong inflammatory response these molec ... Read more
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