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The Importance of Basic Research
The Importance of Basic Research

https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/the-importance-of-basic-research/

Mar 07, 2013... This is science’s newest Golden Age. Young people today are inspired by generational heroes like Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg that were filled in the relative recent past by the likes of Michael Jordan and Mick Jagger. The fact that today’s students can dream of emulating role models who achieved their status using their minds and curiosity is a good thing.
However, there is one significant drawback. The rock star status of today’s scientific celebrities encourages aspiring scientists to focus on the retail possibilities that can result in fast fame and wealth. While understandable, this unwittingly neglects a crucial part of the scientific equation — basic research.

TAGS: Community, Philanthropy

Nancy and Stephen Grand Donate $50 Million to Name the Israel National Center for Personalized Medicine at the Weizmann Institute of Science
Nancy and Stephen Grand Donate $50 Million to Name the Israel National Center for Personalized Medicine at the Weizmann Institute of Science

https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/nancy-and-stephen-grand-donate-50-million-to-name-the-israel-national-center-for-personalized-medicine/

Nov 05, 2013... Nancy and Stephen Grand
NEW YORK—November 5, 2013—The American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science announced today that Nancy and Stephen Grand of San Francisco have committed $50 million to advance the international study of personalized medicine.
The funds will be used by the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, to operate the recently established Israel National Center for Personalized Medicine (INCPM). The Grand gift is the single largest contribution ever made to the American Committee in its 70-year history supporting scientific research and science education.

TAGS: Medicine, Humanity, Philanthropy, Leadership

Singer Einat Sarouf Leads A Hora At Weizmann Institute Gala
Singer Einat Sarouf Leads A Hora At Weizmann Institute Gala

https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/singer-einat-sarouf-leads-a-hora-at-weizmann-institute-gala/

Apr 22, 2013... There was some heavy duty mingling between super scientists and mere mortals at the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science’s Gala held at The Pierre on April 17. Shmoozers included Sam Waksal, Edith Everett and Sir James Wolfensohn. Sinuous Israeli singer Einat Sarouf launched the evening with her rendition of the Star Spangled Banner and Hatikvah.
Honored were Sara and Professor Michael Sela, a former president of the Weizmann Institute (1975-1985). Currently the incumbent of the W. Garfield Weston Professorial Chair of Immunology, Prof. Sela — still active in the lab though in his 80s — joshed: “I’ve always said that my motto was work hard and play hard. But I’ve never had enough time to play. So it’s mainly work, but such a pleasant, satisfactory work.”

TAGS: Community, Awards, Philanthropy, Leadership

Larry Blumberg: Reflections on the Occasion of the of the American Committee's 70th Anniversary
Larry Blumberg: Reflections on the Occasion of the of the American Committee's 70th Anniversary

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Jun 13, 2014... ""One of the most important things in my life,"" says Larry Blumberg, reflecting on the American Committee on the occasion of its 70th anniversary, has been his involvement with the Weizmann Institute of Science. A former chairman of the American Committee, he admits: ""I've become a science junkie! I go to as many science lectures as I can.""

TAGS: Community, Philanthropy, Leadership

Former 'Village Fool' Takes the Prize
Former 'Village Fool' Takes the Prize

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Mar 08, 2008... When she mounted the podium of the sumptuous hall at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris to receive her $100,000 prize on Thursday, Weizmann Institute of Science Prof. Ada Yonath could justifiably tell herself: “You have reached your scientific target!”
Ironically, one of Israel’s most distinguished scientists - male or female - was for decades treated “like the village fool” by Israeli and foreign colleagues who had doubts about her findings in the rather obscure and complex field of ribosomal crystallography

TAGS: Awards, Women, Bacteria, Philanthropy, Proteins

What’s New at Weizmann?
What’s New at Weizmann?

https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/what-s-new-at-weizmann/

Jul 13, 2018... Even during summer, the campus is busy with new arrivals, new initiatives, and new breakthroughs
The dog days of summer are an excellent time to sit in a cool place and take a look at what’s happening on the Weizmann Institute campus, where the gardens are lush and the labs as busy as ever. There are forward-looking scientific advances and considerable growth – hiring the right people, building the right infrastructure – and we’d like to share this progress with you.

TAGS: Community, Philanthropy

Advancing Women, Advancing Science
Advancing Women, Advancing Science

https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/advancing-women-advancing-science/

Dec 09, 2016... So says Nessa Rappaport, Senior Program Officer of the Charles H. Revson Foundation – and the Weizmann Institute of Science couldn’t agree more.
The Revson Foundation’s actions speak as clearly as those words; along with several other valued, generous individuals and organizations, it supports the Weizmann Institute’s National Postdoctoral Award Program for Advancing Women in Science.
2017 marks 10 years since the program was established to help close science’s gender gap; now, as 2016 draws to a close, it is the perfect time to look at the impacts of this remarkable effort.

TAGS: Community, Awards, Women, Education, Philanthropy

Weizmann in Focus, Episode 12: Heart Health for Humanity
Weizmann in Focus, Episode 12: Heart Health for Humanity

https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/video-gallery/weizmann-in-focus-episode-12-heart-health-for-humanity/

Feb 25, 2020... It’s American Heart Month. In the U.S., heart disease is responsible for one out of every four deaths each year. In the latest episode of Weizmann in Focus, Dave Doneson sheds light on a Weizmann breakthrough that could help change this staggering statistic. Prof. Eldad Tzahor discovered a molecule in newborn hearts that appears to unlock the cardiac renewal process following injury.
Find out how this discovery could lead to innovative therapies that save lives. Please share this video with friends via email or social media.

TAGS: Community, Biochemistry, Biology, Philanthropy, Leadership

Broadcom Foundation Supports Race to the Moon in Google Lunar X Prize Competition with Israel's SpaceIL Project
Broadcom Foundation Supports Race to the Moon in Google Lunar X Prize Competition with Israel's SpaceIL Project

https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/broadcom-foundation-supports-race-to-the-moon-in-google-lunar-x-prize-competition-with-israel-s-spaceil-project/

Mar 14, 2012... IRVINE, Calif. and TEL AVIV, Israel, March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ —
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Broadcom Foundation, a non-profit organization funded by Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), today announced it will donate $100,000 to the Weizmann Institute of Science in support of SpaceIL, an Israel-based non-profit mounting a submission for Google’s $30 million Lunar X Prize contest. This project was selected by Broadcom Foundation for its use of the competition as a platform to promote excitement for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) among Israeli youth. As the only non-profit team in the contest, SpaceIL has pledged to donate all winning proceeds to STEM education for middle school children. Join the SpaceIL conversation at www.facebook.com/TeamSpaceIL.

TAGS: Astrophysics, Culture, Space, Awards, Philanthropy

US – Canadian Fund Looks to Israeli Cancer Researchers for Answers
US – Canadian Fund Looks to Israeli Cancer Researchers for Answers

https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/us-canadian-fund-looks-to-israeli-cancer-researchers-for-answers/

Aug 26, 2007... The work of Israeli cancer researchers is enhanced by the efforts of the ICRF.
A team of researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, led by ICRF-supported scientist Professor Yosef Yarden, has identified a specific protein that enables breast cancer cells to metastasize and spread to other organs.
The team hopes that the discovery will facilitate the development of drugs that block or inhibit the production of this protein to prevent metastasis in breast and other cancers. Metastasis, when cancer cells break away from the original tumor and spread via the blood stream to other organs, is the leading cause of cancer death.

TAGS: Cancer, Cancer treatment, Philanthropy, Proteins

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