Weizmann Compass

Since the 1970s, the Kekst family has been committed to furthering science and broadening the Weizmann Institute's reach.

The new Knell Center for Microbiology will support Weizmann scientists as they explore this avenue and work to harness the power of ‘good’ microbial diversity.

The Weizmann Institute is home to about 370 postdoctoral fellows, including a growing number from abroad.

A new recruit to the Department of Molecular Genetics, Dr. Antebi is the latest Weizmann scientist to bring to bear his training and expertise in physics to the life sciences.

Science teaching experts from around the world convened on campus in January to mark the 50th anniversary of the Department of Science Teaching.

Eman Khatib-Massalha and her husband Dr. Hassan Massalha have a found a home away from home at Weizmann.

Robotics, gene therapy, brain research and more. These are the areas to which international youth are exposed every July in the much-loved and highly prestigious ISSI program.

Prof. Ilan Koren is sending CT scanners the size of a shoebox into the sky to gather data about clouds. Clouds play a key role in Earth’s energy balance and its water cycle, and this strategy could help shed light on the changing climate.

The Weizmann Institute bestowed honorary doctorates upon six extraordinary individuals on November 5. The ceremony is part of the 70^th Annual General Meeting of the International Board.

The Rothschild-Weizmann Program set out to raise the quality of Israeli science education. It has since become a model for the professional development for teachers.

The Nancy and Stephen Grand Israel National Center for Personalized Medicine is bench-to-bedside at its best, advancing insights from basic research and working with hospitals and physicians throughout Israel to turn knowledge into therapies that will benefit human health.

Robin Chemers Neustein was honored for her most recent gift to advance Artificial Intelligence.

The Weizmann Institute of Science is establishing the Dr. Barry Sherman Institute for Medicinal Chemistry thanks to a major gift from the Sherman family of Toronto. It will fund innovative research on compounds that hold promise for becoming therapies for a range of diseases.

Plants comprise most of Earth's biomass, while humans make up a staggeringly low ratio, despite our enormous impact.

A research collaboration between Weizmann scientists has identified a structural dynamic that contributes to neurological decline.

The couple's most recent gift will establish the Schwartz Family Center for Metabolic Biology.

Weizmann friends and leaders celebrated Levin's exceptional decade at the helm of the American Committee.