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  • Renée and Bob Drake

    People behind the science

    The joy of exploring, the art of giving

    Bob and Renée Drake’s devotion to science is matched only by their passion for art. But there’s no competition here. In fact, their dual passions share important common threads.

    Date: May 8, 2022

  • A processor for WeizQC designed and built in Prof. Roee Ozeri’s lab by PhD students Lee Peleg and David Schwerdt

    Briefs

    Guardians of the logic gates

    Weizmann researchers develop Israel’s first quantum computer

    Date: May 7, 2022

  • Features

    The science of secrecy

    “Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.”

    Date: May 3, 2022

  • Young Weizmann Scholars Diversity and Excellence Program, class of 2021.

    Students

    Summertime science

    What did you do last summer? Seems like a simple enough question. But for students from underrepresented sectors of Israeli society

    Date: May 1, 2022

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  • New scientists

    Dr. Ziv Meir

    Dr. Ziv Meir, who is joining the Department of Physics of Complex Systems, plans to use novel molecular qubits that could play a role in the new era of quantum computing.

    Date: November 16, 2021

  • New scientists

    Dr. Mark Shusterman

    Dr. Mark Shusterman is working to prove one of the oldest and most famous unsolved problems in mathematics: the twin prime conjecture. 

    Date: November 16, 2021

  • New scientists

    Dr. David Gokhman

    Dr. David Gokhman is searching for the adaptations that set humans apart, by comparing human genes to those of two close relatives—the extinct Neanderthal and Denisovan species, and the great apes. 

     

    Date: November 16, 2021

  • New scientists

    Dr. Yarden Cohen

    Dr. Yarden Cohen seeks to understand how such a versatile and adaptable behavior as speech emerges from unreliable neurons and flexible neural connections, using canaries as a model.

    Date: November 15, 2021

  • New scientists

    Prof. Tamar Geiger

    Prof. Tamar Geiger is tackling cancer by studying the cancer proteome, the set of proteins that appear in malignant tumors. 

    Date: November 15, 2021

  • New scientists

    Dr. Ariel Afek

    Dr. Ariel Afek investigates different sources of genetic mutations and their impact on diseases like cancer, drawing on his expertise in biophysics, bioinformatics, and genomics.

    Date: November 15, 2021

  • Features

    Saving lives with AI

    From multiple myeloma to nerve repair, Weizmann Institute scientists are using artificial intelligence and big data tools to reach new discoveries related to human health and disease. 

    Date: November 7, 2021

  • Rendering of the future Frontiers of the Universe building

    Features

    Going global to explore the Universe

    The worldwide partners associated with Frontiers of the Universe project reflect the scope and enormous potential of this ambitious and multidisciplinary initiative. 

    Date: November 7, 2021

  • Briefs

    COVID vaccine protects moms and babies

    Prof. Michal Neeman worked with scientific and clinical colleagues to address an urgent question in COVID-19 care: whether or not pregnant women should receive the vaccine. 

    Date: November 4, 2021

  • Briefs

    Weizmann joins Giant Magellan Telescope consortium

    The Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT), an observatory now under construction just added the Weizmann Institute to its consortium of top-flight astrophysics institutions.

    Date: November 4, 2021

  • New scientists

    The beauty and betrayal of crystals

    Dr. Dvir Gur is fascinated by crystals. But not the kind in your grandmother’s china cabinet — rather, the molecular crystals that many organisms construct in their cells. 

    Date: November 4, 2021

  • Features

    The secret underground life of trees

    Weizmann scientists have uncovered extensive below-ground networks formed between trees, fungi, and bacteria, which provide each species with the nutrients they need to thrive. 

    Date: November 4, 2021

  • Features

    Flexing the brain muscles

    Dr. Michal Ramot investigates communication between neural systems and its impact on complex cognitive functions, and seeks to gain new insights on memory and learning.

    Date: November 4, 2021

  • Prof. Victor Malka

    Features

    A laser focus on cancer

    Weizmann physicist Prof. Victor Malka is creating powerful, compact lasers that could be used in vastly improved proton therapy for cancer. 

    Date: November 4, 2021

  • People behind the science

    Dr. Gladys Monroy and Larry Marks

    The Bay Area couple have a closely knit friendship with the Weizmann Institute that is grounded in a passion for intellectual curiosity and basic science. 

    Date: November 3, 2021

  • Alumni

    Making the invisible visible

    Weizmann alumna Dr. Gabriela Adler is the Chief Scientific Officer of BreezoMeter, which is working to improve the health of millions of people worldwide by providing accurate and real-time air pollution data to users in more than 100 countries.

    Date: November 3, 2021

  • Briefs

    FDA decision on vaccine builds upon Prof. Ron Milo study

    The FDA panel’s decision rested largely on evidence provided by Israeli researchers led by Prof. Ron Milo, with Israel's Ministry of Health.

    Date: November 3, 2021

  • Briefs

    Honors from the Queen, and more

    It has been a royal few months for honors and awards. including the bestowing of the title Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) upon Institute Professor Ruth Arnon.

    Date: November 3, 2021

  • People behind the science

    Vera and Dr. John Schwartz

    Vera and John Schwartz will both receive honorary doctorates from the Weizmann Institute at the Annual General Meeting of the International Board. 

    Date: November 3, 2021

  • Briefs

    A fresh remedy for anxiety

    A natural, plant-derived substance found in abundance in avocados may help reduce anxiety without the negative side effects often associated with neuropsychiatric drugs, according to a Weizmann Institute study.

    Date: November 3, 2021

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