Briefs

Tackling tuberculosis

Weizmann Institute scientists led by Dr. Roi Avraham have developed a new way to identifies latent carriers of tuberculosis (TB) who are at highest risk of developing an active disease.

Date: September 10, 2019

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EMET Prize to Prof. Yair Reisner

Prof. Yair Reisner of the Department of Immunology is a recipient of a 2019 EMET Prize, recognizing his excellence in biomedical research.

Date: June 23, 2019

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Fending off infectious disease

Dr. Ziv Shulman is elucidating the processes by which the human body develops immunity after vaccination. His findings show how the immune response works differently in different parts of the body and may lead to more vaccinations that could be given orally.

Date: June 12, 2019

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Champions of safe-cracking

The Shalhevet Freier “Safe-Cracking” International Physics Tournament brought together 19 teams in a competition to break open intricate lockboxes designed by their peers.

Date: May 14, 2019

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EMET Prize to Prof. Michal Schwartz

Prof. Michal Schwartz of the Department of Neurobiology was chosen as a 2019 recipient of the EMET Prize. She is being honored for her groundbreaking biomedical research.

Date: June 23, 2019

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Inspired thinking

Olfaction is vital to survival, from finding food to avoiding predators. Now, a group of Weizmann Institute neuroscientists, led by Prof. Noam Sobel in the Department of Neurobiology, have shown that the very act of breathing in through our noses can help us think better.

Date: April 16, 2019

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Targeting dormant cancer cells

Revealed: a unique set of genes that keep cancer cells dormant—pointing the way towards a means for preventing the spread of multiple myeloma and other cancers to the bone.

Date: June 12, 2019

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The Beresheet Effect

Israel’s Beresheet spacecraft ended its eight-year journey to the Moon with a crash landing, but it succeeded in galvanizing Israelis—and fans worldwide—around Israeli science.

Date: April 14, 2019

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The science of memory

The 2019 Adelis Brain Research Award for outstanding research achievements by a young Israeli investigator was presented to Dr. Yaniv Ziv of the Department of Neurobiology.

Date: July 25, 2019

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Weizmann ranked #2 globally

The Weizmann Institute ranked second among global institutions in an assessment based on journal article quality published by Nature.

Date: June 25, 2019

Story archives

The Weizmann Institute at 70

Weizmann has embarked on its 70th anniversary year, celebrating its founding in 1949, a year...

Date: April 10, 2019

Israel Prize to Prof. Dan Yakir

The Weizmann Institute’s Prof. Dan Yakir has won the Israel Prize for his groundbreaking...

Date: April 2, 2019

Team MabTrix: L-R: Dr. Daphna Miron, Dr. Moran Grossman, Dr. Dorit Landstein, Prof. Irit Sagi, Dr. Polina Toidman-Rabinovich. At back: Navah Figov.

The matrix modifier

A new biotech start-up hopes to provde a solution for patients suffering from inflammatory bowel...

Date: March 25, 2019

Ties that bind

The Zuckerman STEM Leadership Program represents a large-scale effort to cultivate deeper...

Date: March 20, 2019