The pulse of science

A Weizmann-led team proposes a simple but powerful new method for detecting traces of alien biology, whether on Jupiter’s icy moons, in meteorites or in Martian samples

Before the Aliens, the Amino Acids

Weizmann Institute and Hebrew University scientists have discovered that stem cell maturation can also serve as an immune defense mechanism

Facing Danger with Maturity

Weizmann Institute scientists reveal how weaver ants "think" as a group and link their bodies together to "zipper" the treetops

High-Rise Living: The Tiny Engineers that Build with Their Bodies

Why do humans get joint disease while other great apes remain agile into old age? The same evolutionary changes that made us human may also have left us with fragile joints

Blame Evolution for Your Bad Knees

Research shows even second graders can reason like scientists – if we ask them the right way

A New Window on the Universe: Solar Neutrinos Measured at Record-Low Energies

Science Teaching

The Know-How Kids

A Weizmann-led team proposes a simple but powerful new method for detecting traces of alien biology, whether on Jupiter’s icy moons, in meteorites or in Martian samples

Before the Aliens, the Amino Acids

Weizmann Institute and Hebrew University scientists have discovered that stem cell maturation can also serve as an immune defense mechanism

Facing Danger with Maturity

Weizmann Institute scientists reveal how weaver ants "think" as a group and link their bodies together to "zipper" the treetops

High-Rise Living: The Tiny Engineers that Build with Their Bodies

A new AI model, called Brain-IT, can “read” your brain activity and reconstruct what you see with striking speed and accuracy

Menopause: More Than a Slow Change, It’s a Sudden Shift Across the Body

Mathematics and Computer Science

The New Science of Mind-Reading

How many viruses does it take to launch an infection? Scientists have discovered the cellular threshold that can determine whether a herpesvirus becomes active or lies dormant

The Viral Tipping Point

Known to shape the brain before birth, this master switch is repurposed in the adult brain to regulate mental and metabolic networks

From Brain Wiring to Stress and Metabolism: One Gene Has a Finger on the Switch

Not every DNA mistake gets fixed. Researchers uncover how repair enzymes choose which genetic damage deserves attention

The DNA Repair Crew Has Favorites

Technology

Immune Therapy for Alzheimer's Takes a Step Forward

Phase 1 trial reports positive results for a brain-protective immunotherapy in early Alzheimer's disease

Chemistry

A Magnetic Clue to Life’s Origins

Study suggests that magnetic surfaces may influence not only the handedness of biological molecules but also their isotope composition – thus connecting two fundamental fingerprints of life

Environmental Sciences

One Plant, Three Kingdoms, Five Trips

Weizmann Institute scientists decipher how a well-known psychedelic substance is created, then engineer a plant to produce several psychedelics at once

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Bat Island: The new era of science
MD-PhD Program in honor of Miriam and Aaron Gutwirth
Humans vs. Ants: who will figure it out first?
A once-in-a-PhD Supernova
Welcome to the Weizmann School of Science

Bat Island: The new era of science
MD-PhD Program in honor of Miriam and Aaron Gutwirth
Humans vs. Ants: who will figure it out first?
A once-in-a-PhD Supernova
Welcome to the Weizmann School of Science

Awards & highlights

Celebrate our excellence, innovation, and achievements

Prof. Amos Breskin

Was awarded the 2026 Anton Oed Prize by the ILL

11 October 2026
Prof. Sarel-Jacob Fleishman

Was awarded the Otto Meyerhof Medal at the MPI Heidelberg

5 October 2026
Prof. Alon Chen

Was awarded the 2027 GSRNet (Global Stress and Resilience Network) Breakthrough Award

5 October 2026
Prof. Victor Malka

Was awarded the 2027 IEEE Marie Sklodowska-Curie Award

3 October 2026
Prof. Jacob Sagiv

Was selected as a 2026 Citation Laureate by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI)

21 September 2026
Dr. Tamar Rott Shaham

Was awarded the Beresheet Grant from the Israel Science Foundation

8 September 2026
Dr. Ayan Maity

Was awarded the Best Oral Presention Award at the NMRS conference

8 September 2026
Dr. Nir Norbar Galili

Was awarded the Beresheet Grant from the Israel Science Foundation

7 September 2026
Dr. Ranit Kedmi

Was awarded the Vallee Scholar Award

7 September 2026
Prof. Robert Krauthgamer

Was awarded the Best Paper award at the European Symposium on Algorithms (ESA 2026)

7 September 2026

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From bedside to bench and back again

Birds of a feather, counted together

Blazing trails while hunting peptides

The Weizmann Frequency

Listen to our podcasts to hear the ideas behind the big questions

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A Closer Look at the Weizmann Institute

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Prof. Alon Chen

Episode length: 53 minutes

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Before the Startups, with Prof. David Mirelman

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Partners in discovery

See how passionate support delivers world-changing impact

Partner stories

Leader, friend, philanthropist

Paying tribute to Mandy Moross, a guiding force behind the Weizmann Institute’s growth, resilience, and global standing

Investing today in the women of tomorrow

A major gift from Blythe Brenden will support key efforts to advance women in science

Carving out space for hope

David Lopatie dedicates a lounge in the Sieff Building to honor the victims of the October 7 attacks

Raising the roof on AI-enabled discoveries

Pascal and Ilana Mantoux’s major gift will go towards constructing a new building for artificial intelligence

From light to life

Legacy gift from Barbara Prince and Jack Prince (z”l) illuminates the future of science

Restoring what was lost

Momentous gift from the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation paves the way for recovery and renewal across the Weizmann campus

Learning all about the brain

The Zuckerman Israel Institute and Zuckerman Family Foundation are advancing neuroscience locally and globally

New horizons in Ofakim

Yossi Dahan has made a visionary pledge to support Davidson’s premilitary gap-year program in the south

Major new Exhibition Hall to complement the Garden of Science

Sir John Ritblat has pledged a visionary gift to construct a versatile educational facility.

Envisioning the future of AI

A landmark gift from Ellen and Harvey Knell will establish the Knell Family Institute for Artificial Intelligence

Driving discovery in food security and science education

Visionary gift from Bob and Renée Drake will support two major Weizmann initiatives

A very purposeful path

Dr. Ruth Oratz and Dr. Albert Knapp found in the Weizmann Institute of Science a philanthropic home that could carry forward the legacy they wish to leave behind

Champions of collaboration

Andi and Larry Wolfe are enabling lasting scientific bonds and new frontiers of exploration

When science meets medicine

A landmark donation from the Miriam and Aaron Gutwirth Fund will establish the Institute’s first MD/PhD program