About Us
Founded in 1944, the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science develops philanthropic support for the Weizmann Institute in Israel, and advances its mission of science for the future of humanity.
Nov 30, 2016...
Combining two inhibitors (right) was much more effective than either alone in preventing cancer growth.
A promising new combination therapy for a particula ... Read more
Jun 03, 2015... Lung cancer cells (green) cultured together with normal lung cells (red). The triple-antibody combination EGFR, HER2, and HER3 strongly impairs the survival of ... Read more
https://weizmann-v8.euwest01.umbraco.io/news-media/news-releases/to-stop-cancer-block-its-messages/
Mar 30, 2015... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—March 30, 2015—The average living cell needs communication skills: It must transmit a constant stream of messages quickly and efficiently from i ... Read more
https://weizmann-v8.euwest01.umbraco.io/news-media/in-the-news/time-to-rethink-chemotherapy/
Jun 14, 2012...
Leukemia cells dividing. Photo courtesy of Public Library of Science
For cancer patients undergoing treatment, the ups and downs can feel like living throu ... Read more
https://weizmann-v8.euwest01.umbraco.io/news-media/feature-stories/mother-nature-to-the-rescue/
Apr 30, 2012... Natural molecules that protect the body against disease are finding their way into the treatment of advanced cancer. Prof. Michel Revel of the Department of Mol ... Read more
Mar 08, 2017...
Hockey player Sam Fields was diagnosed with cancer at age 27, just weeks before he was scheduled to go to NHL training camp. (Courtesy ICRF)
This story is ... Read more
https://weizmann-v8.euwest01.umbraco.io/news-media/feature-stories/repairing-dna-fighting-cancer/
Sep 17, 2018...
Prof. Zvi Livneh
Our genetic material – DNA – is under constant assault. It is damaged every day by external forces like sunlight, radiation, tobacco smoke ... Read more
Jan 18, 2017... The prostate cancer therapy Tookad® is the product of a decades-long cross-disciplinary partnership between a plant scientist, Prof. Avigdor Scherz, and a bioch ... Read more
Mar 02, 2010...
Prof. Yoram Salomon (left) and Prof. Avigdor Scherz (right)
By combining three individually innocuous components, Weizmann Institute of Science researchers ... Read more
Jan 05, 2004... Weizmann Institute scientists have succeeded in reversing the metastatic properties of colon cancer cells, in vitro. The findings, published in The Journal of C ... Read more