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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.
Jan 12, 2021... Prof. Alon Chen – who is not only the Weizmann Institute president, but a renowned neurobiologist – moderates Building the Future of Neuroscience. Neuroscience ... Read more
May 11, 2021... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—May 11, 2021—Can a protein found in a mosquito lead to a better understanding of the workings of our own brains? Prof. Ofer Yizhar and his team ... Read more
May 14, 2021... The American Committee’s Women for Science (W4S) initiative hosted an engaging webinar, featuring two leading neuroscientists: Weizmann Institute President Prof ... Read more
May 11, 2021... Israeli scientists have developed a way to switch off connectors that link different parts of the brain, in an advance they say could prove key to treating neur ... Read more
Jun 07, 2021... Despite decades of research, we don’t know much about the brain. It is as strange as the deep sea, as complex as a computer, as mysterious as the universe – and ... Read more
Aug 11, 2021... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—August 11, 2021—In a new study published in Nature, Weizmann Institute of Science researchers revealed, for the first time, how three-dimensiona ... Read more
Nov 09, 2021... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—November 9, 2021—The Weizmann Institute of Science is thrilled to announce a lead philanthropic donation of $50 million (USD) from the Azrieli F ... Read more
Mar 31, 2022... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—March 31, 2022—Genetic mutations linked to a disease often spell bad news. Mutations in over 25 genes, for example, are associated with amyotrop ... Read more
https://weizmann-v8.euwest01.umbraco.io/news-media/in-the-news/a-new-way-to-measure-creativity/
Apr 07, 2022... Creativity is crucial—at the heart of human endeavors ranging from art to entrepreneurship. It’s also notoriously hard to study. Usually in psychological tests ... Read more
https://weizmann-v8.euwest01.umbraco.io/news-media/feature-stories/a-new-gene-linked-to-als/
May 25, 2022... ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known by the name Lou Gehrig’s disease) is a rare – and devastating – neurological disease. Many of us probably didn’t ... Read more