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Prof. Ron Blonder

Prof. Ron Blonder

Prof. Ron Blonder received the 2023 NARST Fellows Award

Prof. Irit Sagi

Prof. Irit Sagi

Prof. Irit Sagi was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Patras, Greece

Science on Tap 2020 - POSTPONED

A notice will be sent out once the new date has been determined

Science on Tap 2019

Science on Tap 2019

Wednesday, June 12, at 8:30 pm. Dozens of top scientists and outstanding research students from the Weizmann Institute of Science will be in 51 bars...

We Have Chemistry! And It Will Triumph over this Virus

A high-school competition final event and graduate classes required the development of special platforms

woman looking at the stars

Promoting Gender Equality in Physics

A recent international conference suggests things are moving in the right direction

Prof. Ido Amit

Prof. Ido Amit awarded the Landau Prize of Mifal Hapais

Prof. Haim Beidenkopf

Prof. Haim Beidenkopf

Prof. Haim Beidenkopf elected Chair of The Israel Young Academy

Prof. Atan Gross and the Austrian dancer Olivia Hild. Photos: Roya Meydan

A New Scientific Movement

The Weizmann Institute’s Prof. Atan Gross uses science and dance to inspire researchers – and fight Parkinson’s

Communicating Vessels (2021), Lihi Turjeman

Art Meets Science: The First Artist Residency at the Weizmann Institute of Science

This year the Weizmann Institute will host Lihi Turjeman, Chen Flamenbaum, Carmi Dror and Lee Yanor to promote collaboration, mutual inspiration and...

Prof. Atan Gross and the Austrian dancer Olivia Hild. Photos: Roya Meydan

A New Scientific Movement

The Weizmann Institute’s Prof. Atan Gross uses science and dance to inspire researchers – and fight Parkinson’s

Communicating Vessels (2021), Lihi Turjeman

Art Meets Science: The First Artist Residency at the Weizmann Institute of Science

This year the Weizmann Institute will host Lihi Turjeman, Chen Flamenbaum, Carmi Dror and Lee Yanor to promote collaboration, mutual inspiration and...

Antibiotic Resistance - Dr. Nitai Steinberg

Here Come the Bacteria

An animated video on the evolution of antibiotic-resistant bacteria by Weizmann Institute Alumni Dr. Nitai Steinberg won Student Prize in...

self-driving dashboard

The Human Test for Computer-Written Code

How will we know if we can trust machine-written software? A Weizmann alumnus is showing how to test such systems reliably

Researchers Night

New Years for Researchers

For one night only, the Weizmann Institute of Science will open its doors to the public

Weizmann women in science

Awards to Young Women Scientists

Since 2007, 96 awards, worth $40,000 apiece, have been awarded by the Weizmann Institute of Science to young women from all over Israel who are...

Quiz: How Well Do You Know the Weizmann Institute Campus?

Campus Quiz: Can You Identify These Weizmann Institute Landmarks?

Test how well you know the Weizmann Institute campus, enjoy its beauty, and lighten your spirits with this quiz created by Dr. Tamir Klein of the...

Blood Moon. Image: Thinkstock

Two Spectacular Celestial Events Grace our Skies at the End of July

Israel is privileged to have “front-row” viewings of a blood moon and the simultaneous alignment of four planets

Dr. Bruce Lefker: Bridging the gap between basic science and drug discovery

Dr. Bruce Lefker: Bridging the Gap Between Basic Science and Drug Discovery

Dr. Bruce Lefker is currently working in the G-INCPM for one year as part of a five-year collaboration between the Weizmann Institute, Yeda Research...

Prof. Irit Sagi (center) and Smart-Up campers

Chinese Teens at the Institute

While enjoying science camp, the students bring the two countries closer

Prof. Abraham "Edek" Blaugrund in his physics lab

A Fateful Encounter with a Physics Book

After joining the Weizmann Institute in the 1950s, Prof. Abraham "Edek" Blaugrund made significant contributions to the field of plasma physics...

Weizmann and Neuberg

Swept Up in the Currents of History

Weizmann and Neuberg, friends on two sides of a conflict

Top Stories

Dumpster Diving in Cancer Tissue Uncovers an Immune Evasion Mechanism

A stem cell–derived human embryo model at a developmental stage equivalent to that of a human embryo at day 12 has all the compartments typical of this stage. The top sphere contains the part that will become the embryo itself, capped by the amnion; the bottom sphere is the yolk sac; the interface between them is a critical structural feature of human embryonic development. The two spheres are encapsulated by a cellular layer that will become the placenta

Human Embryo Models Grown from Stem Cells

Peripheral sensory neurons in a laboratory dish

Unlocking a Secret Nerve Cell Regenerator

Surviving on an Empty Battery

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Human Embryo Models Grown from Stem Cells

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