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Prof. David Mirelman

Prof. David Mirelman, Dean of the Biochemistry Faculty

01.12.2000
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A 1968 graduate of the Weizmann Institute's Feinberg Graduate School, Prof. David Mirelman joined the faculty of the Biophysics Department in 1970.
Prof. Moshe Oren

Prof. Moshe Oren, Dean of the Biology Faculty

01.12.2000
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Prof. Moshe Oren began his scientific career at the Institute as a Ph.D. student in 1973. He is world renowned for his research into the p53 protein, whose malfunction is an important factor in the formation of over 50% of all cancer tumors.
Prof. Ran Raz

The Limits of Computing

02.09.2000
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Computers can solve complex problems but they are far from omnipotent. Prof. Ran Raz of the Weizmann Institute's Computer Science and Applied Mathematics Department is trying to portray the limits of a computer's abilities and to estimate the resources required to solve certain problems.  
Prof. Vered Rom-Kedar

Order Out of Chaos

02.09.2000
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Mathematical chaos theory tells us that it is impossible to predict the distant future in a chaotic system. By utilizing chaos theory, Prof. Vered Rom-Kedar found an orderly explanation for a previously unexplained phenomenon. Her finding may one day make possible more accurate predictions of he movement of various objects in the atmosphere.
Prof. Daniel Zajfman

A Star Is Born

02.09.2000
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This research will help us to understand the underlying structure of matter and the creation of stars, as well as to develop more efficient industrial processes.  
Dr. Eli Waxman

On the Track of Cosmic Radiation

02.09.2000
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An American research satellite and radiation detector complexes to be set up in Japan, the United States, Argentina, and the South Pole, will attempt to prove a theory that tracks the source of cosmic radiation.    
Prof. Michal Neeman

Cancer under Siege

02.09.2000
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A novel technique allows for the selective destruction of a malignant growth without damage to healthy tissue.  
Dr. Michail (Misha) Tsodyks

A Society of Neurons

02.09.2000
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Every nerve cell in the brain is an individual, but its actions are meaningful only if examined within the context of the entire nervous system's "social array."  
The Nominating Committee of the Weizmann Institute has Recommended to the Board of Governors to Elect Prof. Ilan Chet for the Position of Institute President

The Nominating Committee of the Weizmann Institute has Recommended to the Board of Governors to Elect Prof. Ilan Chet for the Position of Institute President

01.05.2000
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Mr. Gershon Kekst of New York, Chairman of the Weizmann Institute's Board of Governors, speaking in the name of the Institute's Nominating Committee, announced the candidacy of Prof. Ilan Chet for the position of Institute President.    
Prof. Israel Rubinstein

Fighting Cancer the Empty-Handed Way

01.05.2000
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Karate helped Prof. Israel Rubinstein cope with chemotherapy and continue his research

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