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https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/chemistry/designer-drugs
August 31, 2008
In order to spread and metastasize, cancer needs help from within the body. Autoimmune diseases also rely on “traitors” inside body tissue. Often, these pernicious internal collaborators are various enzymes whose appearance spells bad news; blocking them might form the basis...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/dialogue-life
August 31, 2008
How many genes are needed to sustain a living cell? Clearly, many more than the small number of genes in viruses. That’s the reason viruses have developed the ability to “borrow” genes from the cells they attack. More questions arise when a virus doesn’t kill the attacked ce...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/molecular-rapid-transit
August 31, 2008
Living cells have an internal transportation system worthy of any large city. To facilitate growing or altering its shape, a cell dispatches vesicles that serve as “trucks” transporting fats and proteins to its various construction sites. When creating proteins, the cell als...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/brain-pump
August 31, 2008
Brain injuries and stroke present modern medicine with a tremendous challenge. Even when the initial damage is not massive, it can trigger a destructive domino-like process that causes brain tissue irreversible harm. This happens because in brain injury, stroke and some neuro-deg...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/growth-factor
August 31, 2008
Cancer develops in multiple stages, each of which presents an opportunity to attack the disease and block its progress. Prof. Yosef Yarden of the Weizmann Institute’s Biological Regulation Department studies various stages of the cancerous process, and insights arising from...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/people/wave-theory
August 31, 2008
Being a fully engaged member of modern society requires a fair amount of general scientific knowledge. Prof. Bat-Sheva Eylon, Head of the Weizmann Institute’s Science Teaching Department, seeks to provide Israeli youth with the tools for succeeding in the age of knowledge....
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/awards-and-appointments/honorary-fellows-weizmann-institute-science-1952-1974
August 31, 2010
1974 Harold L. Perlman 1972 David Ginsburg Sir Hans A. Krebs Andre Lwoff David Nachmansohn Harold Weil 1971 Sydney Goldstein Golda Meir Otto E. Passman 1970 William Benton Leonard Bernstein Hubert H. Humphrey Miriam Sacher 1969 Christian B. Anfinsen Wal...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/awards-and-appointments/prizes-and-honors
August 31, 2010
Awards to Scientists of the Weizmann Institute of Science from September 2007 to August 2008 Prof. Ruth Arnon Reelected Vice President of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities; the Aesku Prize for Life Contribution to Autoimmunity from the 6th International Congr...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/awards-and-appointments/prizes-awarded-scientific-council-weizmann-institute-science-2006
August 31, 2010
Dr. Asaph Aharoni The Morris L. Levinson Prize in Biology Dr. Maria Gorelik The Morris L. Levinson Prize in Mathematics Dr. Nir Gov The Scientific Council Prize for Chemistry Dr. Shirley Horn-Saban The Maxine Singer Prize for Outstanding Research Associate Dr. Tsv...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/awards-and-appointments/other-prizes-given-under-auspices-weizmann-institute-science
August 31, 2010
Prof. Naama Barkai - The 2007 Helen and Martin Kimmel Award for Innovative Investigation Dr. Nir Friedman - The 2007 Sir Charles Clore Prize for Outstanding Appointment as Senior Scientist in the Experimental Sciences Prof. Gershom (Jan) - Martin The 2008 Wolgin Prize for S...
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