https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/people-and-events/prof-ada-yonath-0
April 4, 2021
Prof. Ada Yonath has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Bradford University...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/dr-rachel-mamlok-naaman
April 6, 2021
Dr. Rachel Mamlok-Naaman is an IUPAC 2021 Distinguished Women in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/essential-balancing-act-neurons-adapt-stay-steady
April 13, 2021
Our brain has On and Off switches for all its activities, and maintaining a balance between the two is crucial for our health and well-being. For instance: Epileptic seizures occur when the On signals run amok in the cortex, while people with Parkinson’s disease have difficulty u...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/people-and-events/prof-bat-sheva-eylon
April 14, 2021
Prof. Bat Sheva Eylon has been elected as a Fellow of the International Society of the Learning Sciences...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/chemistry/hunger-games-uncovering-secret-hunger-switch-brain
April 15, 2021
Being constantly hungry, no matter how much you eat, is a daily struggle for people with genetic defects in the brain's appetite controls, and it often ends in severe obesity. In a study published in Science on April 15, researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science, together...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/people/paving-way-future-women-scientists
April 19, 2021
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, when female senior scientists and research students experienced many difficulties both in their scientific work and at home, five professors at the Weizmann Institute of Science – Idit Shachar, Michal Irani, Maya Schuldiner, Karina Yaniv, an...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/people-and-events/prof-itamar-procaccia
April 28, 2021
Prof. Itamar Procaccia has been nominated as a member of the section of Physics and Engineering Sciences of the Academy of Europe...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/gorky-protein-turns-bitter-tomatoes-sweet
April 29, 2021
Wild tomatoes that grow in South America, the ancient relatives of modern varieties, harbor genes for numerous desirable traits – flavor, aroma, resistance to disease – that have in some cases been lost in the process of domestication and breeding. Breeders are currently investig...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/people-and-events/prof-michal-schwartz
May 3, 2021
Prof. Michal Schwartz is the recipient of the 2022 FENS EJN Award...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/people-and-events/prof-haim-harari
May 3, 2021
Prof. Haim Harari is the recipient of the Council for Higher Education’s Senior Academic Award...