https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/settled-birth-blood-vessels-remember-their-origins
May 25, 2022
Our family origins tend to shape our future in many ways. A Weizmann Institute of Science study, published today in Nature, found that the same holds true for blood vessels. The researchers discovered blood vessels forming from unexpected progenitors and went on to show that this...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/environment/harder-winters-stronger-storms
May 26, 2022
About 30 massive, intricate computer networks serve the scientists who stand at the forefront of climate change research. Each network runs a software program comprised of millions of lines of code. These programs are computational models that combine the myriads of physical, che...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/people/prof-michael-sela-1924-2022
May 27, 2022
Institute Professor Michael Sela, a renowned immunologist who served as the sixth president of the Weizmann Institute of Science, passed away on May 27, 2022. He was 98. Sela co-invented and held patents on two blockbuster drugs: Copaxone® for the treatment of multiple scl...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/changing-channel-study-sheds-new-light-promising-antidepressant
May 31, 2022
Ketamine, a well-known anesthetic used in smaller doses as a party drug, was hailed as a “new hope for depression” in a Time magazine cover story in 2017. Two years later, the arrival of the first ketamine-based antidepressant – the nasal spray esketamine, made by Johnson & J...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/scientific-archaeology/heat-weizmann-institute-scientists-uncover-traces-fire-dating-back-least
June 13, 2022
They say that where there’s smoke, there’s fire, and Weizmann Institute of Science researchers are working hard to investigate that claim, or at least elucidate what constitutes “smoke.” In an article published today in PNAS, the scientists reveal an advanced, innovative method t...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/awards-and-appointments/prof-yonina-eldar
June 23, 2022
Prof. Yonina Eldar received the 2021 IEEE SPS Signal Processing Magazine Best Column Award...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/awards-and-appointments/dr-roi-avraham
June 23, 2022
Dr. Roi Avraham received a Morris L. Levinson Prize in Biology awarded by the Scientific Council...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/awards-and-appointments/prof-gal-binyamini
June 23, 2022
Prof. Gal Binyamini received a Morris L. Levinson Prize in Mathematics awarded by the Scientific Council...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/awards-and-appointments/dr-oren-raz
June 23, 2022
Dr. Oren Raz received a Morris L. Levinson Prize in Physics awarded by the Scientific Council...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/awards-and-appointments/dr-ziv-porat
June 23, 2022
Dr. Ziv Porat received a Scientific Council Prize for Outstanding Staff Scientists...