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Cancer Leaves its Mark: New Blood Test Detects Early Breast Cancer and Helps Predict its Return
Weizmann Institute and Hebrew University researchers decode the epigenetic signatures of breast tumours, including those linked to hidden populations of aggressive cells. One of the great hopes of cancer medicine over the past decade has been a simple blood test that...
DNA Teaches Matter Some New Moves
In two pioneering studies, Weizmann Institute scientists used DNA to control and synchronise motion driven by molecular motors, opening a route to genetically programmed biomaterials. Biological systems constantly generate motion and flow. Think of the corkscrew...
Weizmann Institute of Science, Max Planck Society and Institute for Advanced Study Establish New International Research Centre in Berlin
The new Advanced Research Consortium (ARC) will bring together leading scholars from around the world, including the Weizmann Institute of Science, to foster collaboration across disciplines and borders, and launch a new postdoctoral fellowship program. In all, three...
Blame Evolution for your Bad Knees
Why do humans get joint disease while other great apes remain agile into old age? The same evolutionary changes that made us human may also have left us with fragile joints. One of the differences between humans and the other great apes is that we commonly get chronic...
The New Science of Mind-Reading
A new AI model developed by the Weizmann Institute of Science, called Brain-IT, can ‘read’ your brain activity and reconstruct what you see with striking speed and accuracy. The stadium is full, the ball is in the air – and all eyes are fixed on the batter poised to...
The Know-How Kids
New research from the Weizmann Institute of Science shows that even second graders can reason like scientists – if we ask them the right way. When a child asks: “Why does a blowfish puff up?” we often jump in with facts. But what if we paused and suggested that they...
Flagship Projects
The Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel is an internationally acclaimed research leader that is making huge contributions towards humanity’s collective scientific and medical knowledge.
In a bid to support Weizmann scientists’ work, different flagship initiatives have been established, each helping to push the boundaries of science and move humanity forward.
Environmental Sustainability
Scientists at the Weizmann Institute are making great strides in understanding the causes, impacts and possible solutions to climate change. This flagship project focuses on bringing together the best minds to intensify scientific research and discovery to fuel innovation and lead to sustainable solutions that will protect our planet’s future.
Brain and Neural Science
This Weizmann Institute of Science flagship project is designed to fast-track neuroscience research with a key goal of revealing new understandings of the brain and pave the way towards treatments and cures of neurological diseases and disorders.
Frontiers of the Universe
This unique flagship project focuses on high-impact areas in astrophysics, cosmology and particle physics research, potentially revealing new insights into how the universe was born and where it might be heading.
Artificial Intelligence
Weizmann’s Artificial Intelligence Enterprise for Scientific Discovery flagship project will give Weizmann researchers greater access to AI expertise and infrastructure, facilitate global partnerships and empower scientists from every discipline to utlise AI to achieve cutting-edge breakthroughs.
Achievements
Advancing Technology
Weizmann’s research into advanced technology is immense and acts as a time line for technology’s evolution.
Enriching Education
Science education is a core endeavour of the Weizmann Institute of Science.
Protecting Our Planet
Providing solutions to our planet’s environmental challenges is part of Weizmann’s business.
Improving Health and Medicine
Pioneers in research that has led to better health and medicine world-wide, with nearly half the life science research at the Weizmann being focussed on cancer.
Exploring the Physical World
Although over the centuries we have learned much about our physical world, from the earth below to the stars above, there are still many mysteries to uncover.
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PLAN A VISIT
Visitors are warmly welcomed at the Weizmann Institute of Science, and tours are available from Institute staff by advance request.
Personalised visits can also be arranged, guiding you to particular locations of interest – whether you would like to visit the laboratories, speak with particular scientists or learn more about certain research undertaken at the Institute.
To organise a visit, please contact Weizmann Australia.