A Weizmann Institute method for tracking the effects of drugs on zebrafish may help develop improved therapies for depression and other mood-related disorders >> bit.ly/fish-mushroom-… Takashi Kawashima

Here are three things you (probably) didn't know about the common starling:
1. Mega sociable – starlings live in huge flocks of thousands.
2. A vocal virtuoso – the common starling uses its versatile voice to sing, whistle and imitate small animals, such as frogs or cats, human

Congratulations to Prof. Matityahu Fridkin of the Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science Department upon being elected as an Honorable Member of the ICS.

These #butterfly pictures by Yossi Shohat, our green campus coordinator, have something in common: (besides being captivating, of course.) The flower in all these photos is a Common #Lantana . So what makes the Lantana so popular among the Institute's butterfly community?
First of

For the past few years, Weizmann’s Dr. Ori Avinoam has been grappling with an unresolved conundrum: How do stem cells generate new muscle fibers? In his search for an answer, Avinoam turned to his friend Dr. Assaf Zaritsky at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, and their collaboration led to unexpected

Congratulations to Yuval Shapir Itai (from the group of Dr. Rony Dahan) upon being awarded the 2024 Rappaport Prize for an outstanding doctoral student for excellence in the field of Biomedical Research

Congratulations to Prof. 🎗️Karina Yaniv🎗️ of the Immunology and Regenerative Biology Department upon receiving the 2024 European Vascular Biology Organization (EVBO) Lecture Award.

Say hello to the hummingbird! Not really. Meet the Orange-Tufted Sunbird (scientific name: Cinnyris osea) that is often mistaken for a hummingbird due to its small size and rapid wing movement.
Using its long and curved beak, this tiny and energetic bird extracts nectar from

Congratulations to Prof. Michal Leskes of the Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science for being appointed as the new Chair of the Solo Dwek and Maurizio Dwek Research School of Chemical Science

Congratulations to Dr. Alexey Bogdanov (from the group of Prof. Daniella Goldfarb) upon receiving the 2024 John-Weil Young Investigator Award of the International EPR/ESR Society.

Weizmann’s Prof. Elisabetta Boaretto and Dr. Johanna Regev, in collaboration with a team of archaeologists from the City of David Ancient Jerusalem, רשות העתיקות - Israel Antiquities Authority and אוניברסיטת תל אביב Tel Aviv University, have managed to put together a detailed chronology of Iron Age Jerusalem, when the city would have served as the

Congratulations to Dr. Elena Meirzadeh of the Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science Department upon receiving the Peter and Patricia Gruber Award for 2024.

This week’s heat wave made us all forget that we are only at the beginning of spring. Fortunately, we have plenty of spring visitors on campus to remind us which season it is.
One of these visitors is the Lampides boeticus, AKA Pea Blue, a common butterfly that has very

Congratulations to Dr. Dvir Gur of the Department of Molecular Genetics upon being granted the 2024 Henri Gutwirth Award Gur_Lab

Tomorrow marks Earth Day - a great opportunity to proudly present the new solar photovoltaic power plant at the Weizmann Institute !
The solar field is located at the Kimmel campus site, covering an area of 17,500 square meters, and providing approximately 10% of the Institute’s

We present beautiful wildlife on campus pictures each week, but this week's photo stands out.
It shows a Lebanon lizard, also known as 'Phoenicolacerta laevis' captured on camera by Yossi Shohat, our Green Campus Coordinator.
The Lebanon lizard is known for its speed and evasive

Congratulations to Prof. yardena samuels of the Department of Molecular Cell Biology, for her appointment as Director of the Moross Integrated Cancer Center (MICC).

Congratulations to Profs. Ayelet Erez & Liran Shlush of the Molecular Cell Biology Department, for appointment as co-Heads of the Miriam and Aaron Gutwirth Medical School. Best of luck!

A new study in Tali Kimchi Lab 💔 studied wild mice in near-natural conditions and revealed different strategies used by females and males in forming social hierarchies. The surprising findings can help unravel some aspects of neurobiological disorders that have a social context,

The Weizmann Institute of Science, in a joint initiative with the Miriam and Aaron Gutwirth Fund, is set to launch a unique program to train the next generation of physician-scientists. The program will be open to graduates and postgraduates who will earn an MD-PhD at the end of