Weizmann Institute

Congratulations to Prof. Robert Krauthgamer of the Computer Science and Applied Mathematics Department, upon being awarded the 2026 André Deloro Prize for Scientific Research

Congratulations to Profs. Noam Stern-Ginossar of the Molecular Genetics Department and Roy Bar-Ziv of the Chemical and Biological Physics Department, upon being awarded the 2026 Helen and Martin Kimmel Award for Innovative Investigation

Congratulations to Prof. Ofer Zeitouni of the Mathematics Department, upon being awarded the 2026 Paul Lévy Prize in Probability Theory

Study suggests that magnetic surfaces may influence not only the handedness of biological molecules but also their isotope composition – thus connecting two fundamental fingerprints of life >> bit.ly/magnet-clue-eng @MichalSharon3 @HebrewU_heb

Congratulations to Prof. Michal Sharon of the Department of Biomolecular Sciences, upon being awarded the a member of @EMBO #EMBOMembers2026 @MichalSharon3

Congratulations to Profs. Schraga Schwartz and Noam Stern-Ginossar of the Molecular Genetics Department, upon being elected as members of EMBO @EMBO @SchragaSchwartz

Congratulations to Profs. Yifat Merbl of the Department of Systems Immunology and Schraga Schwartz of the Department of Molecular Genetics, upon being awarded the ERC Proof of Concept 2026 #ERCPoC @ERC_Research @YMerbl @SchragaSchwartz

Congratulations to Prof. Yonina Eldar of the Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, upon being awarded the PhD Honoris Causa by Ariel University

Congratulations to Prof. Meir Wilchek of the Department of Biomolecular Sciences, upon being awarded the Israeli Fermentation Society (IFS) Lifetime Achievement Award

Weizmann Institute scientists decipher how a well-known psychedelic substance is created, then engineer a plant to produce several psychedelics at once >> bit.ly/5-trips-eng @AsaphAharoni

Congratulations to Profs. Rotem Sorek, @SchragaSchwartz , Doron Kushnir and @OferYizhar upon being awarded the ERC Advanced Grant 2025 #ERCAdG @ERC_Research

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2026 Scientific Council Prize - The Maxine Singer Prize for Outstanding Staff Scientists: Dr. Vyacheslav Kalchenko and Dr. Shelley Rap

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2026 Scientific Council Prize for Outstanding Staff Scientists: Dr. @yaarit_a, Dr. Eli Galanti, Dr. Maxim Itkin and Dr. Irit Rosenhek-Goldian

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2026 Scientific Council Prize: Dr. @DvirGur in Life Sciences and Dr. Ephraim Shahmoon in Chemistry

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2026 Scientific Council Prize: Prof. @talidekel - The Morris L. Levinson Prize in Mathematics; Dr. Yuval Ronen - The Morris L. Levinson Prize in Physics; Dr. @leeat_keren - The Morris L. Levinson Prize in Biology

Weizmann Institute of Science celebrates 124 new PhD graduates – more than 20 percent of them international students – and 227 master’s degree recipients. Meet the class of 2026 >> bit.ly/grad-2026-eng

Congratulations to Dr. Sidney Cohen of the Department of Chemical Research Support, upon being awarded the AVS NSTD 2026 Nanotechnology Recognition Award @WISChemistry

Congratulations to Prof. @MeitalOren of the Department of Brain Sciences, the new Head of Student and Postdoctoral Emergency Response and Resilience at the Weizmann School of Science

A Weizmann-led team proposes a simple but powerful new method for detecting traces of alien biology, whether on Jupiter’s icy moons, in meteorites or in Martian samples >> bit.ly/aliens-eng