Sagol Longevity Series
Date:22
Wednesday
January
2025
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 11:00-12:00
Location: Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Building for Biomedical Research
Lecturer: Prof. Haim Cohen
Organizer: Sagol Institute for Longevity Research
Contact: urialonw@gmail.com
Details: Bar Ilan University
Upcoming
All upcoming events
Unlocking ALS: Muscle Exosome Control TDP-43 Local Synthesis at the NMJced
Date:12
Thursday
December
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 15:00-16:00
Location: Nella and Leon Benoziyo Building for Biological Sciences
Lecturer: Prof. Eran Perlson
Organizer: Department of Biomolecular Sciences
Contact: levana.ayvazo@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal motor neuron disease characterize ... Read more
Mouse cortex aligns coding of perceptual decisions to motor actions according to context
Date:29
Sunday
December
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 12:00-13:15
Location: Max and Lillian Candiotty Building
Abstract: How do animals make perceptual decisions about incoming sensory stimuli, like to ... Read more
Sagol Longevity Series
Date:22
Wednesday
January
2025
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 11:00-12:00
Location: Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Building for Biomedical Research
Lecturer: Prof. Haim Cohen
Organizer: Sagol Institute for Longevity Research
Contact: urialonw@gmail.com
Sagol Longevity Series
Date:22
Wednesday
January
2025
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 11:00-12:00
Location: Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Building for Biomedical Research
Lecturer: TBD
Organizer: Sagol Institute for Longevity Research
Contact: urialonw@gmail.com
Senescent cells on the crossroads of cancer and aging
Date:06
Thursday
February
2025
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 14:00-15:00
Location: Candiotty Auditorium
Lecturer: Prof. Valery Krizhanovsky
Organizer: Moross Integrated Cancer Center (MICC)
Sagol Longevity Series
Date:18
Tuesday
February
2025
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 11:00-12:00
Location: Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Building for Biomedical Research
Lecturer: TBD
Organizer: Sagol Institute for Longevity Research
Contact: urialonw@gmail.com
Special Guest Seminar
Date:24
Monday
February
2025
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 10:00-11:00
Title: Extracting the invisible - visual interpretability of deep learning models in cell imaging
Location: Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Building for Biomedical Research
Lecturer: Dr. Assaf Zaritsky
Abstract: Deep learning (aka “AI”) has emerged as a powerful technique to identify hid ... Read more
Sagol Longevity Series
Date:18
Tuesday
March
2025
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 11:00-12:00
Location: Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Building for Biomedical Research
Lecturer: TBD
Organizer: Sagol Institute for Longevity Research
Contact: urialonw@gmail.com
Sagol Longevity Series
Date:22
Thursday
May
2025
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 00:00
Location: Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Building for Biomedical Research
Lecturer: TBD
Organizer: Sagol Institute for Longevity Research
Contact: urialonw@gmail.com
Sagol Longevity Series
Date:19
Thursday
June
2025
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 00:00
Location: Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Building for Biomedical Research
Lecturer: Library Help
Organizer: Sagol Institute for Longevity Research
Contact: urialonw@gmail.com
Past
Neuroprotective and Anticonvulsant Effects of Cannabinoids with Neurotrauma
Date:05
Thursday
December
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 12:30-13:30
Location: Benoziyo Brain Research Building
Lecturer: Prof.Linda Friedman
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: ayelet.koloditsky@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: Traumatic brain (TBI) injuries result in profound local hypoperfusion, ischemia, ... Read more
Vision and AI
Date:05
Thursday
December
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 12:15-13:15
Title: Semantic Vector Representations in the Service of Computer Vision
Location: Jacob Ziskind Building
Lecturer: Or Hirschorn
Organizer: Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics
Contact: karina.avadia@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: In this talk, we examine the benefits of semantic vector representations for ... Read more
The Evolution of 7T (and Beyond) MRI in Basic Research and Clinical Practice
Date:03
Tuesday
December
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 12:30-13:30
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Prof. Noam Harel
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Host: Rita Schmidt rita.schmidt@weizmann.ac.il tel:9070
For accessibility iss ... Read more
Abstract: The Center for Magnetic Resonance Research (CMRR) has been at the forefront of m ... Read more
Seminar for PhD thesis defense
Date:05
Tuesday
November
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 11:30
Title: Epithelial Tissue Regeneration by Compensatory Proliferation After Ionizing Radiation is Controlled by the Apical Caspase 9 Ortholog Dronc
Location: Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Building for Biomedical Research
Lecturer: Tslil Braun
Organizer: Department of Molecular Genetics
Contact: sandra.britton@weizmann.ac.il
Special Guest Seminar-Dr. Tamar Ben-Shaanan
Date:29
Tuesday
October
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 10:00-11:00
Location: Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Building for Biomedical Research
Lecturer: Dr. Tamar Ben-Shaanan
Organizer: Department of Molecular Neuroscience
Contact: bosmat.kariti@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: Pain is a self-preservation mechanism, providing warning indicators associated w ... Read more
Reading Minds & Machines-AND-The Wisdom of a Crowd of Brains
Date:25
Tuesday
June
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 12:30
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Prof. Michal Irani
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Details: For accessibility issues:naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: 1. Can we reconstruct images that a person saw, directly from his/her fMRI bra ... Read more
Mechano-regulation of gene expression in striated muscle
Date:25
Tuesday
June
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 10:00-11:30
Location: Nella and Leon Benoziyo Building for Biological Sciences
Lecturer: Dr. Daria Amiad-Pavlov
Organizer: Department of Biomolecular Sciences
Contact: levana.ayvazo@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: In recent years the cell nucleus emerged as a dynamic mechanosensor capable of s ... Read more
Vision and AI
Date:13
Thursday
June
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 16:00-17:00
Title: Today’s “AI”-derived engineer-level models of the neural mechanisms of primate object perception, and tests of their application in non-invasive modulation of high level brain states
Lecturer: James DiCarlo
Organizer: Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics
Contact: karina.avadia@weizmann.ac.il
Details: ***Zoom Only***
Abstract: The human species is on a great scientific quest — to understand the neural me ... Read more
Gallery: Vision and AI Gallery
Special Guest Seminar
Date:09
Sunday
June
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 10:00-11:00
Title: Combined multimodal single-synapse profiling of synaptic activity, multiprotein composition, and translation
Location: Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Building for Biomedical Research
Lecturer: Dr. Reuven (Beny) Falkovich
Organizer: Department of Molecular Neuroscience
Contact: sivan.hoek@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: The analog computation at the chemical synapse that underlies cognition depends ... Read more
Memory consolidation and generalization during sleep
Date:05
Wednesday
June
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 10:00-11:00
Location: Nella and Leon Benoziyo Building for Brain Research
Lecturer: Ella Bar-Student Seminar-PhD Thesis Defense
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Student Seminar-PhD Thesis Defense
For accessibility issues: naomi.moses@weiz ... Read more
Abstract: During sleep, our memories are reactivated and consolidated in an active process ... Read more
Blood flow perturbations and its impact on brain structure and function: from microstrokes to heartbeats
Date:04
Tuesday
June
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 12:30-13:30
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Prof. Pablo Blinder
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Host: Dr. Yoav Livneh yoav.livneh@weizmann.ac.il
For accessibility issues:n ... Read more
Vision and AI
Date:23
Thursday
May
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 12:15-13:15
Title: 3D Motion Synthesis and Control
Location: Jacob Ziskind Building
Lecturer: Sigal Raab
Organizer: Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics
Contact: karina.avadia@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: Human motion is a fundamental attribute, underlying human actions, gestures, and ... Read more
Designing nanoparticles for biological environments: from quantum sensing to gene medicine
Date:20
Monday
May
2024
Colloquium
Time: 11:00-12:15
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Prof. Petr Cigler
Organizer: Department of Chemical and Biological Physics
Contact: sarah.amzallag@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: The use of nanoparticles in diagnostics, therapeutics and imaging has revolution ... Read more
Geometric Functional Analysis and Probability Seminar
Date:16
Thursday
May
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 13:30-14:30
Title: Asymptotic analysis in some problems with fractional Brownian motion
Location: Jacob Ziskind Building
Lecturer: Pavel Chigansky
Organizer: Department of Mathematics
Contact: hany.kochavi@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: Some problems in the theory and applications of stochastic processes reduce to s ... Read more
Elizabeth Reznik GM Shouval Lab
Date:15
Wednesday
May
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 10:00-11:00
Location: Nella and Leon Benoziyo Building for Biological Sciences
Lecturer: Adi Hazak
Organizer: Department of Biomolecular Sciences
Contact: levana.ayvazo@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Host: Ori Avinoam
Abstract: Myoblast cell fusion is essential for skeletal muscle development and regenerati ... Read more
Systems Aging - A Sagol Center for Longevity Meeting
Date:08
Wednesday
May
2024
Conference
Time: 09:00-15:00
Location: The David Lopatie Conference Centre
Contact: uri.alon@weizmann.ac.il
Vision and AI
Date:02
Thursday
May
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 12:15-13:15
Title: Quantification and Visualization of Uncertainty in Imaging Inverse Problems
Location: Jacob Ziskind Building
Lecturer: Tomer Michaeli
Organizer: Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics
Contact: karina.avadia@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: Uncertainty quantification and visualization is crucial for the deployment of im ... Read more
Egr1 regulates regenerative senescence and cardiac repair
Date:17
Wednesday
April
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 14:00
Title: PhD Thesis Defense by Lingling Zhang (Prof. Eldad Tzahor Lab)
Location: Wolfson Building for Biological Research
Lecturer: Dr. Lingling Zhang
Organizer: Department of Molecular Cell Biology
Contact: michal.ovadia@weizmann.ac.il
Consciousness and the brain: comparing and testing neuroscientific theories of consciousness
Date:16
Tuesday
April
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 12:30-13:30
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Prof. Liad Mudrik
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Host-Dr. Yoav Livneh yoav.livneh@weizmann.ac.il
tel-6230
For accessibility ... Read more
Abstract: For centuries, consciousness was considered to be outside the reach of scientifi ... Read more
Beyond Touch: Exploring Audible Aspects of Rodent Whisking
Date:09
Tuesday
April
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 14:00-15:00
Location: Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Building for Biomedical Research
Lecturer: Ben Efron PhD Thesis Defense
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Zoom:Zoom: https://weizmann.zoom.us/j/95498604599?pwd=eVFqZnBJYTloWjZLOGpkMVhGM1 ... Read more
Abstract: Sensory processing is fundamental for animal adaptation and survival, linking th ... Read more
Information processing in spiking networks: Converging assemblies
Date:09
Tuesday
April
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 12:30-13:30
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Prof. Eran Stark
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Host: Dr. Yoav Livneh yoav.livneh@weizmann.ac.il tel:6230
For accessibility i ... Read more
Abstract: How information is processed within the brain is a key question in systems neuro ... Read more
Studying Ageing and Neurodegenerative Brain with Quantitative MRI
Date:02
Tuesday
April
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 12:30-13:30
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Prof. Aviv Mezer
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Host: Yoav Livneh yoav.livneh@weizmann.ac.il tel:6230
For accessibility issue ... Read more
Abstract: Aging and neurodegeneration are associated with changes in brain tissue at the m ... Read more
Hippocampal pathology and pathophysiology in the development of temporal lobe epileptogenesis
Date:24
Sunday
March
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 11:00-12:00
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Prof. Robert S. Sloviter
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Host: Prof. Menahem Segal menahem.segal@weizmann.ac.il
For accessibility issu ... Read more
Abstract: In families with febrile seizures and temporal lobe epilepsy, mutations affectin ... Read more
Allosteric modulation of protein kinase A in individuals affected by NLPD-PKA , a neurodegenerative disease in which the RIß-L50R variant is expressed
Date:21
Thursday
March
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 15:00-16:00
Location: Nella and Leon Benoziyo Building for Biological Sciences
Lecturer: Dr. Ronit Ilouz
Organizer: Department of Biomolecular Sciences
Contact: levana.ayvazo@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Protein Kinase A (PKA) plays a crucial role in regulating neuronal functions, an ... Read more
The Golden Approach for Overcoming Bio-Barriers: Delivering Nanomedicine to Brain and Beyond
Date:21
Thursday
March
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 14:00-15:00
Location: Max and Lillian Candiotty Building
Lecturer: Prof. Rachela Popovtzer
Organizer: Dwek Institute for Cancer Therapy Research
Contact: michalav@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Meeting URL: https://weizmann.zoom.us/j/5065402023?pwd=a3Z6KzRCU0xJaUFoM2Y5emZwZ ... Read more
A brain-computer interface for studying long-term changes of hippocampal neural codes
Date:13
Wednesday
March
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 15:30-16:30
Location: Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Building for Biomedical Research
Lecturer: Linor Baliti Turgeman-PhD Thesis Defense
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Student Seminar-PhD Thesis Defense
Abstract: Brain-computer interfaces (BCI), have important applications both in medicine an ... Read more
Travelling waves or sequentially activated modules: mapping the granularity of cortical propagation
Date:12
Tuesday
March
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 12:30-13:30
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Dr. Mark Shein-Idelson
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Host: Dr. Yoav Livneh yoav.livneh@weizmann.ac.il
tel:6230
For accessibility ... Read more
Abstract: : Numerous studies have identified travelling waves in the cortex and suggested ... Read more
The Clore Center for Biological Physics
Date:03
Sunday
March
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 13:15-14:30
Title: A Statistical Physics Approach to Bacteria under Strong Perturbations
Location: Nella and Leon Benoziyo Physics Library
Lecturer: Prof. Nathalie Q. Balaban
Organizer: Clore Center for Biological Physics
Contact: debbie.hen@weizmann.ac.il
Details: refreshments will be served at 12:45
Abstract: Statistical physics successfully accounts for phenomena involving a large number ... Read more
Highly multiplexed imaging of tissues with subcellular resolution by imaging mass cytometry
Date:29
Thursday
February
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 14:00
Lecturer: Prof. Bernd Bodenmiller
Organizer: Dwek Institute for Cancer Therapy Research
Contact: michalav@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Meeting URL: https://weizmann.zoom.us/j/5065402023?pwd=a3Z6KzRCU0xJaUFoM2Y5emZw ... Read more
Immunology and Regenerative Biology Colloquium
Date:28
Wednesday
February
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 11:00-12:00
Title: Multi-Potent Lung Stem Cells for Lung Regeneration
Location: Max and Lillian Candiotty Building
Lecturer: Prof. Yair Reisner
Organizer: Department of Immunology and Regenerative Biology
Contact: ronen.alon@weizmann.ac.il
Mapping the world around us: A topology-preserved schema of space that supports goal-directed navigation
Date:20
Tuesday
February
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 12:30
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Dr. Raunak Basu
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Host: Dr. Yoav Livneh yoav.livneh@weizmann.ac.il
For accessibility issues: na ... Read more
Abstract: Successful goal-directed navigation requires estimating one’s current position ... Read more
iSCAR seminar
Date:19
Monday
February
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 09:00-10:00
Title: The ultimate sacrifice?
The germline regulates longevity and somatic repair in a sex-specific manner
Location: Max and Lillian Candiotty Building
Lecturer: Dr. Itamar Harel
Organizer: Department of Immunology and Regenerative Biology
Contact: karina.yaniv@weizmann.ac.il
The role of the corpus callosum in interhemispheric communication
Date:14
Wednesday
February
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 14:00-15:00
Location: The David Lopatie Hall of Graduate Studies
Lecturer: Yael Oran-PhD Thesis Defense
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Student Seminar-PhD Thesis Defense
Abstract: Interhemispheric communication is a comprehensive concept that involves both the ... Read more
Vision and AI
Date:08
Thursday
February
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 12:15-13:15
Title: Strong and Precise Modulation of Human Percepts via Robustified ANNs
Location: Jacob Ziskind Building
Lecturer: Guy Gaziv
Organizer: Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics
Contact: karina.avadia@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: The visual object category reports of artificial neural networks (ANNs) are noto ... Read more
Geometric Functional Analysis and Probability Seminar
Date:01
Thursday
February
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 13:30-14:30
Title: Scaling limits for growth driven by reflecting Brownian motion
Location: Jacob Ziskind Building
Lecturer: Amir Dembo
Organizer: Department of Mathematics
Contact: hany.kochavi@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: In joint works with Kevin Yang, we consider a stochastic Laplacian growth model, ... Read more
One molecular- and one circuit-level insight into cognition from studying Drosophila
Date:30
Tuesday
January
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 12:30-13:30
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Prof. Gaby Maimon
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Host: Yoav Livneh yoav.livneh@weizmann.ac.il tel:6230
For accessibility issue ... Read more
Abstract: A major goal of cognitive neuroscience is to clarify the functions of central br ... Read more
Geometric Functional Analysis and Probability Seminar
Date:25
Thursday
January
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 13:30-14:30
Title: Determinants of Laplacians and heat-kernel bounds
Location: Jacob Ziskind Building
Lecturer: Renan Gross
Organizer: Department of Mathematics
Contact: hany.kochavi@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: In this talk, we will smash together spanning trees, Brownian motion and negativ ... Read more
Non-canonical circuits for olfaction
Date:16
Tuesday
January
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 12:30-13:30
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Dr. Dan Rokni
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Host: Yoav Livneh yoav.livneh@weizmann.ac.il tel: 6230
For accessibility issu ... Read more
Abstract: : I’ll describe two projects:
In the first, we examined the circuitry that un ... Read more
How Do Muscle Fibers Grow and Regenerate?
Date:16
Tuesday
January
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 10:00-11:00
Location: Nella and Leon Benoziyo Building for Biological Sciences
Lecturer: Sharon Havusha-Laufer
Organizer: Department of Biomolecular Sciences
Contact: levana.ayvazo@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: The skeletal muscle tissue that allows our bodies to move, is comprised of enorm ... Read more
Immunoception: Brain Representation and Control of Immunity
Date:09
Tuesday
January
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 13:00
Location: Wolfson Building for Biological Research
Lecturer: Prof. Asya Rolls
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Host. Dr. Yoav Livneh yoav.livneh@weizmann.ac.il
For accessibility issues: na ... Read more
Abstract: To function as an integrated entity, the organism must synchronize between behav ... Read more
Special Clore Seminar - Leenoy Meshulam
Date:09
Tuesday
January
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 12:45-13:45
Title: Bridging scales in biological systems – from octopus skin to mouse brain
Location: Nella and Leon Benoziyo Physics Building
Lecturer: Leenoy Meshulam
Organizer: Clore Center for Biological Physics
Contact: malka.avraham@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Lunch will be held at 12:15
Abstract: For an animal to perform any function, millions of cells in its body furiously i ... Read more
Chemical and Biological Physics Guest seminar
Date:07
Sunday
January
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 15:00
Title: Static and dynamic biophysical properties of tissue microstructure: Insights from advanced in vivo MRI
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Dr Noam Shemesh
Organizer: Department of Chemical and Biological Physics
Contact: daniella.goldfarb@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: In living systems, the tissue micro-architecture consists of myriad cellular and ... Read more
Clore Seminar-Professor Jay Fineberg
Date:07
Sunday
January
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 13:15-14:15
Title: The Fundamental Physics of the Onset of Frictional Motion: How do laboratory earthquakes nucleate?
Location: Nella and Leon Benoziyo Physics Building
Lecturer: Prof. Jay Fineberg
Organizer: Clore Center for Biological Physics
Contact: malka.avraham@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Lunch at 12:45
Abstract: Recent experiments have demonstrated that rapid rupture fronts, akin to earthqua ... Read more
Chemical and Biological Physics Guest seminar
Date:03
Wednesday
January
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 15:00-16:00
Title: Atomic arrays as programmable quantum processors and sensors
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Dr Ran Finkelstein
Organizer: Department of Chemical and Biological Physics
Contact: lucio.frydman@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: Large arrays of trapped neutral atoms have emerged over the past few years as a ... Read more
Special Guest Seminar: Dr. Sharon Fleischer
Date:03
Wednesday
January
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 10:00-12:00
Title: Stem cell
based
cardiac tissue
models to study
the human heart
in health and
disease
Location: Wolfson Building for Biological Research
Lecturer: Dr. Sharon Fleischer
Organizer: Department of Molecular Cell Biology
Contact: michal.ovadia@weizmann.ac.il
A paradigm shift in GPCR recruitment and activity: GPCR Voltage Dependence Controls Neuronal Plasticity and Behavior
Date:02
Tuesday
January
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 00:00
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Prof. Moshe Parnas
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: : G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) play a paramount role in diverse brain fun ... Read more
Spatial Biology by Imaging Mass Cytometry
Date:07
Thursday
December
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 09:00-10:00
Location: ZOOM
Lecturer: Dr. Sean Pawlowski(Ionpath) & Dr. Tomer-Meir Salame (LSCF)
Organizer: Department of Life Sciences Core Facilities
Contact: tomer-meir.salame@weizmann.ac.il
Context-Dependent Dynamic Coordination of Head and Eye Movements During Visual Orienting
Date:06
Wednesday
December
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 14:00-15:00
Lecturer: Ofer Karp-PhD Defense seminar
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Zoom link: https://weizmann.zoom.us/j/98466393859?pwd=blJkSDUyWkR0L2FhQUFueS9FY2 ... Read more
Abstract: The orienting response, described by Pavlov as the “what is it?” reflex, aim ... Read more
Dissecting the role of peripheral immunity in Alzheimer’s Disease pathogenesis and disease course
Date:23
Thursday
November
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 11:30-12:30
Title: Student Seminar PhD Thesis Defense
ZOOM
Lecturer: Tommaso Croese PhD Defense
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Zoom Link: https://weizmann.zoom.us/j/5420322495?pwd=ZmhUR0kxWTB6aDh0bklBNFlzV1J ... Read more
Abstract: Recent research has increasingly focused on the intricate interactions between t ... Read more
Disordered crystals as viewed by light scattering
Date:23
Monday
October
2023
Colloquium
Time: 11:00-12:15
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Dr. Omer Yaffe
Organizer: Department of Chemical and Biological Physics
Contact: sarah.amzallag@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: In materials science, there is a prevailing paradigm that single crystals are al ... Read more
The Southern Lights — Rhodopsin Complexes Discovered in an Algae Near Antarctica Can Help Unravel the Secrets of the Brain
Date:16
Monday
October
2023
Colloquium
Time: 11:00-12:15
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Dr. Moran Shalev-Benami
Organizer: Department of Chemical and Structural Biology
Contact: sarah.amzallag@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: Rhodopsins are a ubiquitous family of light sensing/signaling proteins. In recen ... Read more
Experience-dependent genetic and synaptic regulation of stability and plasticity in cortical circuits
Date:28
Thursday
September
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 11:00-12:15
Location: The David Lopatie Hall of Graduate Studies
Lecturer: Dahlia Kushinsky-Student Seminar PhD Thesis Defense
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Details:
Abstract: Neural circuits in the brain must be plastic enough to allow an animal to adapt ... Read more
Effects of cocaine use on organization and dimensionality of neural representations in rat orbitofrontal cortex
Date:18
Monday
September
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 14:00-15:00
Location: Nella and Leon Benoziyo Building for Brain Research
Lecturer: Prof. Geoffrey Schoenbaum MD/PhD
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Room 113
Host:rony.paz@weizmann.ac.il
For accessibility issues: naomi.mose ... Read more
Abstract: Substance use disorder can be partly understood as a failure to properly learn a ... Read more
Ph.D. Defense Seminar
Date:04
Monday
September
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 11:30-12:30
Title: The reasons behind better DNA preservation in the petrous bone: cellular and 3D structural analysis of modern pig and ancient human petrous bones
Location: Nella and Leon Benoziyo Building for Biological Sciences
Lecturer: Jamal Ibrahim
Organizer: Scientific Archeology Unit
Contact: jamal.ibrahim@weizmann.ac.il
Details: The seminar will be also via zoom:
Meeting ID: 940 5265 6196
Meeting password: 449244
Understanding spontaneous neuronal activity with neurophotonics
Date:30
Wednesday
August
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 12:30-13:30
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Prof. Anna Devor
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Host: Prof. Ofer Yizhar ofer.yizhar@weizmann.ac.il
For accessibility issues: ... Read more
Abstract: The last decade has seen a rapid advance of neurophotonic technologies, in large ... Read more
The safety pharmacology of Syk inhibitors: Cardiovascular complications resulting from off-target tyrosine kinase inhibition
Date:24
Monday
July
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 14:00-15:00
Location: Max and Lillian Candiotty Building
Lecturer: Ms. Marieke Van Daele
Organizer: Dwek Institute for Cancer Therapy Research
Contact: michalav@weizmann.ac.il
Plant structure and motion as inspiration for bioinspired buildings and soft machines
Date:18
Tuesday
July
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 11:30-12:30
Location: Nella and Leon Benoziyo Building for Biological Sciences
Lecturer: Prof. Thomas Speck
Organizer: Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences
Contact: david.zeevi@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Host: Dr. David Zeevi
Tools & Techniques Seminar
Date:18
Tuesday
July
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 10:00-11:00
Location: Nella and Leon Benoziyo Building for Biological Sciences
Lecturer: Saar Ezagouri/Moshe Goldsmith/Elad Stolovicki
Organizer: Department of Biomolecular Sciences
Contact: levana.ayvazo@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: Saare - Circa-SCOPE: high-throughput live single -cell imaging method for analys ... Read more
Special Guest Seminar by Dr. Konstantin Feinberg
Date:17
Monday
July
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 13:00-14:00
Title: Schwann cells are key regulator of corneal epithelial renewal
Location: Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Building for Biomedical Research
Lecturer: Dr. Konstantin Feinberg
Organizer: Department of Molecular Neuroscience
Contact: ronitrosenberg@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: Purpose: Corneal sensory nerves protect the cornea from injury. They are also th ... Read more
Vision and AI
Date:16
Sunday
July
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 12:15-13:15
Title: Deep Learning Approaches for Inverse Problems in Computational Imaging and Chemistry
Location: Jacob Ziskind Building
Lecturer: Tomer Weiss
Organizer: Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics
Contact: karina.avadia@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: In this talk, I will present two chapters from my Ph.D. thesis. The core of my r ... Read more
Dendritic voltage imaging, excitability rules, and plasticity
Date:10
Monday
July
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 12:45-13:45
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Prof. Adam E. Cohen
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Host: Dr. Takashi Kawashima takashi.kawashima@weizmann.ac.il
For accessibilit ... Read more
Abstract: Membrane voltage in dendrites plays a key role in mediating synaptic integration ... Read more
Cancer Imaging in the Clinics
Date:10
Monday
July
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 12:15-13:00
Location: Wolfson Building for Biological Research
Lecturer: Prof. Dorith Shaham
Organizer: Life Sciences
Contact: levana.ayvazo@weizmann.ac.il
Details: This lecture will be preceded by a lecture on “Cancer imaging Principles”
... Read more
Cancer Imaging Principles
Date:10
Monday
July
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 11:15-12:00
Location: Wolfson Building for Biological Research
Lecturer: Prof. Rachel Katz-Brull
Organizer: Life Sciences
Contact: levana.ayvazo@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Within the FGS course on Translational Cancer Research
Host. Zvi Livneh
Toward “reading” and “writing” neural population codes in the primate cortex
Date:05
Wednesday
July
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 12:30-13:30
Location: Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Building for Biomedical Research
Lecturer: Prof. Eyal Seidemann
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: devora.sofer@weizmann.ac.il
Details: host: Prof. Ofer Yizhar
ofer.yizhar@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: : A central goal of sensory neuroscience is to understand the nature of the neur ... Read more
Siah3 acts upstream to Parkin to limit mitophagy and facilitate the apoptotic machinery during axonal pruning
Date:04
Tuesday
July
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 10:00-11:00
Location: Nella and Leon Benoziyo Building for Biological Sciences
Lecturer: Omer Abraham
Organizer: Department of Biomolecular Sciences
Contact: levana.ayvazo@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: Spatial and temporal regulation of the apoptotic machinery is critical for the e ... Read more
Physics Colloquium
Date:22
Thursday
June
2023
Colloquium
Time: 11:15-12:30
Title: Seeking the Closest Habitable-Zone Planets
Location: Edna and K.B. Weissman Building of Physical Sciences
Lecturer: Prof. Suvrath Mahadevan
Organizer: Faculty of Physics
Contact: eti.shalem@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Coffee, Tea and more...
Abstract: The discovery of planets capable of hosting biosignatures, and the characterizat ... Read more
Crosstalk between the ECM and Proteases from destruction to regeneration
Date:20
Tuesday
June
2023
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22
Thursday
June
2023
Conference
Time: 08:00
Location: The David Lopatie Conference Centre
Contact: irit.sagi@weizmann.ac.il
Beyond the arcuate fasciculus: A multiplicity of language pathways in the human brain
Date:13
Tuesday
June
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 12:30-13:30
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Prof. Michal Ben-Shachar
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: michal.ramot@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: Early models of the neurobiology of language targeted a single white matter path ... Read more
A link between viscoelastic mechanics and biochemical function of proteins
Date:12
Monday
June
2023
Colloquium
Time: 11:00-12:15
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Prof. Tsvi Tlusty
Organizer: Faculty of Chemistry
Contact: sarah.amzallag@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: Our starting point is the idea that specific regions in the protein evolve to
b ... Read more
Reprogramming the topology of the nociceptive circuit in C. elegans reshapes sexual behavior
Date:12
Monday
June
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 11:00-12:15
Location: Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Building for Biomedical Research
Lecturer: Vladyslava Pechuk
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: devora.sofer@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Student Seminar Ph.D. Thesis Defense
Abstract: The effect of the detailed connectivity of a neural circuit on its function and ... Read more
Vision and AI
Date:08
Thursday
June
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 12:15-13:15
Title: Imagic: Text-Based Real Image Editing with Diffusion Models
Location: Jacob Ziskind Building
Lecturer: Shiran Zada
Organizer: Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics
Contact: karina.avadia@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: Text-conditioned image editing has recently attracted considerable interest. How ... Read more
Local and long-range inputs contributing to sequence generation in the zebra finch
Date:06
Tuesday
June
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 12:30-13:30
Location: Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Building for Biomedical Research
Lecturer: Prof. Michael A. Long
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Host: Dr. Yarden Cohen Yarden.J.Cohen@weizmann.ac.il
tel: 5138
For accessibi ... Read more
Abstract: : A central question in neuroscience is how local processing and long-range infl ... Read more
Chemical and Biological Physics Guest Seminar
Date:06
Tuesday
June
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 10:00-11:00
Title: Materials with a twist: atomically controlled interfaces for clean energy
Location: Perlman Chemical Sciences Building
Lecturer: Prof Magali Lingenfelder
Organizer: Department of Chemical and Biological Physics
Contact: ron.naaman@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: Our society faces a critical challenge in shifting from a reliance on carbon-bas ... Read more
Volatile cortical working memory representations crystalize with practice
Date:01
Thursday
June
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 12:30-13:30
Location: Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Building for Biomedical Research
Lecturer: Prof. Peyman Golshani
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Host-Prof. Ofer Yizhar ofer.yizhar@weizmann.ac.il
For accessibility issues: n ... Read more
Abstract: Working memory (WM), the process through which information is transiently mainta ... Read more
Vision and AI
Date:01
Thursday
June
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 12:15-13:15
Title: Spaceborne multi-view computational tomography (CT)
Location: Jacob Ziskind Building
Lecturer: Yoav Schechner
Organizer: Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics
Contact: karina.avadia@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: We describe new computer vision tasks stemming from upcoming multiview tomograph ... Read more
Cognitive neuroscience of learning and memory in human infants
Date:30
Tuesday
May
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 12:30-13:30
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Prof. Nick Turk-Browne
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Host- Dr. Michal Ramot michal.ramot@weizmann.ac.il
For accessibility issues: ... Read more
Abstract: In this talk, I will present the approach my lab has developed for performing fM ... Read more
In-Vivo Imaging Technologies for Pre-Clinical Research
Date:24
Wednesday
May
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 13:00-14:00
Title: Spotlight on Science series
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Inbal Biton
Contact: ayelet.vilan@weizmann.ac.il
Machine Learning and Statistics Seminar
Date:24
Wednesday
May
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 11:15-12:30
Title: Cycle-edge message passing for group and non-group synchronization
Location: Jacob Ziskind Building
Lecturer: Prof. Gilad Lerman
Organizer: Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics
Contact: karina.avadia@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: The general synchronization problem asks to recover states of objects from their ... Read more
Exploring sex-specific regulation of aging and health
Date:23
Tuesday
May
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 10:00-11:00
Location: Nella and Leon Benoziyo Building for Biological Sciences
Lecturer: Dr. Itamar Harel
Organizer: Department of Biomolecular Sciences
Contact: levana.ayvazo@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: Bio: Experimental biology of vertebrate aging and age-related diseases: http://h ... Read more
Ultrafast processes and the challenge of decoherence
Date:22
Monday
May
2023
Colloquium
Time: 11:00-12:15
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Prof. Eberhard K. U. Gross
Organizer: Faculty of Chemistry
Contact: sarah.amzallag@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: A prominent goal of present-day condensed-matter physics is the design of electr ... Read more
“ Programmatic and Deep Learning Analysis Pipelines for 4D-STEM Materials Science Experiments”
Date:21
Sunday
May
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 11:00-12:00
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Dr. Colin Ophus
Organizer: Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science
Contact: ana.naamat@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: Scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) is one of the most popular mate ... Read more
New Frontiers in Cardiac and Vascular Biology
Date:20
Saturday
May
2023
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24
Wednesday
May
2023
Conference
Time: 08:00
Location: The David Lopatie Conference Centre
Organizer: The M.D. Moross Institute for Cancer Research,The Dimitris N. Chorafas Institute for Scientific Exchange
Contact: karina.yaniv@weizmann.ac.il
Non-invasive Methods for Extracting Microstructural Information from Human Tissues: Implementation in a Clinical MRI Scanner
Date:18
Thursday
May
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 09:30-10:30
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Dr Analía Zwick
Organizer: Clore Institute for High-Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy
Contact: ana.naamat@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: Extracting quantitative information about tissue microstructure using non-invasi ... Read more
Vision and AI
Date:11
Thursday
May
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 12:15-13:15
Title: Human Motion Diffusion Model
Lecturer: Guy Tevet
Organizer: Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics
Contact: karina.avadia@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: Natural and expressive human motion generation is the holy grail of computer ani ... Read more
Smell and our unconscious sense of self
Date:10
Wednesday
May
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 13:00-14:00
Location: Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Building for Biomedical Research
Lecturer: Prof. Benjamin D. Young
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: Benjamin D. Young Ph.D. is an associate professor in philosophy and interdiscipl ... Read more
The unique life of the intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs)
Date:09
Tuesday
May
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 10:00-11:00
Location: Nella and Leon Benoziyo Building for Biological Sciences
Lecturer: Prof. Yosef Shaul
Organizer: Department of Biomolecular Sciences
Contact: levana.ayvazo@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: Over 20% of our proteins are intrinsically disordered (IDP/IDR). IDPs/IDRs regul ... Read more
Nature, nurture, and the neuroscience of parenthood
Date:02
Tuesday
May
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 12:30-13:30
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Prof. Bianca Jones Marlin
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Host: Prof. Ofer Yizhar ofer.yizhar@weizmann.ac.il
tel: 6957
For accessibil ... Read more
Abstract: Introduction: Bianca Jones Marlin, Ph.D. is a neuroscientist and Herbert and Flo ... Read more
Nature, nurture, and the neuroscience of parenthood
Date:02
Tuesday
May
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 12:30-13:30
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Prof. Bianca Jones Marlin
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Host: Prof. Ofer Yizhar ofer.yizhar@weizmann.ac.il
tel: 6957
For accessibil ... Read more
Abstract: Introduction: Bianca Jones Marlin, Ph.D. is a neuroscientist and Herbert and Flo ... Read more
Vision and AI
Date:20
Thursday
April
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 12:15-13:15
Title: Training Set Reconstruction and Single-Video Generation
Location: Jacob Ziskind Building
Lecturer: Niv Haim
Organizer: Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics
Contact: karina.avadia@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: Over the past decade, deep learning has made significant strides in the fields o ... Read more
Neurotechnology 2023: Precision Approaches for Studying and Treating the Brain
Date:19
Wednesday
April
2023
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20
Thursday
April
2023
Conference
Time: 08:00 - 20:30
Location: The David Lopatie Conference Centre
Contact: takashi.kawashima@weizmann.ac.il
Navigation in larval zebrafish:strategies and internal representations
Date:03
Monday
April
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 12:45-13:30
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Prof. Ruben Portugues
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Host: Takashi Kawashima takashi.kawashima@weizmann.ac.il
For accessibility is ... Read more
Abstract: Larval zebrafish can navigate their environment and seek conditions that meet th ... Read more
3D quantitative-amplified Magnetic Resonance Imaging (3D q-aMRI)
Date:02
Sunday
April
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 16:30-17:30
Location: Perlman Chemical Sciences Building
Lecturer: Itamar Terem
Organizer: Clore Institute for High-Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy
Contact: ana.naamat@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: Changes in blood vessel pulsation and cerebrospinal fluid dynamics cause cyclic ... Read more
Brain plasticity Regulation and Modulation. Neurobiology symposium in honor of Prof. Menahem Segal
Date:29
Wednesday
March
2023
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30
Thursday
March
2023
Conference
Time: 15:00 - 17:15
Location: The David Lopatie Conference Centre
Contact: ofer.yizhar@weizmann.ac.il
The neurobiological function of experience-regulated genomic enhancers From transcriptional mechanisms to control over synaptic plasticity and sensory processing
Date:20
Monday
March
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 14:45-15:45
Location: Max and Lillian Candiotty Building
Lecturer: Ori Roethler Dr. Ivo Spiegel Lab
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Details:
Abstract: The brain consists of a mosaic of distinct cell-types with unique activity-regul ... Read more
Animal morphogenesis as a dynamical phase transition
Date:20
Monday
March
2023
Colloquium
Time: 11:00-12:15
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Prof. Erez Braun
Organizer: Faculty of Chemistry
Contact: sarah.amzallag@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: A remarkable hallmark of animal morphogenesis is the convergence of this dynamic ... Read more
Neuronal activity and noise in synaptic wiring specificity
Date:16
Thursday
March
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 10:30-13:30
Location: Nella and Leon Benoziyo Building for Brain Research
Lecturer: Dr. Laura Andreae
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Details: ROOM 113
Host: Dr. Yoav Livneh yoav.livneh@weizmann.ac.il
For accessibility ... Read more
Abstract: The role of neuronal activity in the development of neurons and circuits remains ... Read more
Special seminar: Simultaneous Imaging of millions of Single cells with the Xenium In situ platform
Date:14
Tuesday
March
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 10:00-11:00
Location: Max and Lillian Candiotty Building
Lecturer: Dr. Stephen Hague
Organizer: Department of Life Sciences Core Facilities
Contact: hadas.keren-shaul@weizmann.ac.il
Spatiotemporal Resolution of Conformational Changes in Biomolecules by Pulsed Electron-Electron Double Resonance Spectroscopy
Date:09
Thursday
March
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 09:30-10:30
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Dr. Tobias Hett
Organizer: Clore Institute for High-Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy
Contact: ana.naamat@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: Proteins are highly dynamic biomolecules that can undergo ligand-induced
confor ... Read more
"Uncovering novel Cardiac Biochemistry from large human cohort studies"
Date:05
Sunday
March
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 09:30-10:30
Location: Nella and Leon Benoziyo Building for Biological Sciences
Lecturer: Dr. Michael Elgart
Organizer: Department of Biomolecular Sciences
Contact: levana.ayvazo@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: "Mechanistic studies of human disease-related biochemistry typically rely on ani ... Read more
Optical Imaging and image quantification across scales
Date:02
Thursday
March
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 09:00-10:00
Location: Max and Lillian Candiotty Building
Lecturer: Dr. Sefi Addadi
Organizer: Department of Life Sciences Core Facilities
Contact: yoseph.addadi@weizmann.ac.il
Horizontal cells of the vertebrate retina – From channels to functions
Date:28
Tuesday
February
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 12:30-13:30
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Prof. Andreas Feigenspan
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: Visual information is transferred at the ribbon synapse – the first synapse of ... Read more
Sensory processing in the whisker system of awake, behaving mice
Date:27
Monday
February
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 14:30
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Prof. Rasmus Petersen
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Host: Prof. Ehud Ahissar ehud.ahissar@weizmann.ac.il
For accessibility issues ... Read more
Abstract: The ultimate purpose of sensory systems is to drive behaviour. Yet the bulk of ... Read more
How the brain transforms sensory input into action
Date:21
Tuesday
February
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 12:30-13:30
Lecturer: Prof. Tom Mrsic-Flogel
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Zoom link:
https://weizmann.zoom.us/j/96661197731?pwd=QTM4dHcvUFovTjZRU1BUVGhnW ... Read more
Sensitizing P-selectin-expressing brain malignancies to immune checkpoint modulators
Date:16
Thursday
February
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 14:00-15:00
Location: Max and Lillian Candiotty Building
Lecturer: Prof. Ronit Satchi-Fainaro, PhD
Organizer: Dwek Institute for Cancer Therapy Research
Contact: michal.av@weizmann.ac.il
Details: https://weizmann.zoom.us/j/5065402023?pwd=a3Z6KzRCU0xJaUFoM2Y5emZwZm1oZz09
Special Guest Seminar
Date:16
Thursday
February
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 10:00-11:00
Title: Inter-organelle communication pathways revealed by imaging
Location: Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Building for Biomedical Research
Lecturer: Prof. Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz
Organizer: Department of Molecular Genetics
Contact: evi.ben-ami@weizmnn.ac.il
Molecular MRI of brain function
Date:16
Thursday
February
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 09:30-10:30
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Prof. Alan Jasanoff
Organizer: The Helen and Martin Kimmel Institute for Magnetic Resonance Research
Contact: ananaamat@gmail.com
Abstract: Understanding the neural bases of behavior and cognition requires determining ho ... Read more
Cerebral Cortex Connectomics
Date:14
Tuesday
February
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 12:30-13:30
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Prof. Moritz Helmstaedter
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Host: Prof. Yaniv Ziv yaniv.ziv@weizmann.ac.il
For accessibility issues:naomi ... Read more
Abstract: Dept of Connectomics
Max Planck Institute for Brain Research Frankfurt
... Read more
Understanding nutritional impact on bone development and quality
Date:12
Sunday
February
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 15:00-16:00
Location: Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Building for Biomedical Research
Lecturer: Prof. Efrat Monsonego Ornan
Organizer: Life Sciences
Contact: yael.kuperman@weizmann.ac.il
Mapping brainstem nuclei structure and connectivity in health and disease
Date:07
Tuesday
February
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 12:30-13:30
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Dr. Marta Bianciardi
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Host: Dr. Michal Ramot michal.ramot@weizmann.ac.il
For accessibility issues c ... Read more
Abstract: Brainstem nuclei in humans play a crucial role in vital functions, such as arous ... Read more
Faculty Seminar
Date:02
Thursday
February
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 12:45-14:00
Title: Computational Imaging for Scientific Discovery: From Cloud Physics to Black Holes Dynamics
Location: Jacob Ziskind Building
Lecturer: Aviad Levis
Organizer: Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics
Contact: karina.avadia@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Imaging plays a key role in advancing science, from revealing the internal struc ... Read more
Abstract: Imaging plays a key role in advancing science, from revealing the internal struc ... Read more
My adventures in the rat interactive foraging facility (RIFF)
Date:31
Tuesday
January
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 12:30-13:30
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Prof. Eli Nelken
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Host-Dr. Michal Ramot michal.ramot@weizmann.ac.il
For accessibility issues:na ... Read more
Abstract: We developed an arena (called colloquially the RIFF) for jointly studying behavi ... Read more
"Molecules in a Quantum-Optical Flask"
Date:25
Wednesday
January
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 11:00-12:00
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Dr. Tal Schwartz
Organizer: Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science
Contact: ana.naamat@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: "Molecules in a Quantum-Optical Flask"
When confined to small dimensions, the ... Read more
Naturalistic approaches for studying social interactions, communication and language at cellular scale
Date:24
Tuesday
January
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 12:30-13:30
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Prof. Ziv Williams
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Host-Dr. Michal Ramot michal.ramot@weizmann.ac.il
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Abstract: Social interactions are remarkably dynamic, requiring individuals to understand ... Read more
Chemical and Biological Physics Guest Seminar
Date:22
Sunday
January
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 12:00
Title: How crystals flow – plastic deformation of colloidal single crystals
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Dr Ilya Svetlizky
Organizer: Department of Chemical and Biological Physics
Contact: lucio.frydman@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: Plastic (irreversible) deformation of crystals requires disrupting the crystalli ... Read more
Rapid learning (and unlearning) in the human brain
Date:19
Thursday
January
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 14:00-15:00
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Prof. Nitzan Censor
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Host: Dr. Michal Ramot michal.ramot@weizmann.ac.il
For accessibility issues c ... Read more
Abstract: A plethora of studies have pointed to sensory plasticity in the adult visual sys ... Read more
Brain-body interactions: sensations and predictions in the insular cortex
Date:15
Sunday
January
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 15:00-16:00
Location: Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Building for Biomedical Research
Lecturer: Dr. Yoav Livneh
Organizer: Life Sciences
Contact: yael.kuperman@weizmann.ac.il
Physics Colloquium
Date:12
Thursday
January
2023
Colloquium
Time: 11:15-12:30
Title: How crystals flow - plastic deformation of colloidal single crystals
Location: Edna and K.B. Weissman Building of Physical Sciences
Lecturer: Ilya Svetlizky
Organizer: Faculty of Physics
Contact: eti.shalem@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: Plastic (irreversible) deformation of crystals requires disrupting the crystalli ... Read more
“Functional MRI Advances at the Nexus of Acquisition, Processing, and Neuroscience”
Date:12
Thursday
January
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 09:30-10:30
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Prof. Peter Bandettini
Organizer: Clore Institute for High-Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy
Contact: ana.naamat@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: MRI is truly unique in that contrast and acquisition can be manipulated to highl ... Read more
Capturing Neuronal Activity with more Precision and Fidelity in Time and Space
Date:10
Tuesday
January
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 12:30-13:30
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Dr. Peter Bandettini
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Host - Dr. Michal Ramot michal.ramot@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: My lab’s focus in recent years has been split between development of ultra-hig ... Read more
Graphullerene: a new form of two-dimensional carbon
Date:02
Monday
January
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 11:00-12:00
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Dr. Elena Meirzadeh
Organizer: Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science
Contact: ana.naamat@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: The two natural allotropes of carbon, diamond and graphite, are extended network ... Read more