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Of Hosts and Microbes: Mutualism, Pathogenesis and Evolution
Date:26
Tuesday
March
2024
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28
Thursday
March
2024
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 08:00 - 20:00
Lecturer: TBA
Organizer: Department of Immunology and Regenerative Biology
Contact: s.jung@weizmann.ac.il
Past
Ultra-Repellent Aerophilic Surfaces Underwater”
Date:30
Wednesday
August
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 11:00-12:00
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Dr. Alexander B. Tesler
Organizer: Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science
Contact: ana.naamat@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: Wetting describes the ability of liquids to maintain contact with a solid surfac ... Read more
Microbes in Cancer
Date:17
Monday
July
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 11:15-13:00
Location: Wolfson Building for Biological Research
Lecturer: Dr. Ilana Livyatan
Organizer: Life Sciences
Contact: levana.ayvazo@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Lab of Ravid Straussman, Dept. of Molecular Cell Biology
Within the FGS cours ... Read more
Solar Panels for Light-to-Chemical Conversion
Date:29
Monday
May
2023
Colloquium
Time: 11:00-12:15
Title: 2023 G.M.J. SCHMIDT MEMORIAL LECTURE
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Prof. Erwin Reisner
Organizer: Faculty of Chemistry
Contact: sarah.amzallag@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: Solar panels are well known to produce electricity, but they are also in early-s ... Read more
An Innate Immunity Pathway Against Invading Microbes Targets the Paternal Mitochondria for Destruction after Fertilization
Date:10
Wednesday
May
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 10:00-11:15
Location: Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Building for Biomedical Research
Lecturer: Prof. Eli Arama
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Animal and Microbial Rhodopsins
Date:08
Monday
May
2023
Colloquium
Time: 11:00-12:15
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Prof. Hideki Kandori
Organizer: Faculty of Chemistry
Contact: sarah.amzallag@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Schmidt Auditorium
Abstract: Rhodopsins are photoreceptive membrane proteins containing a retinal chromophore ... Read more
Shigella flexneri vacuolar rupture : Near-native in cellulo structure-function analysis
Date:12
Sunday
March
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 13:30-14:30
Location: Nella and Leon Benoziyo Building for Biological Sciences
Lecturer: Léa SWISTAK
Organizer: Department of Biomolecular Sciences
Contact: levana.ayvazo@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: Shigella flexneri is a bacterial entero-invasive pathogen transmitted through th ... Read more
High resolution in vivo NMR spectroscopy: A tale about cells, a fish and a worm
Date:23
Thursday
February
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 09:30-10:30
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Prof. Andrés Binolfi
Organizer: The Helen and Martin Kimmel Institute for Magnetic Resonance Research
Contact: ana.naamat@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: To understand the functional properties of biomolecules, such a small metabolite ... Read more
Between Southern Caucasus and Near East: The Kura-Araxes culture in a wider context
Date:26
Thursday
January
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 13:30
Location: Room 590, Benoziyo Building for Biological Science, Weizmann Institute of Science
Lecturer: Dr. Elena Rova
Contact: harsh.raj@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Please follow the link or Zoom ID to join remotely.
Join Zoom Meeting:
https:/ ... Read more
The Kura-Araxes culture between Caucasus and Near East: An Introduction Part 1
Date:19
Thursday
January
2023
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 13:30
Location: Room 590, Benoziyo Building for Biological Science, Weizmann Institute of Science
Lecturer: Dr. Elena Rova
Contact: harsh.raj@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Join Zoom Meeting:
https://weizmann.zoom.us/j/4845901524?pwd=dkYybWIvTXVSaW40Ym ... Read more
Biosynthesis of Plant Natural Products: from the Colours of Beet to Defences in Wheat
Date:27
Tuesday
December
2022
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 11:30-12:30
Location: Nella and Leon Benoziyo Building for Biological Sciences
Lecturer: Dr. Guy Polturak
Organizer: Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences
Contact: david.zeevi@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: Plants produce a vast range of specialized metabolites that serve various roles, ... Read more
Beneficial microbe-plant interactions in milpa traditional agroecosystems and the effect of human intervention
Date:15
Tuesday
November
2022
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 11:30-12:30
Location: Nella and Leon Benoziyo Building for Biological Sciences
Lecturer: Dr. Jorge Rocha
Organizer: Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences
Contact: einat.segev@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Host: Dr. Einat Segev
Abstract: The health of plants depends largely on their interactions with microbes. Howeve ... Read more
“The immune system of bacteria: Beyond CRISPR”
Date:08
Tuesday
November
2022
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 10:00-11:00
Location: Nella and Leon Benoziyo Building for Biological Sciences
Lecturer: Prof. Rotem Sorek
Organizer: Department of Biomolecular Sciences
Contact: levana.ayvazo@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: The arms race between bacteria and phages led to the development of sophisticate ... Read more
Mapping internal representations with adaptive sampling, massive online experiments and cross-cultural research
Date:24
Monday
October
2022
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 11:00-12:00
Location: Nella and Leon Benoziyo Building for Biological Sciences
Lecturer: Dr. Nori Jacoby
Organizer: Department of Brain Sciences
Contact: naomi.moses@weizmann.ac.il
Details: ROOM 191 C-NEW
Abstract: Our brain relies on internal representations to support perception, action, and ... Read more
How microbial interactions shape the exo-metabolic landscape of the ocean
Date:12
Tuesday
July
2022
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 11:30-12:30
Location: Nella and Leon Benoziyo Building for Biological Sciences
Lecturer: Dr. Constanze Kuhlisch
Organizer: Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences
Contact: david.zeevi@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Host: Prof. Assaf Vardi
Abstract: Algal blooms are events of high primary productivity and rapid population growth ... Read more
Self-assembling structure and function using equilibrium and non-equilibrium statistical mechanics
Date:26
Tuesday
April
2022
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 11:00-12:00
Location: Gerhard M.J. Schmidt Lecture Hall
Lecturer: Dr, Matan Ya Ben Zion
Organizer: Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science
Contact: ana.naamat@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: Self-assembly and self-organization are two big challenges in the natural scienc ... Read more
Host innate immunity and bacterial commensals prevent fungal dysbiosis in Arabidopsis roots
Date:12
Tuesday
April
2022
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 11:30-12:30
Location: VIA ZOOM: https://weizmann.zoom.us/j/98989152393?pwd=a050Mm4rSlEwb2hLN1FiKy9oT24xdz09 Meeting ID: 989 8915 2393 Password: 002663
Lecturer: Prof. Stéphane Hacquard
Organizer: Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences
Contact: david.zeevi@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Host: Dr. Daniel Dar
Abstract: Understanding how host–microbe homeostasis is controlled and maintained in pla ... Read more
Role of forces in membrane dynamics and tissue morphogenesis
Date:05
Tuesday
April
2022
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 10:00-11:00
Location: Nella and Leon Benoziyo Building for Biological Sciences
Lecturer: Prof. Marino Zerial
Organizer: Department of Biomolecular Sciences
Contact: levana.ayvazo@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: Our work has highlighted the function of Rab GTPases as key components for the b ... Read more
Microbial and Antimicrobial Amyloids in the Fight Against Infections
Date:29
Tuesday
March
2022
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 10:00-11:00
Location: Nella and Leon Benoziyo Building for Biological Sciences
Lecturer: Prof. Meytal Landau
Organizer: Department of Biomolecular Sciences
Contact: levana.ayvazo@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: Amyloids are protein fibers with unique and strong structures, known mainly in t ... Read more
New metabolic functions can rapidly evolve in microbes by multiple convergent mechanisms
Date:01
Tuesday
February
2022
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 11:30-12:30
Title: Special Guest Seminar with Dr. Avihu Yona via zoom
Location: https://weizmann.zoom.us/j/95436548996?pwd=Uk9yOVFrK0ZuTnRsdm5TY1JiM1NzQT09 Meeting ID: 954 3654 8996 Password: 356165
Lecturer: Dr. Avihu Yona
Organizer: Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences
Contact: david.zeevi@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Host: Dr. David Zeevi
Abstract: Many plant foods contain oxalate C2O4(-2) that reaches the colon when we eat pla ... Read more
Membraneless Organelles and Wisdom of the Crowds: Novel Mechanisms Underlying Regulation in Bacteria
Date:14
Tuesday
December
2021
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 11:30-12:30
Location: Nella and Leon Benoziyo Building for Biological Sciences
Lecturer: Prof. Orna Amster-Choder
Organizer: Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences
Contact: david.zeevi@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Host: Dr. David Zeevi
Abstract: The poles of rod-shaped bacteria are emerging as a “microBrain”, serving as ... Read more
Physics Colloquium
Date:09
Thursday
December
2021
Colloquium
Time: 11:15-12:30
Title: Cell cycle regulation in microbes
Location: Edna and K.B. Weissman Building of Physical Sciences
Lecturer: Prof. Ariel Amir
Organizer: Faculty of Physics
Contact: tamar.fuchs@weizmann.ac.il
Details: 10:50 - Coffee, tea and more
in Benozyio physics lobby
Abstract: Microbial cells are remarkable in their abilities to adapt to different environm ... Read more
MicroEco2 Microbial Ecology Symposium for Young Researchers
Date:09
Thursday
December
2021
Conference
Time: 08:00
Location: David Lopatie Conference Centre
Organizer: Knell Family Center for Microbiology
Contact: noa.barak@weizmann.ac.il
Biogeochemical consequences of host-virus interactions in marine diatoms
Date:23
Tuesday
November
2021
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 11:30-12:30
Title: Guest seminar
Location: Benoziyo Bldg. for Biological Sciences Auditorium - Floor 1
Lecturer: Dr. Chana Kranzler
Organizer: Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences
Contact: david.zeevi@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Host: Prof. David Zeevi
Abstract: Diatoms are among the most globally distributed and ecologically successful orga ... Read more
Systematic Discovery and Characterization of Microbial Toxins
Date:16
Tuesday
November
2021
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 11:30-12:30
Title: Guest seminar
Location: Nella and Leon Benoziyo Building for Biological Sciences
Lecturer: Dr. Asaf Levy
Organizer: Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences
Contact: david.zeevi@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Host: David Zeevi
Abstract: Microbes use protein toxins to kill competitors and to infect host cells. Discov ... Read more
Unraveling the microscale mechanisms driving particle degradation in the ocean
Date:26
Tuesday
October
2021
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 11:30-12:30
Location: https://weizmann.zoom.us/j/96896290817?pwd=WmoxNzZSRFArL3VzNUY3bHRpZFZoQT09 Password: 230371
Lecturer: Dr. Uria Alcolombri
Organizer: Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences
Contact: merav.hagag@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Host: Prof. Asaph Aharoni
Abstract: The sinking of organic particles in the ocean and their degradation by marine mi ... Read more
Unraveling the microscale mechanisms driving particle degradation in the ocean
Date:26
Tuesday
October
2021
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 11:30-12:30
Title: Guest Seminar via zoom
Location: https://weizmann.zoom.us/j/96896290817?pwd=WmoxNzZSRFArL3VzNUY3bHRpZFZoQT09 Password: 230371
Lecturer: Dr. Uria Alcolombri
Organizer: Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences
Contact: merav.hagag@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Host: Prof. Asaph Aharoni
Abstract: The sinking of organic particles in the ocean and their degradation by marine mi ... Read more
Plant immune system activation is necessary for efficient interaction with auxin secreting beneficial bacteria
Date:12
Tuesday
October
2021
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 15:00-16:00
Title: Guest Seminar via Zoom
Location: https://weizmann.zoom.us/j/97684910013?pwd=ai9wWUZQNWdVRVU2Y3laaUlWRmdwUT09 Password 973838
Lecturer: Dr. Elhanan Tzipilevich
Organizer: Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences
Contact: david.zeevi@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Host: Prof. Asaph Aharoni
Abstract: Plants continuously monitor the presence of microorganisms through their immune ... Read more
Conservation of TIR immune signaling in bacteria and plants
Date:06
Tuesday
July
2021
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 11:30-12:30
Title: Guest Seminar via Zoom
Location: https://weizmann.zoom.us/j/94920680518?pwd=MDhOVUZsQWRaMGZSYndIME5lZGtRdz09 Password 151190
Lecturer: Gal Ofir
Organizer: Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences
Contact: nicole.friesem@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Host: Prof. Avraham Levy
Synchronization and spatial coherence of noisy circadian clocks in a multicellular1-d organism
Date:24
Thursday
June
2021
Colloquium
Time: 11:15-12:30
Location: https://weizmann.zoom.us/j/94477142638?pwd=aWNlZGVzNmdJdnJVZVNZUi9sZ0VBZz09
Lecturer: Joel Stavans
Organizer: Faculty of Physics
Contact: tamar.fuchs@weizmann.ac.il
Details: 11:00: coffee, tea and more.
The colloquium will be Hybrid - you can attend i ... Read more
Abstract: The collective behavior of oscillators is a venerable subject in Physics since H ... Read more
The human body from a quantitative perspective: cells, bacteria and SARS-CoV-2
Date:01
Tuesday
June
2021
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 11:30-12:30
Title: Hybrid Dept. Seminar
Location: Nella and Leon Benoziyo Building for Biological Sciences
Lecturer: Ron Sender
Organizer: Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences
Contact: nicole.friesem@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Host: Prof. Ron Milo
Aerobic Bacteria Produce Nitric Oxide Through Denitrification During Microbial Interactions
Date:06
Tuesday
April
2021
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 11:30-12:30
Title: Dept. Seminar via Zoom
Location: https://weizmann.zoom.us/j/93820152550?pwd=c0QzK3VTcjZpditUSGNwQzBKb0gvUT09 Password 419056
Lecturer: Dr. Adi Abada
Organizer: Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences
Contact: nicole.friesem@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Host: Dr. Einat Segev
Diatom modulation of associated bacteria
Date:09
Tuesday
March
2021
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 11:30-12:30
Title: Guest Seminar via Zoom
Location: https://weizmann.zoom.us/j/91943922657?pwd=QnF1eThwV0lWTk45ZWFBWnlHeGx2Zz09Password620591
Lecturer: Dr. Ahmed Shibl
Organizer: Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences
Contact: nicole.friesem@weizmann.ac.il
Details: Host: Dr. Einat Segev
Live imaging of chromatin distribution reveals novel principles of nuclear architecture and chromatin compartmentalization”.
Date:31
Sunday
January
2021
Lecture / Seminar
Time: 11:00-12:00
Lecturer: Prof. Talila Volk
Organizer: Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science
Contact: ana.naamat@weizmann.ac.il
Abstract: Zoom Link:
https://weizmann.zoom.us/j/91657907719?pwd=M2F2WlRKWGRuUHlxN0tNWF ... Read more
MicroEco 2020
Date:06
Wednesday
January
2021
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07
Thursday
January
2021
Conference
Time: 08:00
Location: David Lopatie Conference Centre
Contact: microeco2020@gmail.com