A blood-shy, blood cancer warrior
Israeli professor, Varda Shoshan-Barmatz is one of only a few non-North Americans to win a grant from the Leukemia & Lymphona Society to develop antidotes
Abigail Klein Leichman, a writer and associate editor at ISRAEL21c from August 2010 until her retirement in March 2024, moved to Israel in 2007. She has freelanced for a variety of newspapers and periodicals since 1984.
Israeli professor, Varda Shoshan-Barmatz is one of only a few non-North Americans to win a grant from the Leukemia & Lymphona Society to develop antidotes
The same bacteria that make your sweaty socks smell are responsible for some 1.7 million hospital-associated infections in the US alone. An Israeli antibacterial fabric
The stars are both behind the cameras and onscreen at Israel’s annual women’s film festival, which this year focuses on women who live with ongoing,
Bugs are Dr. Shimon Steinberg’s bread and butter. The R&D manager at Israel’s Bio-Bee works to undo the damage of chemical pest control and encourage what nature intended.
An Israeli scientist’s discovery of TRP channels is making waves worldwide, since these proteins are involved in vision; initiating the sensation of pain, temperature and
For the first time, an Israeli professor has been awarded the Fields Medal for Mathematics, said to be the equivalent of a Nobel Prize, by
Motivated by an interest in global human health, a team of Israeli researchers has identified the gene that increases the risk of kidney failure in
A TV variety hour, filmed live in Jerusalem on Tuesday nights, is taking its show on the road, starting with Texas. Co-hosts Ari Abramowitz, left,
The $100 million campaign to restore the Israel Museum in Jerusalem is the largest collective philanthropic effort ever undertaken for a cultural institution in Israel.
Religious and political views get checked at the door when the Turkish sailors show up for practice with their Israeli coach. Picture courtesy of Walter
In a tribute to founding Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, two former IDF colonels have set up a technology incubator designed to green southern Israel. Photo
With deep empathy for those who live in anticipation of “the next bad thing,” Rosa Naveh treats psycho trauma with tender loving care. Rosa
Pioneering dancer-turned-occupational therapist Dido Green has moved from England to Tel Aviv, where she develops new-age methods to treat childhood motor disorders. Setting up
Intrigued by topics that touch on mathematics, computer science, physics and neuroscience, Israel’s Prof. Shafrira Goldwasser has made far-reaching contributions to keeping your data safe
By his own definition, 56-year-old Israeli Carlos Goldberg is one of “the crazier ones” choosing to run the Appalachian Trail against the clock. Aiming to