Tag Archives: Technion Women
How does a Protein Recognize its Specific Binding Site on DNA?
DNA can be seen as a cookbook, containing all the recipes needed by the human body. But how is a particular “recipe” picked out? How is it bookmarked? What decides how many portions are cooked? How do some recipes have variants, like a ravioli recipe might have alternative fillings? How are comments written on the… Read More
Medals of Distinction
3 March 2021 – The Peres Center for Peace and Innovation today granted eleven women from a diverse range of backgrounds and communities with its inaugural Medal of Distinction, ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March. The award, which will be granted annually to mark International Women’s Day, honors the outstanding contributions of women… Read More
New member of the US National Academy of Engineering
The American National Academy of Engineering (NAE) announced the admission this month of 106 new members and 23 international (non-American) members, including Dr. Yoelle Maarek, a graduate of the Taub Faculty of Computer Science at the Technion, who is now Vice President of Research at Alexa Shopping at Amazon Technion alumnus Dr. Yoelle Maarek grew… Read More
TechWomen 2020
1,300 outstanding female high school students in science and mathematics attended the virtual event which showcased an array of opportunities flowing from academic studies in science and engineering at Technion. “I used to watch “X-Men”, and it amazed me to see how they can change people's DNA to become superheroes. I knew that I wanted… Read More