# Alon Chen

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## TL;DR

Neuroscientist who has been President of the Weizmann Institute of Science since 2019, leading one of the world's foremost basic research institutes, including its cancer research programmes.

## Summary

Alon Chen is President of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, a position he has held since 2019. A neurobiologist, his own laboratory studies the neurobiology of stress and its links to psychiatric disorders. As President he oversees the institute's research across the life sciences, including its cancer research and immunotherapy programmes.

## Fields

- Kind: Person
- Last checked: 2026-09-10
- Tags: leadership; basic science
- Role: President
- Specialisms: Neuroscience; Stress biology; Research leadership

## Sources

- PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Chen+A%5BAuthor%5D+Weizmann+stress

## Connected records

- institutions: [Weizmann Institute of Science](https://onco.cc/institutions/weizmann/)

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