Michelson Medical Research Foundation Explained

Founder:Gary K. Michelson
Headquarters:Los Angeles, California
Awards:Michelson Prizes
Website:https://www.michelsonmedicalresearch.org/

The Michelson Medical Research Foundation is a private, non-profit philanthropy founded by orthopedic spinal surgeon and inventor Gary K. Michelson.[1] [2] The foundation aims to solve global health issues by promoting the development of innovative ideas in medicine and bioscience.[3]

The foundation's co-chairs are Dr. Michelson and his wife, Alya Michelson.

History

The Michelson Medical Research Foundation was founded in 2005 and seeded with $100 million.[4] [5]

In 2017, the foundation, along with the Human Vaccines Project, established the Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants, a $20 million initiative to advance innovation in the field of vaccines and immunotherapies through grants.[6] [7] The inaugural winners of the $150,000 awards in June 2018 included the University of Melbourne's Dr. Laura Mackay, Monash University's Dr. Patricia Illing, and Stanford University School of Medicine's Dr. Ansuman Satpathy.[8] [9] 2022 grant winners included Dr. Noam Auslander and Dr. Brittany Hartwell of the University of Minnesota.[10] The 2022 Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize for Immunology was awarded to Dr. Paul Bastard.[11] Dr. Siyuan Ding of Washington University in St. Louis, Weill Cornell Medicine's Dr. Claire Otero, and Rockefeller University's Dr. Dennis Schaefer-Babajew were the Next Generation Grant winners of 2023.[12]

2019 Next Generation Grant winners Dr. Murad Mamedov and Dr. Avinash Das Sahu collaborated on a study, published in August 2023, to identify how gamma-delta T cells recognize and destroy cancer cells.[13]

Initiatives

Beneficiaries

Beneficiaries of the Michelson Medical Research Foundation include:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gary Michelson. forbes.com. 4 April 2017.
  2. Web site: How I Made It: Dr. Gary Michelson. Los Angeles Times. 5 June 2011 . 4 April 2017.
  3. Web site: Who We Are. michelsonmedical.org. 15 February 2016.
  4. Web site: Dr. Gary K. Michelson: Inventor and life-saver. jewishjournal.com. 31 March 2016 . 3 April 2017.
  5. Web site: Allison . Brunner . 2018-12-28 . Dr. Gary K. Michelson: The Benevolent Catalyst . 2022-09-09 . C-Suite Quarterly . en.
  6. News: 2020-05-22 . Philanthropists play a crucial role in developing vaccines . Financial Times . 2022-10-12.
  7. Web site: Michelson Prizes. 2018-08-08. Human Vaccines Project. humanvaccinesproject.org.
  8. Web site: Institute . The Doherty . 2018-06-20 . Dr Laura Mackay wins Michelson Prize for Human Immunology and Vaccine Research . 2022-11-01 . www.doherty.edu.au . en.
  9. Web site: Melbourne . Andrew Trounson, University of . 2018-08-05 . The cells giving our immune system more punch . 2022-11-01 . Pursuit . en.
  10. Web site: Briefings . 2023-02-24 . www.rosalindfranklinsociety.org . en-us.
  11. Web site: 2022 Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize Winners . 2023-03-31 . www.science.org . en.
  12. Web site: Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants . 2024-07-11 . Human Immunome Project . en-US.
  13. Mamedov . Murad R. . Vedova . Shane . Freimer . Jacob W. . Sahu . Avinash Das . Ramesh . Amrita . Arce . Maya M. . Meringa . Angelo D. . Ota . Mineto . Chen . Peixin Amy . Hanspers . Kristina . Nguyen . Vinh Q. . Takeshima . Kirsten A. . Rios . Anne C. . Pritchard . Jonathan K. . Kuball . Jürgen . Sebestyen . Zsolt . Adams . Erin J. . Marson . Alexander . CRISPR screens decode cancer cell pathways that trigger γδ T cell detection . Nature . September 2023 . 621 . 7977 . 188–195 . 10.1038/s41586-023-06482-x . 37648854 . en . 1476-4687. 11003766 . 2023Natur.621..188M .
  14. Web site: USC's Michelson Hall, new center for convergent bioscience, makes its debut.. USC News. Joanna. Clay. 2017-11-01. 2018-08-08.
  15. Web site: Healthcare Tech Teams Dominate 2018 Wharton Startup Challenge. 2018-08-08. 2018-05-16. Clear Admit. Jonathan. Pfeffer. clearadmit.com.
  16. Web site: Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine — 2017 Annual Report. 2018-08-08. Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. pcrm.org.
  17. Web site: Vincent . Roger . Peterson . Melody . UCLA will transform dead Westside mall into major science innovation center . Los Angeles Times . 27 February 2024 . 4 January 2024.
  18. Web site: The Human Vaccines Project. 2018-08-08. Human Vaccines Project. humanvaccinesproject.org.
  19. Web site: The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine [Who We Are]]. 2018-08-08. Michelson Medical Research Foundation. michelsonmedical.org.
  20. Web site: Surgeon and inventor gives $50 million for USC building. 2018-08-08. Larry. Gordon. 2014-01-13. Los Angeles Times.
  21. Web site: UW Research [Who We Are]]. 2018-08-08. Michelson Medical Research Foundation. michelsonmedical.org.
  22. Web site: Startup Challenge — Enter to win $135,000 in cash and prizes. The Wharton School, The University of Pennsylvania. 2018-08-08. wharton.upenn.edu.

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