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Dr. Paul Bastard Says Support Early-Career Scientists
In a recent Science podcast, Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize for Immunology recipient Dr. Paul Bastard discussed his groundbreaking research on Covid deaths and advocated for increased funding for young scientists.
Dr. Michelson Advocates for Establishing a “National Institute for Cures” to Fast-Track Drug and Vaccine Development
Dr. Gary Michelson makes the case for why increased fast tracking of funding and development for innovative scientific developments is key for our future in the latest COVID-19 edition of National Academy of Inventors’ Technology & Innovation Journal.
Climate Change is a Direct Threat to Human Health and Immunology
Climate change contributes to diseases and other health problems in vulnerable populations around the world, according to scientists and experts in a recent program sponsored by Michelson Philanthropies.
Mapping a Detailed COVID-19 Symptoms Timeline
Thanks to a team of researchers at the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience, COVID-19’s progression is being mapped. This vital knowledge can be leveraged to more quickly apply treatments, and help limit COVID-19’s spread.
Dr. Gary K. Michelson Proposes a National Institute of Cures
In a piece titled “America’s Needed Medical Revolution,” - published in US News & World Report, spinal surgeon, inventor and philanthropist Dr. Gary K. Michelson calls for a new National Institute of Cures that would operate in cooperation with the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration to better foster innovation and prepare for future emergencies.