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2021 Michelson Prizes Push New Frontiers in Human Immunology
The Michelson Medical Research Foundation and the Human Immunome Project proudly recognize three outstanding early career researchers with the 2021 Michelson Prizes award: Dr. Camila Consiglio of Karolinska Institutet; Dr. Rong Ma of Emory University; and Dr. Nicholas Wu of the University of Illinois.
‘Push the Boundaries’: 2020 Michelson Prize Winners on How the Award Advanced Their High-Risk/High-Reward Research
As the Michelson Medical Research Foundation and the Human Immunome Project (HIP) gear up to announce the latest winners of the 2021 Michelson Prizes on January 25, the 2020 winners discuss how receiving the prize has been instrumental in advancing their groundbreaking research at the dawn of their careers.
‘Think Big’: 2019 Michelson Prize Winners on How the Award Advanced Their High-Risk/High-Reward Research
As the Michelson Medical Research Foundation and the Human Immunome Project (HIP) gear up to announce the latest winners of the 2021 Michelson Prizes on January 25, the 2019 winners discuss how receiving the prize has been instrumental in advancing their groundbreaking research at the dawn of their careers.
‘Science Driven by Passion’: 2018 Michelson Prize Winners on How the Award Advanced Their High-Risk/High-Reward Research
As the Michelson Medical Research Foundation and the Human Immunome Project gear up to announce the latest winners of the 2021 Michelson Prizes on January 25, the 2018 winners discuss how receiving the prize has been instrumental in advancing their groundbreaking research at the dawn of their careers.
USC Team Shows How Memories are Stored in the Brain, with Potential Impact on Conditions Like PTSD
Fish that glow; a tailor-made microscope; a new way to catalog science. After six years, researchers at the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience produce the first snapshots of memory in a living animal.
Innovative Medical Education Company Partners with the World’s Largest Scientific Publisher in Effort to Reach 1 Billion Learners by 2025
Osmosis, a Michelson 20MM portfolio company, recently became a part of Elsevier, the world’s largest scientific publishing company.
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.
New Cutting-Edge Cryo-Electron Microscopy Facility Exemplifies USC Michelson Center’s Vision for Convergent Bioscience
A new facility recently opened in the USC Michelson Center on Convergent Bioscience that allows scientists to view and take snapshots of biological molecules in three dimensions through a technique called cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), which is a game-changer for structural biology research.
TIME’s Best Inventions of 2021 List Spotlights GIBLIB, the ‘Netflix of the Medical World’ in Michelson 20MM’s Investment Portfolio
GIBLIB is an on-demand video medical education platform featuring lectures, discussions, surgical procedures, and more from physicians and other experts.
Welcome Alternatives to Animal Testing
New legislation will allow more innovative and human-relevant testing platforms to expedite the development of promising drugs, write Dr. Gary Michelson and Dr. Aysha Akhtar.
Eliminating the Uncertainty of Cancer Care is My Life’s Mission
Cancer is not an easy target, writes Dr. Peter Kuhn, founding director of the USC Michelson Convergent Science Institute in Cancer. It consists of a disease spectrum that ranges from high lethality that is spreading rapidly to locally confined malignancies without lethality over the average lifespan.
Unique MRI Machine Installed in USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience
The state-of-the-art MRI machine that was recently installed in the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience allows researchers and students to produce better, faster, and less expensive images of the human body, thus improving the capability of diagnostic imaging to detect diseases.
Nanofabrication Laboratory Opens at USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience
The new, state-of-the-art John O’Brien Nanofabrication Lab is an innovation hub for research projects ranging from basic science to applied technology.
Young and Diverse Teams of Researchers Produce More Impactful Science
Diversity of thought and experience is critical to science and the scientific method, said Dr. Ansuman Satpathy of Stanford in a recent Science podcast sponsored by Michelson Philanthropies.
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.
To Support Future Medical Advances, Revamp the Rules for Funding Research
Dr. Gary Michelson shares his commentary on why bold, young scientists have the potential to revolutionize scientific research and accelerate the pace of innovation.
A Conversation With Dr. Laura Mackay | Science Podcast
Dr. Laura Mackay, professor and laboratory head of the Peter Doherty Institute at the University of Melbourne, discusses the importance of supporting and promoting diversity in STEM with Science editor Sean Sanders, PhD.
Applications Now Open for the Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize for Immunology
Early-career researchers can apply for the Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize for Human Immunology from May 15 to October 1, 2021.
To Vaccinate Our Economy, Boost Support for the NIH
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the world’s single largest funder of medical research, the very fuel that feeds the American engine of medical discovery and the linchpin to our country’s post-COVID economic recovery.
The Best Ways to Support Early-Career Scientists
Science Editor-in-Chief Holden Thorp talks with Gary Michelson, founder of the Michelson Medical Research Foundation and co-chair of Michelson Philanthropies, about the best ways to support early-career scientists, including through prizes such as the new Michelson Philanthropies and Science Prize for Immunology.
