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Celebrating Science Journalism at the Science Writers 2022 Conference in Memphis
Michelson Philanthropies attended the Science Writers conference in Memphis, Tennessee, and honored two journalists for winning a prestigious medical science reporting award.
Dr. Michelson: To Be a Successful Inventor, Deconstruct the Status Quo
In this DaVinci Innovators+ podcast episode, Dr. Maxwell Cooper interviews Dr. Gary K. Michelson about his career as a physician-inventor and the invention process.
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.
New Grant to Help Develop ‘Forever Implants’
Researchers are using an ultra-rare low-field MRI machine housed at the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience that is one of only three of its kind in the world for improved fetal imaging, lung imaging, and cardiac perfusion imaging.
Progress in Vaccine Development for Infectious Diseases
Michelson Philanthropies celebrated this year's winners of its Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants and Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize for Immunology during a Keystone Symposia conference: Progress in Vaccine Development for Infectious Diseases. Watch the full event.
First Visualization of a Small Protein’s Structure Could Advance Treatments for Epilepsy and Other Disorders
Findings by scientists at the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience using cryogenic electron microscopy could lead to answers for neurological disorders from anxiety to schizophrenia and Parkinson’s disease to autism spectrum disorder.
Breakthroughs in Immunology Require a ‘Field of Dreams’ Research Center, Dr. Gary Michelson Says on Science Podcast
A massive immunology research center housing scientists could house different specialists working together on a common project.
Boosting Science is a Good Investment
Congress still has an opportunity to meet the moment and make a once-in-a-generation investment in science and innovation with new funding that will bring major economic returns while bolstering our competitiveness in the international knowledge marketplace, write Dr. Gary K. Michelson and Sudip Parikh.
USC Michelson Center Celebrates 3 State-of-the-Art Research Facilities
The grand opening ceremonies celebrate the latest cutting-edge facilities at the center, which brings together researchers from the university’s engineering and medical schools and the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.
The Case for Supporting Early-Career Researchers to Prepare for Future Pandemics and Find Cures
Today is the International Day of Immunology, a global celebration of immunology and an opportunity to educate the general public about the important role immunologists play. The three recipients of the Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize for Immunology presented their groundbreaking work in a recent virtual award ceremony.
USC’s New Cryogenic Electron Microscopy Facility Officially Opens for Business
Scientists and representatives from USC, Amgen, Thermo Fisher Scientific, and noteworthy academic institutions gather at the cryo-EM facility’s home in the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience.
Groundbreaking Early-Career Scientists Present Research Proposals During the 2021 Michelson Prizes Ceremony
The Michelson Medical Research Foundation and the Human Immunome Project awarded the 2021 Michelson Prizes to Dr. Camila Consiglio of Karolinska Institutet, Dr. Rong Ma of Emory University, and Dr. Nicholas Wu of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign during a recent virtual ceremony hosted by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Laurie Garrett.
Finding Cures Faster: Bring the FDA into the 21st Century with Advanced Testing
If the FDA and a bipartisan group in Congress follow through on their promises, the animal testing requirement in medical research could be history, write Dr. Gary Michelson and Aysha Akhtar.
Dr. Scott Biering Investigates the Role of Viral Proteins
Dr. Scott Biering, a finalist for the Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize wrote about a conserved flavivirus protein that holds potential as a target for versatile vaccines and therapies.
Dr. Lisa Wagar: Immune Reponses to Viruses and Vaccines
Dr. Lisa Wagar, a finalist for the Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize, researches translational human immunology and the use of organoids to understand the complex interactions that occur between immune cells upon vaccination and infection in humans.
Inaugural Recipient of the Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize for Immunology Explores Disparity of COVID Severity
On February 24, Michelson Philanthropies and AAAS/Science awarded Dr. Paul Bastard with the inaugural Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize for Immunology, a $30,000 grant for transformative research in human immunology, for his work on COVID severity.
‘A Call to Action’: Dr. Peter Kuhn of USC Michelson Center Visits White House to Help Launch President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot Initiative
President Biden announced the relaunch of the Cancer Moonshot Initiative, which aims to reduce the cancer death rate in the United States by 50% over the next 25 years.
Dr. Rong Ma, 2021 Michelson Prizes Recipient
2021 Michelson Prize recipient Dr. Rong Ma says the award will serve as a catalyst to provide the freedom she needs to advance her research.
Dr. Camila Consiglio, 2021 Michelson Prizes Recipient
2021 Michelson Prize recipient Dr. Camila Consiglio says the award will advance her research into how sex hormones impact the immune system of Swedish citizens who are undergoing sex reassignment therapy over time.
Dr. Nicholas C. Wu, 2021 Michelson Prizes Recipient
2021 Michelson Prize recipient Dr. Nicholas Wu says the award will help advance his high-risk/high-reward research on the influenza virus.
