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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.
Michelson Prizes Invites Applications for $150,000 Research Grants in Human Immunology
Michelson Medical Research Foundation and the Human Immunome Project are now welcoming applications for the 2021 Michelson Prize: Next Generation Grants. The prestigious $150,000 grants are given annually to support researchers 35 and younger who are advancing human immunology, vaccine, and immunotherapy discovery research on major global diseases.
New CSI-Cancer Lab Designed to Promote Collaboration
The USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience has opened a new Convergent Science Institute in Cancer (CSI-Cancer) lab. Peter Kuhn, a founding member of the USC Michelson Center, made the announcement.
Researchers Develop New Way to Watch Pancreatic Cells Package Insulin
A team of scientists from the Bridge Institute at the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience has for the first time actually looked at a pancreatic cell as it was packaging insulin and responding to a drug treatment. Their work marks a new way to understand diabetes.
Epic Sciences and USC Michelson Center Partner to Improve Cancer Care
The USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience and Epic Sciences, Inc. will work in concert to create more precise characterization of rare circulating tumor cells.
Dr. Gary Michelson Discusses Finding Cures Faster
The lives of chronic and rare disease patients depend on the positive progress of medical discoveries. In this podcast episode, Dr. Gary K. Michelson explains how investment in innovative, high-risk research can improve patient outcomes.
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.
2020 Michelson Prizes Awarded to Young Scientists in Pursuit of Vaccine Breakthroughs
Danika Hill, a research fellow in immunology and pathology at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, and Michael Birnbaum, an assistant professor at MIT, are the two 2020 Michelson Prizes recipients.
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.
