Romain Guyon, Ph.D. received the Michelson Prize for innovative work to create a single-dose rabies vaccine research. The Michelson Prize will give Guyon the opportunity to explore manufacturing methods, demonstrate the scale-up potential of the technology, and pave...
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Artificial Intelligence Meets Immunology: Dr. Noam Auslander, 2022 Michelson Prize Recipient, Brings a New Approach to Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
Dr. Noam Auslander, Assistant Professor at The Wistar Institute, is revolutionizing AI and Immunology research with her work on detecting microbial expression in cancer and immune diseases. Dr. Noam Auslander’s work in artificial intelligence and...
Unlocking the Secrets of Immunity: Meet Dr. Jenna Guthmiller, 2022 Michelson Prize Recipient and Influenza Vaccine Innovator
Dedicated to improving vaccines and training the next generation of scientists, Dr. Jenna Guthmiller's research focuses on universal influenza vaccines and earns her a 2022 Michelson Prize. Jenna Guthmiller first learned about immunology growing up on her...
Michelson Prizes – Next Generation Grants: Advancing Immunology and Vaccine Innovation
Join the Michelson Medical Research Foundation for a virtual award ceremony in collaboration with Keystone Symposia on March 24, 2023, at 8:00 AM PST to celebrate the recipients of the 2022 Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants. This program features the...
The Next Generation of Global Health Innovators: Michelson Prize Winners Announced
Los Angeles/New York City — The Michelson Medical Research Foundation and the Human Immunome Project award Dr. Noam Auslander, Dr. Jenna Guthmiller, Mr. Romain Guyon, and Dr. Brittany Hartwell with the Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants. The $150,000...
Philanthropy’s Role in Advancing mRNA Technology
Maintaining mRNA’s momentum will require continued investment, effective collaboration, and philanthropic contributions, Dr. Thomas Conlon of Michelson Philanthropies said on a panel at the Milken Institute’s Future of Health Summit. Hundreds of medical...
Dr. Gary K. Michelson Returns to USC Michelson Center As It Celebrates Five Years
The USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience is celebrating the fifth anniversary of its opening in 2017. Dr. Gary K. Michelson recently visited the center to learn about the latest research being conducted with state-of-the-art equipment. The USC...
Highlights from the Milken Institute Future of Health Summit’s mRNA Discussions
Michelson Philanthropies' Chief Scientific Officer Thomas Conlon joins the 2022 Milken Institute Future of Health Summit alongside a panel of vaccine development and biomedical experts to discuss the potential and advancements of mRNA. Messenger RNA, or mRNA, has been...
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. By Justin Chapman Michelson Philanthropies celebrated science journalism in Memphis,...
Gary K. Michelson: USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience Announcement
Dr. Gary K. Michelson delivers the keynote address at the groundbreaking of the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience USC Michelson Center Groundbreaking Keynote Video from October 23, 2014. Speakers: USC President C. L. Max Nikias; philanthropist, retired...
Dr. Michelson: To Be a Successful Inventor, Deconstruct the Status Quo
The DaVinci Hour's Episode 32 podcast with Dr. Maxwell Cooper features Dr. Gary Michelson discussing his physician-inventor career, funding early-career scientific investigators, and a new center for immunology research in California. In this DaVinci Innovators+...
Michelson Prizes Winner Says Support Early-Career Researchers to ‘Build the Future of Science’
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. By Justin Chapman...