Michelson Prizes 2021 recipients were honored at the Keystone Symposia Conference: Progress in Vaccine Development for Infectious Diseases. Michelson Philanthropies celebrated this year's winners of its Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants and...
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. By Darrin S. Joy...
A massive immunology research center housing scientists could house different specialists working together on a common project. Interdisciplinary cooperation is critical to improve the field of immunology and lead to groundbreaking discoveries of...
LOS ANGELES, May 16, 2022 – Gary K. Michelson, M.D., founder and co-chair of the Michelson Center for Public Policy and the Michelson Medical Research Foundation, today issued a statement following the announcement of Governor Gavin Newsom’s budget proposal to...
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. ...
Dr. Nicholas Wu’s research has the potential to shift the paradigm of antibody discovery and characterization. Dr. Wu attempts to interpret the complexity of the human antibody repertoire, by establishing a sequence-based approach for epitope prediction.
Dr. Rong Ma’s research provides a pathway for using the mechanical forces involved in the human immune system to identify and predict immune responses. Her research could greatly advance vaccine development and personalized cancer treatment.
Dr. Camila Consiglio offers a novel approach to understanding differences in human immune responses between sexes by studying a unique cohort of people: individuals undergoing sex-re-assignment therapy.
Dr. Paul Bastard of the Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Institut Imagine, INSERM & University of Paris, and The Rockefeller University, New York, received the Michelson Philanthropies & Science Grand Prize for his outstanding essay “Why do...
Dr. Lisa Wagar's research deciphers the immune responses to viruses and vaccines using human tonsil organoids. Dr. Wagar received a BSc from the University of Ontario Institute of Technology and a PhD from the University of Toronto. After completing her postdoctoral...
For the International Day of Immunology, we highlight the important work of early-career immunologists with the Michelson Prize. By Justin Chapman As Michelson Philanthropies’ Co-chair, Dr. Gary K. Michelson often says, understanding the human immune system is...
Dr. Scott Biering's research reveals how a conserved flavivirus protein holds potential as a target for versatile vaccines and therapies. Dr. Biering received undergraduate degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Ph.D. in Microbiology from the...