By Sarah C.P. Williams, Gladstone Institutes San Francisco- Gamma delta T cells, a special type of cell in the immune system, are incredibly effective at recognizing and killing cancer cells. Cancer patients with higher levels of these T cells in their tumors...
The Council for the Advancement of Science Writing has selected Maryn McKenna, a senior writer at WIRED and award-winning journalist and author, to receive the 2023 Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Science Reporting. McKenna is being honored for her...
Los Angeles— Maryn McKenna (@marynmck), senior writer at WIRED and a widely published journalist and author specializing in public health, global health, and food policy, has been selected to receive the 2023 Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Science...
The Michelson Medical Research Foundation recently celebrated the outstanding achievements of this year's recipients of the Next Generation Grants and the Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize for Immunology. This prestigious event was held during the Keystone...
In 2022, Michelson Philanthropies founder Dr. Gary Michelson and co-chair Alya Michelson visited Mukuru in Nairobi, Kenya, where they met with community leaders and toured local schools. To support students and further their commitment to education, the Michelsons...
Dr. Aleksandar Obradovic, associate research scientist in the Department of Systems Biology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, has been recognized with a 2023 Michelson Philanthropies &...
Dr. Joshua Tan, a chief researcher in the Antibody Unit at the NIH National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, has been recognized with a 2023 Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize for...
Dr. Roser Vento-Tormo, a researcher in the Cellular Genetics program at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, has been recognized with a 2023 Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize for Immunology Finalist...
In a ceremony in partnership with Keystone Symposia, three exceptional scientists were honored for receiving for the 2023 Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize for Immunology. Dr. Joshua Tan and Dr. Roser...
This program is dedicated to honoring the exceptional achievements of the 2023 awardees of the Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize for Immunology. This prestigious global award recognizes groundbreaking research in the field of human immunology that...
Roser Vento-Tormo was drawn to immunology by the simple question it poses: “How exactly do the cells of our body fight against the universe of pathogens we encounter every day?” For Vento-Tormo, a researcher in the Cellular Genetics program at the Wellcome...
Dr. Joshua Tan, a finalist for the 2023 Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize for Immunology, is working towards identifying powerful monoclonal antibodies to combat diseases like COVID-19. The coronavirus pandemic has been present in our lives...