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All-Staff Meeting Highlights Medical Research and Impact Investing

All-Staff Meeting Highlights Medical Research and Impact Investing

Dr. Wayne Koff, founder and CEO of the Human Immunome Project, discusses the origin of the Michelson Prizes, and Phillip Kim, CEO of Michelson 20MM Foundation, provides an update on the organization’s recent impact venture investments that aim to make the world a...

Dr. Laura Mackay Science Podcast Feature

Dr. Laura Mackay Science Podcast Feature

The Importance of Diversity in STEM Dr. Laura Mackay, a 2018 Michelson Prize Winner, discusses the importance of diversity in STEM with Science editor Sean Sanders, Ph.D. Dr. Mackay is a professor and laboratory head at the Peter Doherty Institute at the University of...

Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize for Immunology

Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize for Immunology

 The Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize for Immunology focuses on transformative research in human immunology, with trans-disease applications to accelerate vaccine and immunotherapeutic discovery. This international prize is intended to encourage and...

The 2020 Michelson Prizes Ceremony

The 2020 Michelson Prizes Ceremony

The Michelson Medical Research Foundation and Human Immunome Project hosted a special 2-hour ceremony with 2020 Michelson Prizes Winners, Dr. Danika Hill (Monash University) and Dr. Michael Birnbaum (MIT). The winners share highlights about their immunology research,...