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Roser Vento-Tormo’s Michelson Prize Finalist Research: Decoding the Human Immune System
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...
Michelson Prize Finalist Dr. Joshua Tan’s Research Explores the Power of Monoclonal Antibodies to Treat Diseases
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...
Breaking New Ground: Dr. Aleksandar Obradovic’s Research on Precision Immunotherapy Wins 2023 Michelson Prize
Dr. Aleksandar Obradovic's innovative approach to combining drugs to treat resistant cancer patients has earned him the prestigious 2023 Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize for Immunology and $30,000. Dr. Obradovic, associate research scientist in the...
Pioneering a New Era of Intranasal Vaccinations: Dr. Brittany Hartwell’s Research is Recognized with 2022 Michelson Prize
Engineered to bypass mucosal barriers and improve mucosal uptake, Dr. Brittany Hartwell's intranasal vaccine promises stronger immune responses and immunity. The Michelson Medical Research Foundation and the Human Immunome Project have awarded one of the...
Oxford Researcher Romain Guyon Receives Michelson Prize for Work on Single-dose Rabies Vaccine
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...
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...
Eliminating Digital Discrimination with New Urgency
FCC chair calls for a renewed focus on solving the digital divide during the Michelson 20MM Foundation’s in-person town hall at The Beehive in South Los Angeles. By Justin Chapman “It’s time to address digital discrimination with new urgency,” said Federal...
Putting the ‘Fast’ Back in Fast Food
South Carolina State University student De’Marco Poole used what he learned from the HBCU IP Futures Collaborative, a program by the Los Angeles-based Michelson Institute for Intellectual Property, to apply for a patent for his automated food preparation invention....
New Grant to Help Develop ‘Forever Implants’ Technology
The research at the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience includes collaborators from USC Keck and Stanford. By Ben Paul As implant technology improves and the American population continues to age, the number of people living with implants has grown....
Equity, Education, and Perseverance are the Keys to a Successful Intellectual Property Ecosystem
Dr. Gary K. Michelson advocated for IP education for all students at the First Look SoCal Innovation Showcase, an annual conference celebrating the very best early-stage startups commercializing deep tech and life science breakthroughs from SoCal’s top research...