Applications Open for 2024 Michelson Prizes: $150,000 Grants Available to Immunology Innovators
Grants to be awarded to early-career scientists for pioneering research in immunology, vaccine discovery, and immunotherapy research FOR IMMEDIATE...
Revolutionizing Medicine and Philanthropy: Dr. Gary K. Michelson and Alya Michelson Win 2024 Humanitarian Award
Inventor and philanthropist Dr. Gary K. Michelson and his wife Alya Michelson received the 2024 Humanitarian Award at the World Brain Mapping...
Dr. Claire Otero Awarded Michelson Prize for Proposal to Develop Cytomegalovirus Vaccines
Michelson Medical Research Foundation and the Human Immunome Project have awarded the 2023 Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants to Dr. Claire...
Dr. Gary K. Michelson’s Low-Cost Solution to L.A.’s Animal Shelter Crisis
By Dr. Gary K. Michelson (Op-Ed was published on the dailybreeze.com) Last week, individuals and organizations advocating for animals rallied...
Dr. Gary K. Michelson and Alya Michelson Receive 2024 Humanitarian Award at the World Brain Mapping Foundation’s 21st Annual Gathering for Cure Awards
“These initiatives will transform Los Angeles into a global powerhouse for biotech and neurotech positioning our City and the State as leaders in...
Dr. Dennis Schaefer-Babajew Seeks to Understand How Antibodies Respond to Vaccine Boosters with 2023 Michelson Prize
Dr. Dennis Schaefer-Babajew, a physician-scientist and clinical scholar at Rockefeller University, studies a concept called antibody feedback. When...
Harnessing Dangerous Pathogens: Dr. Siyuan Ding Awarded ‘Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grant’ to Create Dual Vaccines Against Diarrheal Diseases
“Immunology is one of the fastest-growing disciplines with strong medical relevance to infection, cancer, and beyond. In particular, vaccinology has...
Michelson Medical Research Foundation and Human Immunome Project Announce 2023 Michelson Prize Laureates
Three early career scientists, Dr. Siyuan Ding, Dr. Claire Otero, and Dr. Dennis Schaefer-Babajew, to receive $150,000 grants for immunology and...
Michelson Philanthropies Donation Supports Event Tackling Period Poverty in Kenya
Michelson Philanthropies Donation Helps Huru International Fight Period Poverty on World AIDS Day In 2023, Michelson Philanthropies founder Dr. Gary...
Michelson Prize Finalist Dr. Gabriele Casirati Makes Cancer Immunotherapies Safer through Genetic Engineering
When Gabriele Casirati decided to specialize in hematology as a newly minted physician, the field was undergoing a revolution. In recent years, new...
Michelson Prize Finalist Dr. Carla Nowosad’s Research Explores How Bacteria and Antibodies Coexist in the Gut
If a cut becomes infected by bacteria, the human immune system can quickly kill the invading bugs by producing antibodies that attack them. Yet the...
Coordinating the War on Pathogens: Dr. Bingxu Liu’s Research on Immune Proteins Wins 2024 Michelson Prize
Growing up in a small village in China, Dr. Bingxu Liu had never met a scientist and didn’t know what their jobs entailed. So he turned to books...