by Kathryn | Mar 5, 2024 | Dr. Gary Michelson, Michelson Medical Research Foundation, News
Three early career scientists, Dr. Siyuan Ding, Dr. Claire Otero, and Dr. Dennis Schaefer-Babajew, to receive $150,000 grants for immunology and vaccine research. NEW YORK – Michelson Medical Research Foundation (MMRF) and Human Immunome Project (HIP) have awarded...
by Michelson Philanthropies | Feb 21, 2024 | Michelson Medical Research Foundation, Michelson Philanthropies, Michelson Prizes, News, Stories
When Gabriele Casirati decided to specialize in hematology as a newly minted physician, the field was undergoing a revolution. In recent years, new techniques such as personalized immunotherapy, stem cell therapies, and the use of genetically modified immune cells...
by Michelson Philanthropies | Feb 20, 2024 | Michelson Medical Research Foundation, Michelson Philanthropies, Michelson Prizes, News, Stories
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 human gut is full of bacteria that support our health, and somehow the immune system knows to leave them alone. That...
by Michelson Philanthropies | Feb 19, 2024 | Michelson Medical Research Foundation, Michelson Philanthropies, Michelson Prizes, News, Stories
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 about scientists, fascinated by stories that explained the process of discovery. “It was always rewarding when they would...
by Michelson Philanthropies | Feb 15, 2024 | Dr. Gary Michelson, Michelson Medical Research Foundation, Michelson Philanthropies, Michelson Prizes, News
Dr. Bingxu Liu’s Research Unveils Stimulator of Interferon Genes as Pivotal Immune Sensor Channel LOS ANGELES, CA – Dr. Bingxu Liu has been awarded the 2024 Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize for Immunology for his work in furthering the understanding...
