by Michelson Philanthropies | Apr 29, 2022 | Michelson Medical Research Foundation, News
For the International Day of Immunology, we highlight the important work of early-career immunologists with the Michelson Prize. By Justin Chapman As Michelson Philanthropies’ Co-chair, Dr. Gary K. Michelson often says, understanding the human immune system is...
by Tulasi Lovell | Apr 26, 2022 | Media, Michelson Medical Research Foundation, Michelson Philanthropies, Michelson Prizes
Dr. Scott Biering’s research reveals how a conserved flavivirus protein holds potential as a target for versatile vaccines and therapies. Dr. Biering received undergraduate degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Ph.D. in Microbiology from...
by Michelson Philanthropies | Mar 23, 2022 | Michelson Medical Research Foundation, News
The Michelson Medical Research Foundation and the Human Immunome Project awarded the 2021 Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants to Dr. Camila Consiglio of Karolinska Institutet, Dr. Rong Ma of Emory University, and Dr. Nicholas Wu of the University of Illinois at...
by Michelson Philanthropies | Feb 1, 2022 | Michelson Medical Research Foundation, Michelson Prizes, News, Stories
2021 Michelson Prizes recipient Dr. Rong Ma says the award will serve as a catalyst to provide the freedom she needs to advance her research. By Justin Chapman In her spare time, when she’s not studying mechanotechnology and the mechanical forces in the immune system...
by Michelson Philanthropies | Jan 27, 2022 | Michelson Medical Research Foundation, Michelson Prizes, News, Stories
Dr. Camila Consiglio is monitoring Swedish citizens who are undergoing sex reassignment therapy to study how these sex hormones impact their immune system over time. By Justin Chapman It is well established that men generally mount less robust immune...
