‘Push the Boundaries’: 2020 Michelson Prize Winners on How the Award Advanced Their High-Risk/High-Reward Research

by Michelson Philanthropies | Jan 24, 2022 | Michelson Medical Research Foundation, Michelson Prizes, News, Stories

2020 Michelson Prize Winners Dr. Danika Hill and Dr. Michael Birnbaum say the awards came at transitional points in their careers and enabled them to expand their research scopes and launch new collaborations.     By Justin Chapman The Michelson Prizes: Next...

‘Think Big’: 2019 Michelson Prizes Winners on How the Award Advanced Their High-Risk/High-Reward Research

by Michelson Philanthropies | Jan 21, 2022 | Michelson Medical Research Foundation, Michelson Prizes, News, Stories

As the Michelson Medical Research Foundation and the Human Immunome Project gear up to announce the latest winners of the 2021 Michelson Prizes on January 25, the 2019 winners discuss how receiving the prize has been instrumental in advancing their groundbreaking...

Young and Diverse Teams of Researchers Produce More Impactful Science

by Michelson Philanthropies | Aug 6, 2021 | Michelson Medical Research Foundation, News, Stories

Thinking about ideas in different ways from diverse perspectives brings innovation and new insights into scientific questions.     By Justin Chapman Diversity of thought and experience is critical to science and the scientific method, said Dr. Ansuman...

Dr. Laura Mackay Science Podcast Feature

by Michelson Philanthropies | Jul 2, 2021 | Media, Michelson Medical Research Foundation, Michelson Prizes, Podcast

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

by Michelson Philanthropies | Jun 24, 2021 | Media, Michelson Philanthropies, Michelson Prizes

 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...