The Next Generation of Global Health Innovators: Michelson Prize Winners Announced
The Michelson Medical Research Foundation and the Human Immunome Project have announced the recipients of the 2022 Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants. Four early-career investigators, Dr. Noam Auslander, Dr. Jenna Guthmiller, Romain Guyon, and Dr. Brittany Hartwell, were awarded $150,000 each to advance human immunology, vaccine discovery, and immunotherapy research for major global diseases.
Philanthropy’s Role in Advancing mRNA Technology
Maintaining mRNA’s momentum will require continued investment, effective collaboration, and philanthropic contributions, Dr. Thomas Conlon of Michelson Philanthropies said on a panel at the Milken Institute’s Future of Health Summit.
Dr. Laura Mackay Science Podcast Feature
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...
The Better Neighbor Project Celebrated 1 Year of Pet Pantry and Wellness Day Events
We're an animal welfare non-profit with a focused mission: Saving pets, enriching lives. Pets give us endless love, compassion, and cuddles. They make homes...
Digital Equity in the California Legislature: The Golden State’s Historic Opportunity
A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, students continue to experience digital inequity. According to the Brookings Institute, almost 10 million students—half of...
Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize for Immunology
The Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize for Immunology focuses on transformative research in human immunology, with trans-disease applications to...
Applications Now Open for the Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize for Immunology
Michelson Philanthropies supports young investigators from a wide range of disciplines who apply their expertise to perform research that has a lasting impact...
To Vaccinate Our Economy, Boost Support for the National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the fuel that feeds the American engine of medical discovery and the linchpin to our country’s post-COVID economic...
The Best Ways to Support Early-Career Scientists
Science Magazine Editor-in-Chief, Holden Thorp talks with Gary Michelson about the best ways to support early-career scientists. “Michelson...
Let Them Be Heard. Telling the Stories of America’s Immigrant Women
Philanthropist, Alya Michelson shared her journey as a first-generation immigrant woman and announced her new philanthropic initiative, FirstGen. Alya...
The Peace Island Children’s Center Provides Water Purifier to Ugandan Village
A newly-installed water purifier marks the latest progress in transforming the lives of 5,300 Ugandan villagers on the banks of Lake Victoria, Africa’s...
The Power of Connectivity: How Internet Innovators are Closing the Digital Divide
As COVID-19 brought the urgent need for rapid and comprehensive connectivity solutions to the fore. In response, inventors, entrepreneurs, researchers, and...
A Conversation With Alya and Gary K. Michelson
Dr. Gary K. Michelson and Alya Michelson are the heart of Michelson Philanthropies. Their passions have fueled the initiatives of the foundation, which marked...
How Nonsurgical Sterilants will Eliminate Animal Shelter Euthanasia
Dr. Gary Michelson has pledged a $25 million prize to the first entity that develops a single-dose nonsurgical sterilant for dogs and cats. In 2019,...
Dr. Gary K. Michelson Talks Innovation with the Latino Medical Students Association
Earlier this year, Dr. Michelson, founder and co-chair of Michelson Medical Research Foundation, was invited to speak at the annual Latino Medical Students...
The Critical Need for Higher Education in Prison Programming
Higher education in prison programming reduces recidivism, increases community safety, and leads to economic prosperity - and it's a key driver of justice...
OpenStax Introduction to Intellectual Property Spring 2021 Webinar
Intellectual Property is the latest addition to the OpenStax library of free, openly licensed resources. Supported by the Michelson Institute for Intellectual...
FOCUS ON Connecting California
The Connecting California: Solving the Digital Divide learning series offers insights from business leaders, digital equity practitioners, philanthropic...
Build Back Better: Digital Equity In The Biden-Harris Administration
Following President Biden’s pledge to make digital equity a cornerstone of his administration, our panel shared their insights on the government’s approach to...
FOCUS ON Michelson Spark Grants
The Michelson Spark Grants program is an innovative, just-in-time grant-making process designed to fill the urgent needs of organizations that are...
Eight Pet Care Startups Join Leap Venture Studio’s Fourth Cohort
Eight Pet Care Startups Join Leap Venture Studio's Fourth Cohort Leap Venture Studio announces the eight pet care startups that are joining its fourth cohort...
Partnering with Homeboy Industries to Help People and Pets
A day of pet wellness with Homeboy Industries, the Anti-Recidivism Coalition, and County Supervisor Hilda Solis. In May 2020, Michelson Found Animals...