Michelson Medical Research Foundation

The Michelson Medical Research Foundation (MMRF) is a private, non-profit philanthropy founded by orthopaedic spinal surgeon and inventor Gary K. Michelson.[1][2] The foundation aims to solve global health issues by promoting the development of innovative ideas in medicine and bioscience.[3]

Introduced in December 2017, the current iteration of the Michelson Medical Research Foundation logo was designed by graphic artist Kristen Abercrombie.

History

The foundation was established in 1995 through a $100 million contribution made by Gary K. Michelson.[4] [5]

Initiatives
  • The Institute for Protein Design. [6]
  • The USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience: Inaugurated on November 1st, 2017, The USC Michelson facility — the largest research building located at the University of Southern California — provides a revolutionary environment for collaborative research. [7] [8]
  • The Michelson Entrepreneurship Award seeks to drive technological innovation in healthcare at the Wharton Startup Challenge. [9] [10] [11]
  • The Michelson Ethical Research & Education Initiative: a partnership between the Michelson Medical Research Foundation and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine aimed at ending the use of dogs and other animals in medical education and various types of medical research such as alcohol abuse research, heart failure research.[12] [13]
  • The Michelson Prizes for Human Immunology and Vaccine Research are $150,000 awards that support young investigators applying disruptive research concepts to significantly advance the development of future vaccines and immunotherapies. [14] [15]

Beneficiaries

Beneficiaries of the Michelson Medical Research Foundation include:

References
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  7. Clay, Joanna (2017-11-01). "USC's Michelson Hall, new center for convergent bioscience, makes its debut". USC News. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  8. "USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience [What We Do]". michelsonmedical.org. Michelson Medical Research Foundation. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  9. "Michelson Entrepreneurship Award [What We Do]". michelsonmedical.org. Michelson Medical Research Foundation. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  10. "Vote for the Michelson People's Choice Award". entrepreneurship.wharton.upenn.edu. Wharton Upenn. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  11. Pfeffer, Jonathan (2018-05-16). "Healthcare Tech Teams Dominate 2018 Wharton Startup Challenge". clearadmit.com. Clear Admit. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  12. "Ethical Medical Research Initiative". michelsonmedical.org. Michelson Medical Research Foundation. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  13. "Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine — 2017 Annual Report" (PDF). pcrm.org. Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  14. "Michelson Prizes". humanvaccinesproject.org. Human Vaccines Project. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  15. "Michelson Prizes for Human Immunology and Vaccine Research [What We Do]". michelsonmedical.org. Michelson Medical Research Foundation. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  16. "The Human Vaccines Project". humanvaccinesproject.org. Human Vaccines Project. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  17. "Human Vaccines Project [Who We Are]". michelsonmedical.org. Michelson Medical Research Foundation.
  18. "The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine [Who We Are]". michelsonmedical.org. Michelson Medical Research Foundation. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  19. Gordon, Larry (2014-01-13). "Surgeon and inventor gives $50 million for USC building". latimes.com. The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  20. "UW Research [Who We Are]". michelsonmedical.org. Michelson Medical Research Foundation. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  21. "Startup Challenge — Enter to win $135,000 in cash and prizes". wharton.upenn.edu. The Wharton School, The University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  22. "Wharton Upenn [Who We Are]". michelsonmedical.org. Michelson Medical Research Foundation. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
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