$10 million gift created Bursky Center for Human Immunology and Immunotherapy
On Sept. 26, 2016, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis announced it had received a $10…
Arbutus’ CSO, Dr. Michael J Sofia, awarded Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award
On Sept. 13, 2016, Arbutus Biopharma announced that Dr. Michael J. Sofia, Arbutus’ Chief Scientific Officer, had been…
UAlberta received $82.5 million research infrastructure boost from federal government and province
On Sept. 8, 2016, the University of Alberta received $82.5 million in infrastructure funding from the federal and…
University of British Columbia scientists developed synthetic heart valves
On Sept. 1, 2016, the University of British Columbia (UBC) announced that researchers at UBC’s Okanagan campus had…
UNMC opened new home for College of Pharmacy
On Aug. 23, 2016, University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) celebrated the grand opening of the UNMC Center…
Siteman Cancer Center received a $10.4 million grant from the NCI
On Aug. 15, 2016, Siteman Cancer Center received a $10.4 million five-year grant to Washington University researchers and…
The Jackson Laboratory announced a National Institute on Drug Abuse five-year $11 million grant
On Aug. 8, 2016, the National Institute on Drug Abuse announced a five-year grant totaling $11,714,623 to The…
The National Institutes of Health awarded $28.3 million to Jackson Laboratory for Knockout Mouse Production and Phenotyping Project
On Aug. 4, 2016, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a total of $28.3 million to The…
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Southwest National Primate Research Center at Texas Biomed received $40 million NIH grant
On Aug. 4, 2016, the Southwest National Primate Research Center (SNPRC) at Texas Biomedical Research Institute (Texas Biomed)…
NIH awarded $55 million to build million-person precision medicine study
On Jul. 6, 2016, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced $55 million in awards to build the…
The Stanford Cancer Institute became a NCI Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center
On Jul. 5, 2016, The Stanford Cancer Institute announced it had been designated a Comprehensive Cancer Center by…
The Foundation for Blood Research closed its doors
On Jun. 30, 2016, The Foundation for Blood Research (FBR), a small, independent and nonprofit blood laboratory lead…
University of Michigan Board of Regents announced a $17.5 million commitment for cancer research from Madeline and Sidney Forbes
On Jun. 16, 2016, The University of Michigan Board of Regents announced a $17.5 million commitment for cancer…
The Whittemore Peterson Institute for Neuro-Immune Disease opened its doors
On May 21, 2016, the Whittemore Peterson Institute for Neuro-Immune Disease (WPI) opened its doors. The Institute’s origins…
Mary-Claire King was awarded the National Medal of Science
On May 19, 2016, President Barack Obama presented Mary-Claire King, Ph.D., a University of Washington professor of medicine…
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UCSD joined the National Microbiome Initiative, an effort to better understand microbiomes and develop tools to protect and restore healthy microbiome functionﾠ
On May 13, 2016, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) announced a new National…
$200 million gift launched the Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine of USC
On May 12, 2016, technology entrepreneur and founder of Oracle, Larry Ellison announced the donation $200 million to…
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Texas A&M announced $150 million research campus
On May 2, 2016, John Sharp, Chancellor of The Texas A&M University System, unveiled plans to invest $150…
A team of OMRF researchers led by Gary Gorbsky found a way to turn back cell division
On Apr. 18, 2016, a team of Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) researchers led by Gary Gorbsky found…
Institute for Systems Biology and Providence Health & Services launched joint research and clinical care
On Mar. 14, 2006, Providence Health & Services and the Institute for Systems Biology announced an affiliation that…
Physician educator donated $1 million for University of Kansas Health Education Building
On Mar. 8, 2016, the University of Kansas announced receipt of a $1 million gift to the KU…
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UO received $10 million gift for life sciences research from Columbia Sportswear’s Tim and Mary Boyle
On Mar. 3, 2016, the University of Oregon (UO) announced receipt of a $10 million gift from Tim…
MD Anderson received $14 million in CPRIT research funding to recruit top talent
On Feb. 17, 2016, MD Anderson Cancer Center was awarded $14 million from the Cancer Prevention and Research…
CPRIT awarded $26 million in grants to support its academic research program
On Feb. 17, 2016, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) awarded grants totaling $26,000,000 to…
Doernbecher Children’s Hospital opened first pediatric intraoperative MRI facility on the West Coast
On Feb. 3, 2016, OHSU Doernbecher Childrenﾒs Hospital unveiled a 3-Tesla intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging machine that provides…
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The Cancer MoonShot Project was announced
On Jan. 12, 2016, a consortium of industry, government, and academia announced the launch of the Cancer MoonShot…
Living bacteria reported riding with earth’s upper air currents
On Jan. 11, 2016, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) research scientist David J. Smith reported finding that…
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Siteman and St. Louis Children’s Hospital established Siteman Kids at St Louis Children’s Hospital
In 2016, Siteman and St. Louis Children’s Hospital established Siteman Kids at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, focused on…
International Day of Women and Girls in Science was established
On Dec, 22, 2015, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science was established by resolution of…
$10 million gift to UCLA from Wendy and Leonard Goldberg largest ever to support migraine research
On Dec. 8, 2015, the University of California, Los Angeles ( UCLA) Health Sciences announced it had received…