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Michelsons Win 2024 Humanitarian Award
Michelson Philanthropies Co-Chairs Dr. Gary K. Michelson and Alya Michelson were honored with the 2024 Humanitarian Award at the World Brain Mapping Foundation’s 21st GFC Awards Gala in Los Angeles.
Dennis Schaefer-Babajew Explores the Issue of Antibody Feedback Regulation on Adaptive Immune Responses
Dr. Schaefer-Babajew's proposal will explore the impact of pre-existing antibodies on subsequent B cell responses.
Siyuan Ding’s Quest for Immunogenicity and Protective Efficacy of Rotavirus-ETEC Dual Vaccines
Dr. Ding's work seeks to develop a combined vaccine for rotavirus and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC), the leading viral and bacterial agents of diarrhea in infants.
Claire Otero’s Path to Congenital Cytomegalovirus Vaccine Efficacy
Dr. Otero's work aims to overcome one of the key challenges in creating an effective vaccine for cytomegalovirus (CMV) by blocking this important immune evasion mechanism through vaccination to improve Fc-mediated immunity.
Michelson Prizes Recipients Celebrated at 2023 Keystone Symposia
This prestigious event was held during the Keystone Symposia meeting on B Cell Biology in the Context of Infectious Diseases, Autoimmunity, and B Cell Cancers in June 2023.
First Look SoCal 2023 Keynote: Unlocking USC Michelson Center’s Convergence Innovation
Dr. Gary K. Michelson delivered opening remarks at the Alliance for SoCal’s 2023 First Look Innovation Conference on June 14th to recognize the achievements in convergence innovation at the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience.
Uncovering Foreign Antigens with Dr. Vento-Tormo
Dr. Vento-Tormo and her VentoLab team are using cutting-edge genomics and imaging tools to create physical environments that replicate organs such as the placenta or testis.
Dr. Joshua Tan's Coronaviruses vs. Fusion Peptides Study
Dr. Tan's research aims to understand the human immune response to infectious pathogens, including the severe respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), by studying monoclonal antibodies.
Precision Immunotherapy with Dr. Aleksandar Obradovic
Dr. Obradovic's groundbreaking approach aims to tackle the challenge of treatment-resistant cancer by delivering a customized combination of drugs to patients, potentially leading to improved immunotherapy efficacy.
ePanel On Demand: Breakthrough Discoveries in Human Immunology
Michelson Philanthropies and AAAS/Science Magazine partnered with Keystone Symposia to recognize and celebrate the remarkable achievements of Dr. Joshua Tan (Finalist), Dr. Roser Vento-Tormo (Finalist), and Dr. Aleksandar Obradovic (Grand Prize), the winners of the 2023 Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize for Immunology.
Michelson Prizes ePanel: Advancing Human Immunology and Vaccine Innovation
This Keystone Symposia ePanel event features the recipients of the 2022 Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants, an international prize that supports early-career researchers who are applying disruptive concepts and inventive processes to advance human immunology, vaccine discovery, and immunotherapy research.
Dr. Noam Auslander's AI Development for Cancer Research
Dr. Auslander is developing machine learning methods to understand the genetic and infectious factors that drive cancer evolution, identifying patterns that can improve cancer diagnosis and treatment.
Dr. Brittany Hartwell’s Quest to Improve Intranasal Vaccines and Transmucosal Uptake
Dr. Brittany Hartwell hopes to enhance mucosal immunity and combat epidemics such as HIV and COVID-19 by improving mucosal uptake.
Dr. Jenna Guthmiller’s Universal Influenza Vaccine Research
Dr. Guthmiller’s successful grant proposal involves mapping the preexisting human B cell repertoire within the lymph nodes of the upper and lower respiratory tract that bind and respond to next-generation influenza vaccines.
Romain Guyon Explores Single-Dose Rabies Vaccines
Guyon's work has the potential to improve immunization rates against rabies and reduce the logistical and cost burdens associated with multiple vaccine doses.
Apply to the 2023 Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants
The 2023 Michelson Prizes application process will open April 3rd for researchers under 35 years old who are working on human immunology and vaccine development, with an aim to tackle roadblocks in human vaccine development and expand our understanding of key immune processes.
Apply to the Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize for Immunology
Dr. Gary Michelson, Founder and Co-Chair Michelson Philanthropies, established the Michelson Philanthropies & Science Magazine Prize for Immunology to support early-career researchers who perform transformative research in human immunology with trans-disease applications to accelerate vaccine and immunotherapy discovery.
Michelson Philanthropies SciTalks: Progress in Vaccine Development for Infectious Diseases
Michelson Philanthropies celebrated winners of its 2021 Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants and Michelson Philanthropies and Science Prize for Immunology during a Keystone Symposia meeting: Progress in Vaccine Development for Infectious Diseases conference.
Dr. Rong Ma Views Personalized Cancer Research & Rock Climbing as Puzzles She Needs to Solve
Dr. Rong Ma’s research provides a pathway for using the mechanical forces involved in the human immune system to identify and predict immune responses.
