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Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants ePanel Features Rising Stars In Immunology & Vaccine Innovation
On May 14, 2024, Keystone Symposia will host a live ePanel event featuring the recipients of the Michelson Prizes: Next-Generation Grants, an international prize that provides $150,000 in funding to young investigators at a time in their careers when it is most difficult to secure funding for innovative work.
Applications Open for 2024 Michelson Prizes: $150,000 Grants Available to Immunology Innovators
The Michelson Medical Research Foundation and the Human Immunome Project have opened the 2024 Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants application period.
Dr. Claire Otero Awarded Michelson Prize for Proposal to Develop Cytomegalovirus Vaccines
Dr. Otero says the Michelson grant will allow her to develop the rabbit model to test her vFcR vaccine candidates, which she hopes will eventually lead to clinical trials.
Dr. Dennis Schaefer-Babajew Seeks to Understand How Antibodies Respond to Vaccine Boosters with 2023 Michelson Prize
Dr. Dennis Schaefer-Babajew, a physician-scientist and clinical scholar at Rockefeller University, studies a concept called antibody feedback. When the body encounters a vaccine for the first time, its B cells produce a variety of antibodies against molecules in the vaccine known as antigens.
Harnessing Dangerous Pathogens: Dr. Siyuan Ding Awarded ‘Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grant’ to Create Dual Vaccines Against Diarrheal Diseases
For his proposal to design vaccines for diarrheal diseases that kill hundreds of thousands of children per year worldwide, Michelson Medical Research Foundation and the Human Immunome Project have selected Ding as a recipient of the 2023 Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants.
Michelson Medical Research Foundation and Human Immunome Project Announce 2023 Michelson Prize Laureates
The Human Immunome Project (HIP) and Michelson Medical Research Foundation (MMRF) have awarded Dr. Siyuan Ding (Washington University in St. Louis), Dr. Claire Otero (Weill Cornell Medicine), and Dr. Dennis Schaefer-Babajew (Rockefeller University) the Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants, the organizations announced today.
T Cell Research Breakthrough by Michelson Prize Recipient Dr. Mamedov Published in Nature
Mamedov and the team used CRISPR technology—a Nobel Prize winning gene-editing tool—to disrupt thousands of genes in lymphoma cells.
Pioneering a New Era of Intranasal Vaccinations: Dr. Brittany Hartwell’s Research is Recognized with 2022 Michelson Prize
Engineered to bypass mucosal barriers and improve mucosal uptake, Dr. Brittany Hartwell's intranasal vaccine promises stronger immune responses and immunity.
Oxford Researcher Romain Guyon Receives Michelson Prize for Work on Single-dose Rabies Vaccine
Romain Guyon, a Ph.D. student at the University of Oxford, is currently researching a single-dose vaccination against a disease that is widely-known, but mistakenly perceived as having little impact on human health
Artificial Intelligence Meets Immunology: Dr. Noam Auslander, 2022 Michelson Prize Recipient, Brings a New Approach to Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
Dr. Noam Auslander’s work in artificial intelligence and immunology was born out of indecision. “I double majored in computer science and biology because I liked both and could not decide.”
Unlocking the Secrets of Immunity: Meet Dr. Jenna Guthmiller, 2022 Michelson Prize Recipient and Influenza Vaccine Innovator
Jenna Guthmiller first learned about immunology growing up on her family’s dairy farm, where her parents showed her the importance of vaccines to an animal’s health. “The idea that a dead or weakened version of a pathogen could provide protection against something that would otherwise make the animals sick was fascinating to me,” says Guthmiller.
Groundbreaking Early-Career Scientists Present Research Proposals During the 2021 Michelson Prizes Ceremony
The Michelson Medical Research Foundation and the Human Immunome Project awarded the 2021 Michelson Prizes to Dr. Camila Consiglio of Karolinska Institutet, Dr. Rong Ma of Emory University, and Dr. Nicholas Wu of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign during a recent virtual ceremony hosted by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Laurie Garrett.
Dr. Rong Ma, 2021 Michelson Prizes Recipient
2021 Michelson Prize recipient Dr. Rong Ma says the award will serve as a catalyst to provide the freedom she needs to advance her research.
Dr. Camila Consiglio, 2021 Michelson Prizes Recipient
2021 Michelson Prize recipient Dr. Camila Consiglio says the award will advance her research into how sex hormones impact the immune system of Swedish citizens who are undergoing sex reassignment therapy over time.
Dr. Nicholas C. Wu, 2021 Michelson Prizes Recipient
2021 Michelson Prize recipient Dr. Nicholas Wu says the award will help advance his high-risk/high-reward research on the influenza virus.
2021 Michelson Prizes Push New Frontiers in Human Immunology
The Michelson Medical Research Foundation and the Human Immunome Project proudly recognize three outstanding early career researchers with the 2021 Michelson Prizes award: Dr. Camila Consiglio of Karolinska Institutet; Dr. Rong Ma of Emory University; and Dr. Nicholas Wu of the University of Illinois.
‘Push the Boundaries’: 2020 Michelson Prize Winners on How the Award Advanced Their High-Risk/High-Reward Research
As the Michelson Medical Research Foundation and the Human Immunome Project (HIP) gear up to announce the latest winners of the 2021 Michelson Prizes on January 25, the 2020 winners discuss how receiving the prize has been instrumental in advancing their groundbreaking research at the dawn of their careers.
‘Think Big’: 2019 Michelson Prize Winners on How the Award Advanced Their High-Risk/High-Reward Research
As the Michelson Medical Research Foundation and the Human Immunome Project (HIP) 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 research at the dawn of their careers.
‘Science Driven by Passion’: 2018 Michelson Prize Winners on How the Award Advanced Their High-Risk/High-Reward Research
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 2018 winners discuss how receiving the prize has been instrumental in advancing their groundbreaking research at the dawn of their careers.
Young and Diverse Teams of Researchers Produce More Impactful Science
Diversity of thought and experience is critical to science and the scientific method, said Dr. Ansuman Satpathy of Stanford in a recent Science podcast sponsored by Michelson Philanthropies.
