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Dr. Gary Michelson Discusses Finding Cures Faster
The lives of chronic and rare disease patients depend on the positive progress of medical discoveries. In this podcast episode, Dr. Gary K. Michelson explains how investment in innovative, high-risk research can improve patient outcomes.
Mapping a Detailed COVID-19 Symptoms Timeline
Thanks to a team of researchers at the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience, COVID-19’s progression is being mapped. This vital knowledge can be leveraged to more quickly apply treatments, and help limit COVID-19’s spread.
2020 Michelson Prizes Awarded to Young Scientists in Pursuit of Vaccine Breakthroughs
Danika Hill, a research fellow in immunology and pathology at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, and Michael Birnbaum, an assistant professor at MIT, are the two 2020 Michelson Prizes recipients.
Dr. Gary K. Michelson Proposes a National Institute of Cures
In a piece titled “America’s Needed Medical Revolution,” - published in US News & World Report, spinal surgeon, inventor and philanthropist Dr. Gary K. Michelson calls for a new National Institute of Cures that would operate in cooperation with the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration to better foster innovation and prepare for future emergencies.