Congratulations to Omar Abudayyeh, Caleb Lareau and Yuzhong Liu — the 2024 #MichelsonPrizes recipients! Learn more about their award-winning research here: michelsonmedicalresearch.org/news/michelson…

Congratulations to Dr. Caleb Lareau, 2024 #MichelsonPrizes recipient! His work will study the blood virome and answer the critical question: how do humans have vastly different responses to the same infection?

Congratulations to Dr. Yuzhong Liu, 2024 #MichelsonPrizes recipient! Her award-winning proposal, “Improved Saponin-based Adjuvants for Cancer Vaccines,” seeks to use synthetic biology to guide the design of new, more potent, and safer vaccine adjuvants for cancer vaccines.

We’re proud to honor Dr. Gary K. Michelson, founder of Michelson Philanthropies, who has championed increased NIH funding and helped establish the CA Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy, accelerating medical breakthroughs. bit.ly/43oX4o6 #RAAwards

The human body is teeming with viruses – some 380 million of them – and Dr. Caleb Lareau wants to meet them all. The Michelson Medical Research Foundation and the Human Immunome Project have awarded Lareau one of the 2024 #MichelsonPrizes: Next Generation Grants in recognition of his

Applications are now being accepted for the Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants! We’re seeking applicants who are deepening our understanding of human immunology and uncovering new approaches to combating diseases. All early-career investigators, postdocs, clinical

Universal influenza vaccines have the potential to provide broad protection against circulating and emerging influenza viruses. However, the pre-existing B cell repertoires that can be stimulated by these vaccines at the site of infection remain uncharted. Jenna Guthmiller was

Dr. Patricia Therese Illing of Monash University was awarded the 2018 Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants for her work titled “Spliced peptides: novel candidates for effective influenza immunity?”, involving an innovative new approach for identifying influenza-specific peptide

Congratulations Dr. Gary K. Michelson! ResearchAmerica recently presented him with the Gordon and Llura Gund Leadership Award - given to individuals who have increased the level of advocacy for medical research through philanthropy and other contributions. michelsonphilanthropies.org/dr-gary-michel…

Join us on Tuesday, April 29th, @ 11am EDT, in partnership with Keystone Symposia, for a live ePanel event to celebrate the recipients of the Michelson Prizes: Next-Generation Grants! Dr. Caleb Lareau, Dr. Yuzhong Liu, and Dr. Omar Abudayyeh will present their innovative

As grant programs like NIH’s MOSAIC are terminated, initiatives like #MichelsonPrizes will be crucial in funding young scientists and fostering innovation. npr.org/sections/shots…

We’re excited to be at #IMMUNOLOGY2025 this weekend! Stop by booth #833 to learn about the Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants — open to early-career researchers advancing human immunology and new disease-fighting strategies. Applications are open NOW through June 22, 2025!

At a recent Keystone Symposia epanel, this year’s Michelson Prizes recipients—Caleb Lareau, Yuzhong Liu, Omar Abudayyeh—explained how their work is pushing boundaries with innovative approaches to vaccines, immune profiling, and gene-editing technologies. michelsonmedicalresearch.org/videos/2024-ne…

Past #MichelsonPrizes recipient Dr. Nicholas Wu (University of Illinois) received the 2021 prize for research that has the potential to shift the paradigm of antibody discovery and characterization. Could you be the next innovator? Early-career researchers could win $150K for bold ideas

Calling all rising stars in human health innovation! Join groundbreaking scientists like Dr. Rong Ma (Stanford University, Emory University), whose work in mechanotechnology is unlocking new ways to predict immune responses—paving paths toward better vaccines & personalized cancer

.Camila Rosat Consiglio (@KarolinskaInst, @LundUniversity) is using a unique lens—studying individuals undergoing gender-affirming hormone therapy—to explore how sex hormones impact immune responses. Her Michelson Prizes-winning research could reshape vaccine strategies and