Is it possible to improve medical research through diversity? We think so. In this latest installment of the Alliance Summer Reading Series, we celebrate the work of the Prebys Foundation, who created the "Research Heroes Program" to empower brilliant researchers from different backgrounds to tackle some of the most challenging diseases facing our world today. Learn how their cutting-edge research will one day make a difference. https://lnkd.in/gS9aR9aP
Science Philanthropy Alliance
Non-profit Organizations
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The mission of Science Philanthropy Alliance is to increase philanthropic support for basic scientific research.
About us
The Science Philanthropy Alliance is a community of funders who work together to inspire new, emerging and current philanthropists to dedicate a portion of their philanthropy to basic science. Alliance members act both as champions and advisors to other philanthropists to ensure more private funding is earmarked for the kinds of research initiatives that have led to the scientific, technological and medical breakthroughs that fuel our technology and information-driven economy of the 21st century.
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- Non-profit Organizations
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- 11-50 employees
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- Palo Alto, CA
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Employees at Science Philanthropy Alliance
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Kate McCarrel
Program and Events Manager at Science Philanthropy Alliance
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Rose-Marie Brandwein
Branding and Strategic Communications Professional--Always Learning, Always Contributing, Always Creating
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Sreeja Asokan
Discovery Science, Philanthropy, Lab-on-a-Chip, Cancer Cell Biology
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Andrew Golnar
Disease Ecology | Discovery Research | Science Philanthropy Advising
Updates
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Thank you to all our Members who joined The Alliance for a recent DEI Shared Interest Group (SIG) meeting to discuss how we can work towards greater equality in philanthropy and beyond! Through its Shared Interest Groups, the Alliance strives to keep our Members informed about emerging issues that impact their work. If you are an Alliance Member, learn more about our SIGs. Contact us at info@sciphil.org
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Thank you, Sindy Escobar Alvarez of the Doris Duke Foundation, for bringing Sam Gill's insightful article to our attention! He states: "American medical science is a civilizational achievement. But let’s ask it to stretch the frontier of human knowledge and insight just a bit further." Read the article and let us know your thoughts on how philanthropy can further incentivize medical science/health research innovation: https://lnkd.in/dm3hqBAY
Society urgently needs more health research that improves people's health today. As said below, "we get the science we ask for." Philanthropy could be a leader in priming the research community to reimagine and chart its own path for impact without constraints of disciplinary funding and training paths. At the Doris Duke Foundation, we are ready to support the community to do so.
Challenging Medical Science to Seek New Frontiers
Sam Gill on LinkedIn
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The Science Philanthropy Alliance salutes #LaskerLaureate Jeffrey M. Friedman, who discovered leptin, a hormone that regulates appetite and body weight, a breakthrough that opened #obesity research to molecular exploration. Discovery Science at its best! Thank you, Lasker Foundation, for your contributions to medical science. Read: http://ow.ly/Q6pz50JYBH8 Watch: http://ow.ly/wBJp50JYBH9" The Rockefeller University
Happy birthday to #LaskerLaureate Jeffrey M. Friedman! He discovered leptin, a hormone that regulates appetite and body weight, a breakthrough that opened #obesity research to molecular exploration. @RockefellerUniv Read: http://ow.ly/Q6pz50JYBH8 Watch: http://ow.ly/wBJp50JYBH9
Jeffrey Friedman (Rockefeller U./HHMI): The Causes of Obesity and the Discovery of Leptin
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The Alliance applauds the research scientists who recently found clues into a possible cause for Lupus, an insidious autoimmune disease affecting over 1.5 million people. The body's immune system turns on itself, producing antibodies that attack the skin, joints, kidneys, brain or other organs. In a newly published study, the researchers compared the blood samples of people with lupus to a control group to measure the amount of T cells. "Participants with lupus had higher levels of a specific T cell associated with producing antibodies that can attack the body." Working backward and following related events in the immune system, researchers identified a protein, aryl hydrocarbon, as a potential cause of the disease. This work represents discovery science at its best and hopefully ways to correct this defect in the immune system will be the result. According to the Lupus Foundation of America, Inc., 9 out of 10 sufferers are women from a variety of ethnicities and racial groups including people who are African American, Asian American, Hispanic/Latino, Native American, or Pacific Islander. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/dsBz8G2r
Interferon subverts an AHR–JUN axis to promote CXCL13+ T cells in lupus - Nature
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More from our Alliance Summer Reading Series! Last fall, we released an article, Opportunities and Gaps In Science Philanthropy, which outlines those underfunded areas in basic science that offer philanthropists opportunities to contribute to healing our planet and society. Some of those topic areas include understanding food (in)security, the ocean’s role in the global carbon cycle, Artificial intelligence (AI) and more. Our External Science Advisors are among the best and brightest—don't miss learning about what needs funding in basic science: https://lnkd.in/gqrzCshw
Opportunities and Gaps In Science Philanthropy - Science Philanthropy Alliance
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The Science Philanthropy Alliance congratulates Elizabeth Stolow Weiss, Senior Director, Philanthropic Advising, who was recently profiled by 21/64, a nonprofit providing facilitation and training for next generation engagement. Elizabeth was profiled for her skills as an advisor who understands the ins and outs of philanthropic giving and actively advises and supports philanthropists with the goal of increasing private funding for discovery science. Her expertise runs the gamut of projects from advising on Awards programs to crafting Fellowships and more. Read more about Elizabeth's profile here: https://lnkd.in/gtwGTF43
Clarifying one’s philanthropic goals can be an ongoing exercise, with time, experience, and smart counsel yielding ever finer clarity and specificity. For example, a donor might know they want to support the sciences, but then what? Where does one even begin? How does one navigate intrinsic complexities and find viable grant recipients? Even more, how does one know they’re making a difference? That’s where Elizabeth Stolow Weiss shines. As Senior Director, Philanthropic Advising at the Science Philanthropy Alliance, Elizabeth understands the ins and outs of giving in this world. Not only does she advise and support philanthropists with the goal of increasing private funding for discovery science, she also understands how to ground this process with an exploration of identity and values. “The 21/64 Approach Training provided me with tools such as Picture Your Legacy and Motivational Values which help me work with individuals on drawing out what they hope to accomplish with their philanthropy. Sometimes the answer isn’t as straight forward as we think and tools like these allow us to have more meaningful conversations to eventually accomplish more impactful goals.” This past April, Elizabeth worked with The Prebys Foundation to launch a $7 million program designed to bring more diverse perspectives into the laboratory and yield ground-breaking medical research. The initiative seeks to address the critical gap in women and underrepresented groups in leading research positions by offering substantial funding to researchers for projects that might otherwise go unsupported. Thank you Elizabeth for sharing about your work with the 21/64 community! Click the attached pdf to read Elizabeth's full spotlight piece.
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Effective grantmaking is the heart of any nonprofit organization and developing a grantmaking strategy is crucial for funders in helping them advise, evaluate and execute giving programs. Alliance associate advisor Daren R. Ginete, PhD in conversation with many DEI funders, worked with a team on a framework and list of practices for improved grantmaking in health care research. We are pleased to share the news that this resource is now published as a Health Equity review article. Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/g5p-3dPG
Promoting Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice in Grantmaking for Health Care Research: A Pragmatic Review and Framework | Health Equity
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