Biomedical Research - Genomic Medicine

Biomedical Research - Genomic Medicine is sponsored by Gerstner Family Foundation. The Gerstner Family Foundation funds biomedical research that seeks to expand discoveries of genomic medicine, particularly at the frontiers of molecular biology that could lead to important breakthroughs for clinical practice.

Biomedical Research | Program Areas | Gerstner Family Foundation PHOTO CREDIT: Kris Snibbe/Harvard Public Affairs & Communications Our funding for biomedical research seeks to expand discoveries of genomic medicine. We fund research at the frontiers of molecular biology that could lead to important breakthroughs for clinical practice. We also support talented scientists in the early stages of their careers, or “young investigators.

” We invest resources in an effort to keep young investigators engaged in research instead of clinical practice only. Our hope is that our support launches or boosts a scientist’s career, which leads to funding from other sources to sustain his or her work.

“When my daughter was in medical school, she found that many of the smartest kids in the class wanted to go into research but couldn’t because the NIH no longer funded young investigators as they had in the past. Here we were on the cusp of major, life-changing advancements in biological sciences and our brightest young minds couldn’t afford to make them because of debt from college and medical school.

I said ‘we’ve got to find a way to help'. ” PHOTO CREDIT: Mayo Clinic Founded in 1864, Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit organization committed to innovation in clinical practice, education and research and providing compassion, expertise and answers to everyone who needs healing.

For over two decades, Gerstner Philanthropies has partnered with Mayo Clinic to empower the work of young investigators and fuel pioneering advancements across diverse research initiatives. In 2007, Gerstner Philanthropies established the Gerstner Family Career Development Awards in the Center for Individualized Medicine, providing crucial funding for early-career investigators to advance research in personalized medicine.

To date, the program has committed $6. 4 million to nearly 30 investigators. In 2018, Gerstner Philanthropies granted $10 million across multiple Mayo Clinic programs, including research into regenerative medicine and an award program for outstanding nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

Gerstner Philanthropies’ most recent $25 million endowment supports the Gerstner Scholars Program in AI Translation at Mayo Clinic . Through this program, junior and early-career clinicians and clinical investigators will collaborate with leading experts in artificial intelligence (AI), data science and informatics to drive breakthrough cures for patients.

Over the next decade, the Gerstner Scholars Program will provide critical funding and dedicated time for more than 90 clinicians to pursue high-impact projects that lead to practice-changing advancements in healthcare through the strategic and ethical application of AI.. To learn more, please visit mayoclinic. org .

Grants listed below may be from the Gerstner Family Foundation or another Gerstner family philanthropic vehicle. Amounts may reflect cumulative annual grants or multi-year grants. To see annual amounts, please see listings of grants paid each year.

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