Health Literacy Media (St. Louis, MO)
Health Literacy Media Board Vice President Will Ross, MD, MPH was awarded 2022 Person of the Year by the St. Louis American, St. Louis’ award-winning Black newspaper. Dr. Ross is an Endowed Professor of Medicine and serves as Associate Dean for Diversity at the Washington University School of Medicine and was instrumental in the founding of the nonprofit that evolved into Health Literacy Media.
To read more about Dr. Ross’ award, click here.
Contact: info@healthliteracy.media
Michelson Medical Research Foundation and Human Immunome Project (Los Angeles, CA and New York, NY)
The Michelson Medical Research Foundation and the Human Immunome Project award Dr. Noam Auslander, Dr. Jenna Guthmiller, Romain Guyon, and Dr. Brittany Hartwell with the Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants. The $150,000 Michelson Prizes are awarded annually to support early-career investigators working to advance human immunology, vaccine discovery, and immunotherapy research for major global diseases.
The four recipients were selected by a distinguished committee of internationally recognized scientists and represent the next generation of innovators in human immunology and vaccine research. Their proposals were chosen based on their innovation and potential impact, which aim to significantly accelerate scientific discoveries for global health challenges. Each recipient will receive $150,000 to conduct vital research in human immunology and vaccine development.
The Michelson Prizes were established in 2017 and have since grown into a widely sought honor, attracting researchers from all over the world. Applications for the 2023 Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants will open on April 3, 2023.
For more information, click here.
Contact: Michele Morris at 540.577.6872 or m.morris@michelsonphilanthropies.org.