Medical Discovery, Research, & Talent Portfolio
Our goal is to prevent, alleviate, and cure neurodegenerative disorders and related conditions, and to catalyze diverse, interdisciplinary new models of talent in medical research.
FACES (Finding a Cure for Epilepsy & Seizures): An initiative focused on improving quality of life for people affected by epilepsy through research, education, and awareness.
Hypothesis Fund: A non-profit fund that makes catalytic seed grants to fund early-stage research projects that increase our adaptability against systemic risks to the health of people and the planet.
Johns Hopkins Medicine Lyme Research Center: A study training AI to screen patients' cell phone images of rashes to improve diagnosis of early Lyme disease, where the rash is often missed by patients and providers. Our funding expands the image dataset to include individuals with dark skin.
Massachusetts General Hospital: For research focused on computational models to discover the genes and mutations driving risk for epilepsy.
Parekh Center for Interdisciplinary Neurology: A center that brings physicians and scientists together to better understand the common mechanisms that cause different neurodegenerative disorders, with the goal of developing novel therapies for patient communities.
Penn Council for Discovery Science: The Council for Discovery Science is a group of civic, business, and philanthropic leaders who have exhibited a strong commitment to and interest in Penn Medicine’s efforts to accelerate cutting edge research to improve human health.
Tisch MS: An independent multiple sclerosis center conducting groundbreaking investigations into the causes of MS.