Why We All Should Love the NIH and How We Can Make It Better
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the nation’s primary funder of academic medical research. Our taxpayer dollars fund the agency, and the returns have been nothing short of transformational.
UCLA receives $120 million from Alya and Gary Michelson for new California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy
The gift designates $50 million apiece to establish two research entities within the institute, one focused on rapid vaccine development and the other on harnessing the microbiome to advance human health.