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$5,000,000+
AbbVie Inc.
Amgen, Inc.12
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP13
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation13
Biogen4
Eli Lilly and Company8
Genentech, Inc.8
GlaxoSmithKline16
Johnson & Johnson14
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.17
National Football League
Pfizer Inc17
Sanofi*13
[x] Superscript indicates number of years of consecutive giving.
* Indicates Gifts in Kind.
$2,500,000–$4,999,999
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company15
Takeda Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.6
$1,000,000 – $2,499,999
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
McKnight Brain Research Foundation9
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation*15
QuantumLeap Healthcare Collaborative
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.2
$500,000 – $999,999
Alzheimer’s Association10
Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.5
National Institutes of Health19
$250,000 – $499,999
Abbott7
Astellas Pharma Inc.
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*6
JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc.
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International
The Pew Charitable Trusts
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers
of America10
Mrs. Lily Safra13
United States Agency for International Development
$100,000 – $249,999
Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation2
Arthritis Foundation5
The Geoffrey Beene Foundation2
Bioiberica S.A.
Eisai Inc. 8
Healthcare Information and
Management Systems Society4
Howard Hughes Medical Institute3
Ikaria, Inc.2
[x] Superscript indicates number of years of consecutive giving.
* Indicates Gifts in Kind.
Ann Lurie3
Lundbeck
Piramal Imaging, GmbH4
ROCHE7
Richard and Susan Roth
$50,000 – $99,999
Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd.4
Alliance for Lupus Research
American Association for Dental Research2
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.2
The Coca-Cola Company7
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
James H. and Christina W. Donovan3
John J. Donovan
Fujirebio3
Intel Corporation*
Lupus Research Institute
The Medicines Company
Merck Serono2
PhRMA Foundation7
Rheumatology Research Foundation
George and Trish Vradenburg,
Co-Founders USAgainst Alzheimer’s3
$25,000 – $49,999
Alliance for Aging Research3
American Diabetes Association5
American Lung Association
AMS Foundation for the Arts,
Sciences and Humanities10
BioClinica, Inc.5
Biotechnology Industry Organization7
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
Buffy Cafritz11
Colgate-Palmolive Company2
John and Marcia Goldman Foundation
Grifols Therapeutics3
Hogan Lovells US LLP*5
IXICO Ltd.3
Peter and Judy Kovler
in honor of Maria Freire
Freda C. Lewis-Hall, M.D., FAPA2
The Lupus Foundation of America
Mr. and Mrs. Joel S. Marcus4
Meso Scale Diagnostics, LLC.6
Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Montrone17
Nabriva Therapeutics AG4
NeuroRx3
Newport Foundation, Inc.2
Dame Jillian Sackler12
SYNARC Inc.7
[x] Superscript indicates number of years of consecutive giving.
* Indicates Gifts in Kind.
$10,000–$24,999
Janet B. Abrams6
in memory of Bernard Abrams
Agilent Technologies, Inc.*
American Society for Bone and
Mineral Research2
Basilea Pharmaceutica International Ltd.4
BioTeam *
CereSpir, Inc.
Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.5
EUROIMMUN
Foundation for Advanced Education
in the Sciences2
Matthew M. Frank and Shahin Jansepar
Friends of Cancer Research5
Estate of Jack Gramlich4
Steve and Sherry Mayer2
Melinta Therapeutics
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation2
Drs. Martin J. and Ann Murphy9
in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Charles A. Sanders
Myriad RBM2
Neurotrack Technologies
Bob and Sally Newcomb4
OfficeMax Incorporated2
Beatrice & Reymont Paul Foundation
James and Lisa Reinish
in memory of Shelby Brooke Reinish
Dr. and Mrs. Charles A. Sanders18
Jane M. Sayer, Ph.D.13
Dr. Ellen V. and Mr. Gerald R. Sigal12
Solomon H. and Elaine B. Snyder
Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals
University of Sciences, Techniques,
and Technology of Bamako*
$5,000–$9,999
Anonymous
Catholic Health Initiatives
Centre for Proteomic & Genomic Research2
Dairy Management Inc.4
Miles Gilburne and Nina Zolt5
Carol-Ann Harris2
James W. Jones
in memory of Brenda Jones
Kelly and Adam Leight2
Stephen and Maria Maebius
in honor of Erica Maebius
Metabolon, Inc.2
Profilo Holdings
Radiological Society of North America6
Raycom Media., Inc.
in memory of Edward Rancic
Robert E. Roberts, Ph.D.6
John and Trina Rogers
in memory of Brenda Jones
Matthew Scher and Barbara Lazio2
in memory of Barbara Lazio and Carol Scher
SOHO Publishing Company3
Nina K. Solarz5
Drs. Elias A. and Nadia Zerhouni2
$2,500–$4,999
Ronald and Barbara Berke5
in memory of Jennifer Berke
The Honorable and Mrs.
William McCormick Blair, Jr.
Elsevier Life Science Team7
in honor of the Gallins
Joseph M. Feczko, M.D. and
Leighton K. Gleicher7
Fisher Foundation
Drs. Ernesto I. and Maria C. Freire3
Paul J. Gattini3
Chris and Laura Hazzard6
in memory of Richard Curtin
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar2
Dr. Mehdi Nafissi and Dr. Ann F. Welton7
Dr. and Mrs. Garry A. Neil3
Donna Nichols 5
in memory of Jay Nichols
Matt and Robyn Nichols Painter4
in memory of Jay Nichols
Lenore R. Salzman17
Simon Property Group5
SunTrust Banks, Inc.4
Samuel O. Thier, M.D. and Paula Thier9
Ullmann Family Foundation6
Steve and Chris Wilsey6
$1,000–$2,499
Anonymous (6)
AcademyHealth
Affymetrix Inc.
Ronald A. and June L. Ahrens3
in memory of Xavier Martin
Dr. Nadarajah Balasubramanian
in honor of Dr. Heiss
Raghu Bellary2
Joe Bergera and Alice S. Cho2
The Honorable and Mrs. Wayne Berman
Dr. Kathy and Mr. Zachary T. Bloomgarden6
Ambassador and Mrs. Dwight L. Bush, Sr.
Mr. Charles Cerf and Dr. Cynthia E. Dunbar4
Timothy Coyle
in honor of the Coyle Family
David Crammer
Daniel Cunningham and Mary Hennessey
Stewart Daniels, M.D.6
Rob and Betsey Drucker3
Marianne E. Durkin2
Jack A. Elias, M.D.2
Faegre Baker Daniels LLP
Fannie Mae Foundation
James M. Felser, M.D.5
Nicholas M. and Jacqueline E. Ferriter
Seth P. Forster
Morgan A. Fritzlen
in honor of Dr. Neal Young
Thomas and Jerrice Fritzlen
in honor of Dr. Neal Young
James and Karen Gavic5
Stanley and Eve Geller9
in memory of Norman Salzman
Peggy J. Gerlacher17
Eli Glatstein11
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. Sam D. Graham4
[x] Superscript indicates number of years of consecutive giving.
* Indicates Gifts in Kind.
Margaret Grieve 2
in honor of Nina Solarz’s birthday
Gary and Lynn Grossman4
in honor of Stephen J. Solarz’s birthday
Judy Harris
Eric and Susan Hatch
in honor of Dr. W. Marston Linehan
Harley Anderson Haynes, M.D.5
Paul Herrling, Ph.D.
Arthur and Susan Horowitz3
Pansy M. Howard
Jonathan Howard2
IQ Solutions5
Jimmy Beans Wool3
Daniel Kastner, M.D., Ph.D.
Bernard H. and Georgina E. Kaufman5
Paul Lam
Sherry Lansing and William Friedkin2
Howard H. and Jacqueline K. Levine4
in memory of Stephen J. Solarz
Jonathan D. Levine4
in memory of Stephen J. Solarz
Jean Linton12
Edison T. Liu, M.D., Ph.D. 2
James and Marie Malaro
The Honorable and Mrs. Frederic V. Malek
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
Susanne N. O’Neill
Matthew W. O’Neill and Erica Joyce Lam8
Amy L. Parker
Steven and Jann Paul4
Joseph G. Perpich, M.D., J.D.
and Cathy J. Sulzberger
in honor of John Porter
Amy and John Porter15
Sunny Raspet2
The Essence of Red Committee4
Ridley, Inc.
Charles P. Rogers Beds2
Gregory and Sherry Roper
Mark Rosen
Robert and Marjorie Rosenberg4
Shire Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Albert H. and Lillian Small
Richard I. and Anastasia Smith2
Russell W. Steenberg and Patricia Colbert2
The Drs. Tremoulet6
Marica and Jan Vilcek3
Gail G. Weinmann, M.D.3
Michael and Lisa Nichols Whitten2
in memory of Jay Nichols
Stewart K. Wilson3
in memory of Blaise Ribet
World Bank
in memory of Ewen Raballand
$500–$999
Anonymous (2)
Jeffrey and Ann Anderson
Drs. Bryan and Donna Arling10
Ann Ashby and Ron Kopicki4
Bruce J. Averbrook5
Dan Balliet and Jan Carlson6
Kathryn H. Bedell
Paula L. and William C. Bradley
Jeffrey Broome
The Honorable and Mrs. Zbigniew Brzezinski
Jan Chipman
Arthur Ciarkowski
in honor of Lois Cosner
Scot Jason Cohen Foundation Inc.
The Consortium of Multiple
Sclerosis Centers Inc.
Dorothy Davies
in memory of Margaret Elkind Van Gelder
Jerry and Kathy Devore
Johanna Caramel Egan
Martin Friedlander, M.D. and
Sheila F. Friedlander, M.D.
Ken and Yvette Guidry8
Linford M. Hallman2
Barry and Sandy Harris
Kay A. Hart4
Alison Harvey
Amy W. Hawthorne2
Eva C. Holtz5
Robert Hughes Family Foundation
Laurel Jacobson5
in memory of Stephen Jacobson
Vernon and Ann Jordan
Michael M. Kaback, M.D.
Benjamin Kasoff
Charles E. Kaufman Medical Fund3
Ronald L. Krall, M.D.3
Jeremy Krasner3
Georges Laine
in memory of Ewen Raballand
Dr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Lamont-Havers5
Peter Lane2
Susan Luse
in memory of Gregory Fager
M & J Management Co., LLC
John Madden2
John and Stacy Martin2
Robert and Margaret McNamara Foundation2
in memory of Stephen J. Solarz
Molecular Partners AG
in honor of Donald Bottaro
Jorge Morazzani
Dr. Gilbert S. Omenn and
Mrs. Martha Darling4
PharmAthene, Inc.
Lola Reinsch
Dr. and Mrs. Johng S. Rhim3
Eric I. Richman
Richard and Jean Robbins
James and Lora Rodenberg5
in memory of Dennis Rodenberg
Tali Rombro
in memory of Jane Lochary
Stanley O. Roth
Barbara Santos
in memory of Carlos Santos
Howard K. Schachman10
in memory of Ethel Schachman
Laura Sergent
in memory of Kathleen C. Sergent
Charles H & Beverly E Shaw Foundation
in memory of Margaret Elkind Van Gelder
Danny Shively2
Cyrena Simons
Richard and Luan Smith
in memory of Gregory Fager
Mr. Suresh Subramani and
Ms. Feroza Ardeshir
Jon and Kristin Vaver7
Dr. and Mrs. Roy Weiner
David Wholley and Mary M. O’Crowley3
Nicole Wolanski
Lucas Yun-Nikolac
$250–$499
Anonymous (6)
Macia Anderson
in memory of Shelby Reinish
Jill H. Barr6
in memory of John Barr
Brenda L. Bass, Ph.D.
in memory of Ernest Bass
Joan Beck4
Edwin D. Becker
Thomas Brunner
in honor of Paul Sieving
Tino and Dawn Calabia
Daniel Carucci, M.D., M.Sc., Ph.D.5
Michael and Melissa Cather
Michael Cohen
Edward G. Conture, Ph.D.2
Craig Corbitt and Nancy Stoltz5
Martin J. Corso, M.D.2
Creech Family and Costello Elementary
Arlene and Richard Crowell8
Vickram and Sarah Cuttaree
in memory of Ewen Raballand
Denise Interchangeable Knitting Needles3
Garth M. Eddy
Drs. Howard J. Eisen and Judith E. Wolf
Shauna Ensrud
F5 Networks
Melinda Fager
Lisa Foronda
in memory of Judy Foronda
Arlyn Garcia-Perez
Jason and Gloria Garver8
Drs. David Golan and Laura Green4
in honor of Deborah Merke
Reina Gonzalez
in memory of Carlos Santos
Joseph Grossman3
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* Indicates Gifts in Kind.
Parker and Kiki Gundersen
Dr. Max I. Hamburger
Joyce Harp, M.D.
James and Mary Louise Hayden
Robert Heady2
Eric Hirschhorn and Leah Worthham4
1. & A. Holtzman Foundation
Carol Horn
in memory of Gregory Fager
I Back Jack Foundation Inc.
Stephanie L. James, Ph.D.4
Richard Jonas and Katherine Vernot-Jonas7
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Kaliner2
John Kennedy5
Dr. and Mrs. David A. Kessler
in memory of Gregory Fager
Edward Koo
Sandy Kotiah
in memory of Jessica Payne
Beth Kramer
in memory of Ewen Raballand
Melissa Kuskin5
in memory of Bennett Bruce Camhi
Dr. and Mrs. Theodore S. Lawrence
Thomas and Nancy Lusk
James Mahoney
David Marsden
in honor of Abby Holtz & Lorant Szasz-Toth
Anne Alexander Marshall, Ph.D.
and Davis Marshall10
Cathleen Martin2
Dr. and Mrs. Henry Masur
Pedro Morazzani
Sara Morningstar
in memory of Ewen Raballand
Eileen Murray
in memory of Ewen Raballand
Diep Nguyen-van Houtte
in memory of Ewen Raballand
Ingrid Ostergren
Alice Pau
Charles Payne
in memory of Laurie Payne
Plymouth Yarn Company3
Roger Reading
in memory of Lisa Sapak
Lawrence Rogow
in memory of Gregory Fager
Jeffrey Rosen
Walter G. Rostykus and
Catherine Elliott-Rostykus
Dr. Michael Ryan and Dr. Linda Ryan2
Nikhil Sadarangan
Michael Samelson
Cecelia Spitznas
Rainer F. Storb, M.D.
Anthony Tassone3
Ryan Temming2
Arlene Urquhart4
Eric Van Gelder
in memory of Margaret Elkind Van Gelder
Richard and Tracy Nichols Waggoner2
in memory of Jay Nichols
Michael and Marianne Walter
Paula J. Warrick, Ph.D.3
Robert C. Watson and Debra D. Petersen4
Sara Lou Whildin2
Ingrid Wiley6
Peggy Williams, Jame Regam Considine,
and Sarah Underhill
in memory of Gregory Fager
John H. Wilson6
Howard and Julie Wolf-Rodda8
Carol Shaw Woodard
in memory of Margaret Elkind Van Gelder
Joyce A. Yarington11
in memory of Jan Weymouth
Joel Yesley7
LEGACY SOCIETY
The Legacy Society recognizes individuals who have informed us that they have named the Foundation for the NIH as a beneficiary in their will or estate plan. These legacy gifts can support a specific NIH program, area of research or other identified need, or they may provide unrestricted support to the Foundation. We thank the following individuals who have named the Foundation as a beneficiary.
Anonymous (4)
Judy Belous
The Honorable and Mrs.
William McCormick Blair, Jr.
Estate of William R. Boyle
Paula L. Bradley
Buffy and William Cafritz
Michael Davis
Estate of Sallie Rosen Kaplan
Marjorie D. Fuller
Estate of Charles Harris
Patricia S. and Ken Kohlen
Drs. Zell and Emily Kravinsky
Patricia Nowosacki
Estate of Jennifer R. Price
Robert E. Roberts, Ph.D.
Estate of Frances H. Saupe
Jane M. Sayer, Ph.D.
Gail G. Thompson
Rita Visconte
Dr. and Mrs. Robert F. Wagner
Susan M. Wall, M.D.
HONORARIUM GIFTS
You can honor a friend or family member for an important occasion with a gift to the Foundation for the NIH. It is a wonderful way to send good wishes for a birthday or anniversary, thanks to a friend or doctor, or congratulations for retirement, a job well done or graduation. Please include the name and address of the individual being honored so that acknowledgement of your donation can be sent. In 2014, the Foundation received gifts in honor of the following individuals.
Robert Albers
Jeff Balow
Jill Balow
Mary Jo Balow
Richard Balow
James Bante
Susan Bante
Brielle Barber
Elaine Benedetto
Donald Bottaro
Katy Burkert
Lois Cosner
The Coyle Family
Kay Cowan
Kelsey Doucette
Garth M. Eddy
Christina Farias
Antonio T. Fojo
Maria C. Freire
Elaine K. Gallin
John I. Gallin
Ari Goldman
Samir Hajj
Kathleen Haley
Constance Hanson
Nancy Haywood
Christopher Heery
John D. Heiss
Abby Holtz
Arthur G. Horowitz
Nancy L. Hughes
Andrew Leonhardt
W Marston Linehan
Erica Maebius
Deborah Merke
Erica S. Morrison
William Murphy
Hyman Muss
Brian R. O'Neill
Israel O. Oyelakin
Christie Pedder
Simon Pedder
Katherine G. Peterson
John E. Porter
Brayden M. Preble
Laura Ritchie
Skylar Ritchie
Kristen S. Roach
Brad Roden
Saul Roseman
Mark Rosen
Charles A. Sanders
Alan N. Schechter
Christine Sidelko Titley
Paul A. Sieving
Nick Silano
Nina K. Solarz
Kimberly Stemple
Ashleigh Stoddart
Debbie Sullivan
Kevin Sullivan
Lorant Szasz-Toth
Betsy Templeton
Chrisa Thomas
Adam Wolpaw
Neal S. Young
Stuart H. Yuspa
MEMORIAL GIFTS
Contributions are given to the Foundation for the NIH at the request of family members in memory of loved ones. These generous contributions enhance our ability to support the NIH in its mission to improve health, by forming and facilitating public-private partnerships for biomedical research, education and training. We extend our sympathies to the family and friends of those memorialized below.
Bernard W. Abrams
Janice Alfano
Ruth Auslander
Eileen L. Baldassari
Mary Bante
John L. Barr
Keith Bartosh
Ernest G. Bass
George Beck
Karol Bell
Jenny Berke
Adam J. Berry
Francis Beswick
Lynne A. Buening
Todd Burdick
Kathleen Buter
Bennett Bruce Camhi
Veronica S. Cassell
Pavlos Charalambous
Colin Chignell
Scott A. Chizzo
Helen Clark
Laura Cliffe
James Cribbs
Richard Curtin
Elizabeth Dooley
Iva Dostanic
Janis Evans
Gregory B. Fager
David M. Feit
Joanne M. Ficks
Leslie Fitzgerald
Judy Foronda
Jean R. Fuller
Patricia Anne Gelak
John D. Gerlacher
William Glaubiger
Hugo Grenti
Christopher Hamilton
Kelly M. Harty
Mary C. Hennick
Lloyd A. Hershey
Gary Hogden
James V. Hudson
Agneta Hughes
Stephen W. Jacobson
Harold Jellinek
Brenda S. Jones
Gerald E. Kerns
Robert Kleber
Arthur Koch
Wesley J. LaPorte
Gene Lasecki
Richard Lauderbaugh
Barbara L. Lazio
Erik J. Lemoine
Lawrence Linn
Stephen Liptak
Jane Lochary
Nicoletta M. Lombard Cerio
Ellen Lundevall
Catherine Malavendra
Xavier Martin
Patrick J. Marx
Michael J. McKinnon
John N. Miller
Frank Myers
Hannah Naylor
Stan C. Nebinski
Jay Nichols
Dean R. O'Neill
Chin Ki Paik
Laurie Payne
Susan Pilch
Lindsey Powell Rensch
Jennifer R. Price
Ewen Raballand
Joan E. Radula
Edward Rancic
Shirley Ray
Raymond C. Read
Shelby B. Reinish
Blaise Ribet
Mary Richards
Douglas H. Riedy
Mary Lee Rodda
Dennis Rodenberg
Gladys Rodriguez
Linda Rozzelle
Hyacinth Rubin
Kathleen Rudis
Catherine Ryan-Beuttenmuller
Norman P. Salzman
Carlos Santos
Lisa Sapak
Ethel L. Schachman
Arthur G. Schatzkin
Carol Scher
Katherine Schumacher
Kathleen C. Sergent
Helen Shen
Melissa Sheperd
Charles Slonim
Stephen J. Solarz
Haim Solomon
Mikhail Spitkovsky
Emily Stevens
Nathan W. Synan
Oberon Christopher Thoma
Paul Toole
Margaret Elkind Van Gelder
Lisa J. Wagner
Janice Weymouth
Margaret G. White
Nathan Williams
Roseana Woodberry
William J. Yates
We are grateful to the many individuals and organizations that have established funds or endowments at the FNIH to pay tribute to people and causes that matter to them. Such gifts provide essential ongoing support for research and education, as well as events in biomedicine at the NIH. Endowment gifts at all levels help to advance the pace of discovery and generate innovations that improve lives.
Named funds are created to support specific areas of research or fellowships, lectures or awards at the NIH.
John I. and Elaine K. Gallin Fund
This fund provides support for the Edmond J. Safra Family Lodge and to support patient and clinical research needs of the intramural research program at the National Institutes of Health.
Gramlich Melanoma Research Fund
This fund supports melanoma research at the NIH through an annual gift provided by the Jack Gramlich Foundation.
The Dr. Franklin A. Neva Memorial Fund
The Neva Fund was established by the family of Dr. Frank Neva, a former director of the NIAID Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases (LPD) at the NIH, to honor his memory and further his legacy. Dr. Neva was keenly interested in teaching and learning through case-based discussions and he transformed the LPD into a pre-eminent center for basic and clinical parasitology research and training.
Richard and Susan Roth Fellowship
The Richard and Susan Roth Fellowship supports research in the lab of Dr. Jeffrey Cohen of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to accelerate efforts to find new drugs to treat Chronic Active Epstein Barr Virus (CAEBV) and Chronic Active Epstein Barr Virus-Hydroa Vacciniforme (HV) as well as find and understand genetic causes of the diseases that can lead to new treatments.
Sayer Vision Research Fund
This fund supports the annual Sayer Lecture delivered by an investigator in the area of vision research, as well as the Sayer Vision Research Award, given to a promising independent investigator in the early stage of his or her research career in the Division of Intramural Research at the National Eye Institute. The fund was established by NIH research scientist Jane Sayer, in honor of her family and in memory of her parents, Winthrop and Laura Sayer.
Swanson Family Fellowship
The Swanson Family Fellowship supports research in TTF-1 mutation-causing benign chorea in the laboratory of infectious diseases under the direction of Steven M. Holland, M.D., Chief of the Laboratory of Clinical Infectious Diseases, NIAID.
Memorial funds create a living legacy. In many cases a family member may request that friends and relatives make donations—rather than send flowers—to support a chosen cause in memory of a loved one. Families may wish to go one step further and establish a fund that embodies a loved one’s passion and spirit by making a significant investment in the Foundation.
Dr. John L. Barr Memorial Fund
This fund helps to support the Intramural Research Training Award Fellowship Program at the NIH Clinical Center’s Pain and Palliative Care Service. The goal of the fellowship is to conduct research on pain and palliative care and to encourage young investigators to become more familiar with the importance of this field of study.
Adam J. Berry Memorial Fund
This fund was established by Michael and Sue Berry in memory of their beloved son, Adam. Adam came from Australia to work as a research scientist at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The fund commemorates his life and his enthusiasm for work by making it possible for promising young Australian scientists to travel to the United States and work at the NIH.
Edna Williams Curl and Myron R. Curl Fundfor Multiple Sclerosis Research
Established in 2007, this fund supports multiple sclerosis research at NIH.
John Laws Decker Memorial Fund
A former director of the NIH Clinical Center, Dr. John Laws Decker strived during his lifetime to accelerate important scientific research by linking research communications around the world. His dedication led the NIH to establish an annual lecture in his name. This fund, established by the Decker family, supports an event for the lecturer each year.
Tracy’s Toy Box
Established by the family in memory of Tracy Nadel, this fund purchases toys and activities for children staying at the Edmond J. Safra Family Lodge. These items help make their time at the Lodge more comfortable and pleasant.
Dean R. O’Neill Renal Cell Cancer
Research Fund
This fund supports a fellowship in the laboratory of tumor immunology headed by Richard Childs, M.D., at NHLBI. The postdoctoral cancer investigator funded by the program conducts research on the treatment of renal cell (or kidney) cancer. Family and friends of the late Dean O’Neill established the fund; more information can be found at www.renalcellcancer.org. The family also organizes the annual Boo! Run for Life 10K race and two-mile walk to support the fund. Information about the Boo! Run, held annually in October, can be found at www.boorunforlife.com.
Dr. Edward T. Rancic Memorial Fund
This fund supports a post-doctoral fellowship that focuses on renal cell cancer research in the laboratory of tumor immunology headed by Richard Childs, M.D., at NHLBI. The fellowship was established in memory of Dr. Edward Rancic by his family.
Dr. Anita Roberts Memorial Fund
Widely recognized as an outstanding mentor, encouraging and inspiring young scientists, Dr. Roberts was one of the first female laboratory chiefs at the NIH and ranked in the top 50 most-cited biological scientists in the world. Her family and laboratory colleagues established the fund to allow graduate students and post-doctoral fellows to present their work at a national meeting, typically the TGF-beta Keystone Symposium. These scholarships are a fitting tribute to Dr. Roberts’ passion for encouraging the career development of young scientists.
Robert Whitney Newcomb Memorial Fund
This fund was established by the family to remember Dr. Newcomb, who began his scientific career at the NIH as a high school summer intern in a laboratory at the NCI. The fund endows an annual lecture by a recognized expert in neuroscience, selected by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). Honoring Dr. Newcomb’s own experience, it also provides for internships for high school students and fellowships at NINDS.
Stephen J. Solarz Memorial Fund
Nina Solarz established this fund in memory of her husband, former Congressman Steve Solarz, to support the research of Dr. David Schrump at NCI. Dr. Schrump’s pioneering research in the field of thoracic oncology led to the treatments that allowed Mr. Solarz to live years beyond what otherwise would have been possible. Before he died, Nina and her family dedicated themselves to supporting Dr. Schrump’s research so that other patients might benefit by even better treatments.
Stephen E. Straus Fund
Established by Bernard and Barbro Osher in 2006, this fund honors the founding director of the NIH’s National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), the late Dr. Stephen E. Straus. It supports the Stephen E. Straus Distinguished Lecture in the Science of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, an annual lecture that brings leading figures in science and medicine to the NIH to speak about their perspective on the field. Open to the public, the lecture is videocast and archived on the NCCAM website.
Through these endowment gifts, donors ensure perpetual support for a variety of research and educational initiatives at FNIH. The annual investment income generated by an endowment fund supports program expenses, while the principal remains intact to ensure future funding.
Sallie Rosen Kaplan Fund for
Women Scientists in Cancer Research
The Kaplan Fund, established in 2000, provides support for the retention and mentoring of outstanding female cancer research scientists in the field. The program is managed by the National Cancer Institute.
Norman P. Salzman Memorial Fund
Dr. Salzman’s family, colleagues and friends remember the legacy of this noted pioneer in molecular biology through contributions to this fund, which supports the annual Norman P. Salzman Memorial Award and Symposium in Virology. The half-day symposium addresses key topics in virology and immunology and presents an award to a young researcher, in recognition of Dr. Salzman’s mentorship of so many younger scientists.
Endowments in support of the
Edmond J. Safra Family Lodge
Through endowment gifts, donors ensure perpetual support to the Edmond J. Safra Family Lodge for its operations and for the continued comfort of its guests.
GlaxoSmithKline Endowment
The GlaxoSmithKline Endowment supports programs and activities for families, including services that help residents stay in touch with employers and loved ones.
CarMollNat Muscular Dystrophy Endowment
The CarMollNat Muscular Dystrophy Endowment was established by Carol-Ann Harris in memory of her parents, Molly and Nathan Harris, and her brother, Merton Harris. The goals of the CarMollNat Endowment are to support research, science and wider knowledge, specifically for the many afflicted with Muscular Dystrophy (MD) and neuromuscular and neurogenetic diseases.The Endowment supports research at the Neurogenetics Branch of the National Institute of Neurological Disease and Stroke (NINDS).
Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Endowment
The Weinberg Endowment supports Edmond J. Safra Family Lodge operations and maintenance—ensuring that guests are provided a comfortable home away from home for years to come.
Additional Funds:
Jerry D. Jennings Memorial Fund
NCI Neuro Oncology Branch Fund
Pain and Palliative Care Program, Roxane Institute Fund
Research in Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia