Grants
Category Health
Grants Made in 2007
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
For: For the purchase and direct costs of research equipment for the F.M. Kirby Program in Neural Repair and Protection-$600,000 in 2005, $400,000 in 2006, and $300,000 in 2007
Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association, Inc.
For: Alzheimer’s research-$500,000 in 2006 and 2007
American Cancer Society, Inc./Eastern Division
For: Programs in the Northwest New Jersey Region
American Cancer Society, Inc./National Office
For: Cancer research
American Council on Science and Health
American Diabetes Association Research Foundation, Inc.
Toward support of Dr. Lisa Martin’s research project
American Federation for Aging Research
For: Basic research
American Heart Association, Inc./Founders Affiliate
Toward basic, biomedical cardiac and stroke research
Arthritis Foundation, Inc./National Office
For: Medical research only
Arthritis Foundation, Inc./New Jersey Chapter
For: Research
Big Apple Circus, Ltd.
For: Clown Care Program in Metro NYC hospitals
Cancer Institute of New Jersey Foundation, Inc.
Toward equipment for genetic breast cancer research
Cancer Research Institute, Inc.
For: Support of Predoctoral Emphasis Pathway in Tumor Immunology
Cerebral Palsy International Research Foundation, Inc.
For: Research
Children’s Hospital Corporation
To help support the sustained growth and development of the F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center-$1,000,000 for 2007 and 2008; like amount for like use pledged for 2009
Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation
For: Support of a new targeted stem cell initiative focused on the use of stem cells in spinal cord repair
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Toward the purchase of an electrophysiology rig for the laboratory of Dr. Glen Turner
Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths
Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America, Inc.
Toward Dysplasia and Cancer Research Initiative
Eye-Bank for Sight Restoration, Inc.
For: Ocular Tissue Research Program-$15,000
Foundation Fighting Blindness, Inc.
For: Retinal degenerative disease research
Foundation for AIDS Research
For: The Scholars Program
Foundation of the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey
For: Continued research for Synaptic Interactions: Formation and Plasticity
Hospital For Special Surgery Fund, Inc.
For: Support of biomechanics research
Immune Disease Institute, Inc.
Toward the purchase of the fluorescence-activated cell sorter FACS-Aria
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Toward the establishment of a Center for Neurodevelopmental Genomics-$1,000,000 in 2007 and 2008
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Inc./Northern New Jersey Chapter
Toward the Specialized Center of Research (SCOR) at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston-$200,000 in 2007 and 2008; like amount for like use pledged for 2009
Little Falls Hospital
Special one-time support toward the renovation and expansion of the Emergency Department and to name the F.M. Kirby Emergency Department
Lyme Disease Association, Inc.
For: Basic research
Marrow Foundation
Toward the Scholars Program for the Study of Post-Transplant Complications
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
To establish the F.M. Kirby Foundation Brain Tumor Research Fund-$666,667 in 2007 and 2008; pledged for like use-$666,666 in 2009
Morristown Memorial Health Foundation, Inc.
For: Support of cardiac equipment for the Gagnon Heart Hospital
National Transplant Assistance Fund, Inc.
To support Celebrate Life donor awareness and educational initiatives
New York Blood Center, Inc.
For: Continued support of Dr. Kotula’s work to develop the mouse model of prostate cancer
New York University School of Medicine
For: Continued support of ischemic stroke research
Overlook Hospital Foundation
Toward the New Jersey Regional Stroke Quality Initiative-$50,000 in 2006 and 2007
Population Council, Inc.
Toward direct costs only in Postdoctoral Training: Reproductive Biomedicine and Biomedical HIV Research
Rockefeller University
To establish the F.M. Kirby Fund for Regenerative Neuroscience-$1,500,000; for continued support of Dr. A.J. Hudspeth’s research in sensory neuroscience-$250,000
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
To support Dr. Hetzer’s cancer research and help establish the Epigenomics Center
Scheie Eye Institute
For: Extraordinary participation in the purchase of research equipment needed by the F.M. Kirby Center scientists
Stamford Hospital
For: Cancer Risk and Prevention Program
Thomas Jefferson University
For: Dr. Schneider’s continued research of Parkinson’s disease-$125,000 in 2007 and 2008
Trudeau Institute, Inc.
To purchase and maintain an expanded colony of aged mice for influenza research
VZV Research Foundation, Inc.
For: General operating funds for core, research-driven programs
Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology
For: Continued support of Dr. Ellen Heber-Katz’s research on a new model for Central Nervous System Regeneration-$175,000: for the High-Throughput Screen facility-$100,000
Yale University/School of Medicine
Toward the purchase of a confocal microscope for in vivo imaging
Zachary and Elizabeth M. Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation
For: Support of research initiatives in Alzheimer’s and related neurodegenerative disorders