Grants
Category Health
Grants Made in 2012
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
Toward the purchase of equipment for use by the F. M. Kirby Program in Neural Repair and Protection
Alzheimer’s Association/National Office
For: Alzheimer’s basic science research through the National Office-$400,000; for Northern New Jersey programs through the Greater New Jersey Chapter-$22,500
American Cancer Society, Inc./Eastern Division
For: Programs in the Northwest New Jersey Region-$100,000; National Home Office-Cancer research-$250,000
American Council on Science and Health
American Diabetes Association Research Foundation, Inc.
For: Support of Dr. J. Michael O’Donnell’s research on cardiomyopathy
American Federation for Aging Research
For: Basic Research Grant Program
American Heart Association, Inc./Founders Affiliate
Toward basic, biomedical cardiac and stroke research
Arthritis Foundation, Inc./National Office
Toward rheumatoid arthritis research
Be the Match Foundation
Toward the Scholars Program for the Study of Post-Transplant Complications
Cancer Research Institute, Inc.
For: Support of the Student Training and Research in Tumor Immunology program
Cerebral Palsy International Research Foundation, Inc.
For: Research
Children’s Hospital Corporation
Toward support of the F. M. Kirby Neurobiology Center; specifically, The Viral Gene Transformation Core
Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation
For: Continued collaboration of Drs. Sam Pfaff and Reggie Edgerton to identify, locate, and characterize the role of interneurons in the human spinal cord
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
For: Continued support of Dr. Chris Vakoc’s cancer research
Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America, Inc.
Toward Research Training Awards Program
Foundation Fighting Blindness, Inc.
For: Retinal degenerative disease research
Foundation for AIDS Research
For: The Krim Fellows Program
Foundation for Morristown Medical Center
Toward the new Geriatric Emergency Department-$200,000; like amount for like purpose pledged for 2013
HelpHOPELive, Inc. (formerly known as National Transplant Assistance Fund)
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Toward the establishment of the Center for Biomedical Engineering
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Inc./New Jersey Chapter
For: Support of Dr. Brian Druker’s research-$150,000 in 2010, 2011, and 2012
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Toward renewed support of the F. M. Kirby Foundation Brain Tumor Research Fund
National Shingles Foundation
For: Support of core, research-driven programs
New Jersey Health Foundation, Inc. (formerly Foundation of the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey)
For: Continued research for Synaptic Interactions: Formation and Plasticity
New York Blood Center, Inc.
For: Further support toward “Platelet Formation from Stem Cell Research” project under the direction of Dr. William B. Mitchell
Population Council, Inc.
Toward direct costs only in Postdoctoral Training: Reproductive Biomedicine and Biomedical HIV Research
Prevent Blindness Tri-State
For: Morris County, NJ programs
Rockefeller University
Toward the establishment of the Precision Fabrication Center
Scheie Eye Institute
To purchase research equipment needed by the F. M. Kirby Center scientists
Skin Cancer Foundation, Inc.
United Network for Organ Sharing
Toward the Center for Transplant System Excellence
Yale University/School of Medicine
Toward the program in cellular neuroscience, neurodegeneration and repair