Michelson Philanthropies

As founder of the Michelson Medical Research Foundation [MMRF], Dr. Gary K. Michelson is helping solve some of the world’s greatest challenges. This foundation funds cutting edge medical research & has a positive impact on the lives of millions of the most vulnerable populations around the world so that they can live healthy & productive lives.

Dr. Michelson is the largest private underwriter of the SABIN Institute's research & advocacy programs and generous investments in the Michelson Fund for NTDs Global Awareness has raised awareness in mobilizing resources to increase programming & research for NTD control / elimination efforts.

The Michelson Neglected Disease Vaccine Initiative is a powerhouse in supporting vaccine R&D against parasitic worms that afflict more than one billion of the world’s poorest, is an innovative model that relies on private, academic, & public institutions to collaborate for preclinical development, vaccine manufacturing & clinical testing.