2007 Grants

HEALTH

ORGANIZATION & PROJECT
PAYMENT AMOUNT

Action On Smoking And Health $100,000
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University $300,000
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. $500,000
For: Alzheimer's research-$500,000 in 2006 and 2007  
American Cancer Society, Inc./National Office $350,000
For: Cancer research  
American Cancer Society, Inc./Eastern Division $100,000
For: Programs in the Northwest New Jersey Region  
American Council on Science and Health $40,000
American Diabetes Association Research Foundation, Inc. $75,000
Toward support of Dr. Lisa Martin's research project  
American Federation for Aging Research $65,000
For: Basic research  
American Heart Association, Inc./Founders Affiliate $125,000
Toward basic, biomedical cardiac and stroke research  
Arthritis Foundation, Inc./National Office $85,000
For: Medical research only  
Arthritis Foundation, Inc./New Jersey Chapter $10,000
For: Research  
Big Apple Circus, Ltd. $40,000
For: Clown Care Program in Metro NYC hospitals  
The Cancer Institute of New Jersey Foundation, Inc. $60,000
Toward equipment for genetic breast cancer research  
Cancer Research Institute, Inc. $125,000
For: Support of Predoctoral Emphasis Pathway in Tumor Immunology  
Cerebral Palsy International Research Foundation, Inc. $65,000
For: Research  
Children's Hospital Corporation $1,000,000
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 $200,000
For: Support of a new targeted stem cell initiative focused on the use of stem cells in spinal cord repair  
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory $75,000
Toward the purchase of an electrophysiology rig for the laboratory of Dr. Glen Turner  
The Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths $20,000
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America, Inc. $100,000
Toward Dysplasia and Cancer Research Initiative  
The Eye-Bank for Sight Restoration, Inc. $35,000
For: Ocular Tissue Research Program-$15,000  
The Foundation Fighting Blindness, Inc. $70,000
For: Retinal degenerative disease research  
The Foundation for AIDS Research $125,000
For: The Scholars Program  
Foundation of the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey $200,000
For: Continued research for Synaptic Interactions: Formation and Plasticity  
The Hospital For Special Surgery Fund, Inc. $175,000
For: Support of biomechanics research  
Immune Disease Institute, Inc. $100,000
Toward the purchase of the fluorescence-activated cell sorter FACS-Aria  
Kennedy Krieger Institute $1,000,000
Toward the establishment of a Center for Neurodevelopmental Genomics-$1,000,000 in 2007 and 2008  
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Inc./Northern New Jersey Chapter $200,000
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 $1,575,000
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. $10,000
For: Basic research  
The Marrow Foundation $90,000
Toward the Scholars Program for the Study of Post-Transplant Complications  
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center $666,667
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. $150,000
For: Support of cardiac equipment for the Gagnon Heart Hospital  
National Transplant Assistance Fund, Inc. $25,000
To support Celebrate Life donor awareness and educational initiatives  
New York Blood Center, Inc. $150,000
For: Continued support of Dr. Kotula's work to develop the mouse model of prostate cancer  
New York University School of Medicine $100,000
For: Continued support of ischemic stroke research  
Overlook Hospital Foundation $50,000
Toward the New Jersey Regional Stroke Quality Initiative-$50,000 in 2006 and 2007  
Population Council, Inc. $60,000
Toward direct costs only in Postdoctoral Training: Reproductive Biomedicine and Biomedical HIV Research  
The Rockefeller University $1,750,000
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  
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies $150,000
To support Dr. Hetzer's cancer research and help establish the Epigenomics Center  
Scheie Eye Institute $400,000
For: Extraordinary participation in the purchase of research equipment needed by the F.M. Kirby Center scientists  
Stamford Hospital $30,000
For: Cancer Risk and Prevention Program  
Thomas Jefferson University $125,000
For: Dr. Schneider's continued research of Parkinson's disease-$125,000 in 2007 and 2008  
Trudeau Institute, Inc. $150,000
To purchase and maintain an expanded colony of aged mice for influenza research  
VZV Research Foundation, Inc. $95,000
For: General operating funds for core, research-driven programs  
Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology $275,000
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 $100,000
Toward the purchase of a confocal microscope for in vivo imaging  
Zachary and Elizabeth M. Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation $300,000
For: Support of research initiatives in Alzheimer's and related neurodegenerative disorders  
 
Total Health
(48 items)
$11,591,667

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