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Science Philanthropy Ecosystem
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Health Equity in Science: A Giving Smarter Guide
Health equity is the state in which every person has a fair and just opportunity to achieve the best possible health.
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Featured
Report
Health Equity in Science: A Giving Smarter Guide
Health equity is the state in which every person has a fair and just opportunity to achieve the best possible health.
Read
Report
Strong medical research systems are the cornerstone of global health and well-being. The Milken Institute Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration (SPARC) has been bringing together funders and stakeholders from across disciplines to engage and build strong, thoughtful partnerships, growing the ecosystem in ways that lead to transformative science and health discoveries.
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Science Philanthropy Ecosystem
Programs
Our team brings deep expertise across a number of medical research fields, as well as many cross-disciplinary areas that are strengthening the research ecosystem.
AI for Neurodegenerative Disease
The World Health Organization estimates that by the year 2040, neurodegenerative disease (ND) will be second only to heart disease...
AI in Health
We bring together funders and stakeholders from across disciplines to engage and build strong, thoughtful partnerships to grow the...
Computational Biology
Revolutionizing how to study, prevent, and treat disease to help people live longer and healthier.
Health Equity
Within the US, life expectancy can vary by as many as 15 years, depending on income level, education, and where an individual...
New Therapies
We work across the scientific ecosystem to identify barriers to progress and pinpoint opportunities to strategically engage in the...
Systems Change in Science and Health
Science needs strategic funding, collaboration, interdisciplinary expertise, and an understanding of how new medicines and tools...
Team
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Cara Altimus
Managing Director, SPARC, Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy
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Ishita Das
Director, SPARC, Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy
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Taylor Evans
Senior Associate, SPARC, Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy
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Erin Ross
Director, SPARC, Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy
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Samantha Kost
Senior Associate, SPARC, Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy
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Kara Whelply
Associate Director, SPARC, Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy