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Science Philanthropy Ecosystem
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Transformative Computational Biology: A Giving Smarter Guide
Computational tools can rapidly identify patterns in vast volumes of biomedical and clinical data, leading to discoveries that can...
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Featured
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Transformative Computational Biology: A Giving Smarter Guide
Computational tools can rapidly identify patterns in vast volumes of biomedical and clinical data, leading to discoveries that can...
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Report
Strong medical research systems are the cornerstone of global health and well-being. 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 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.
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
We drive field advancement that is changing scientific research and clinical care by bringing together perspectives, expertise...
Team
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Cara Altimus
Managing Director, SPARC, Milken Institute Philanthropy
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Ishita Das
Associate Director, SPARC, Milken Institute Philanthropy
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Taylor Evans
Senior Associate, SPARC, Milken Institute Philanthropy
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Erin Ross
Director, SPARC, Milken Institute Philanthropy
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Kara Whelply
Associate Director, SPARC, Milken Institute Philanthropy