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Kissick Family Foundation, Milken Institute Announce $2.5 Million in Funding for Dementia Research

WASHINGTON, DC (November 14, 2023) — The Kissick Family Foundation Frontotemporal Dementia Grant Program, in partnership with the Milken Institute, launched its first-ever request for funding proposals today. Up to $2.5 million in total...
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Chad Clinton

Director, Media Relations
Chad Clinton is the director of media relations for the Milken Institute. Hired to this role in August 2021, Clinton develops and executes strategies to amplify the Institute’s core messages by generating coverage of its pillar workstreams, experts, and events.
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The Milken Institute Future of Health Summit Opens November 6 in Washington, DC

WASHINGTON, DC (November 6, 2023) — Opening today, the 2023 Milken Institute Future of Health Summit gathers hundreds of speakers and attendees who are inspired to share ideas and advance work around this year’s theme: “Closing the Gap...
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Chad Clinton

Director, Media Relations
Chad Clinton is the director of media relations for the Milken Institute. Hired to this role in August 2021, Clinton develops and executes strategies to amplify the Institute’s core messages by generating coverage of its pillar workstreams, experts, and events.
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Clinical Developments in Follicular Lymphoma

Follicular lymphoma (FL) is a rare, slow-growing cancer that affects certain blood cells. People experiencing this form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma face multiple relapses over the course of their disease, which can run for years and sometimes...
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Caitlyn Barrett, PhD

Director, Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration (SPARC) team, Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy
Caitlyn Barrett, PhD, is a director on the Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration (SPARC) team at Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy. Her scientific expertise in cancer biology and neurodegeneration in addition to her experience in grant and program management, stakeholder engagement, and program analysis are brought to bear as she partners with philanthropists to maximize their impact on the biomedical ecosystem.
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The Impact of Insight: Patient Preferences in Novel Screening Technologies for Cancer

Patient preferences and insights are increasingly considered throughout the medical product life cycle in addition to clinical outcomes. We know that incorporating patient preferences in the product life cycle can create meaningful results...

Patient preferences and insights are increasingly considered throughout the medical product life cycle in addition to clinical outcomes. We know that incorporating patient preferences in the product...

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Multimillion-Dollar Scientific Grant Program Releases Third Cycle of Funding to Increase Foundational Understanding of Sarcoidosis

WASHINGTON, DC (September 20, 2023) — The Ann Theodore Foundation Breakthrough Sarcoidosis Initiative (ATF-BSI), in partnership with the Milken Institute, launched its latest round of funding today. Up to $3.4 million in total funding will...
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Mala Persaud

Director, Communications, Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy
Mala Persaud is the director of communications for Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy. A former journalist, Persaud is a mission-driven communications leader with expertise in science and health communications.
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New Models for Financing Translational Medical Research in Singapore: Update

Since 2017, the Milken Institute has engaged with stakeholders worldwide on new models for financing translational biomedical research in Singapore. The Institute convened Financial Innovations Labs® in 2018 and 2019, where participants...
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Quintus Lim

Associate Director, Asia, Milken Institute International
Quintus Lim is an associate director of policy and programs for the International pillar at the Milken Institute. He focuses on policy areas such as R&D financing, technological adoption across domains such as health, food, agriculture, finance, and the broader economy, and issues of ecosystem building.
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