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12 funders with a record of paying for “cell”
Where the money went The Paul G Allen Family Foundation → University of Washington Foundation: $7.5M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Jdrf International → University of Massachusetts Medical School: $7.5M across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Center for Comprehensive Care and → Sickle Cell Disease Foundation of California: $4.8M across 4 grants, latest 2023 The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley → Vanderbilt University Medical Center: $4.4M across 13 grants, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Centre De Regulacio Genomica Fundacio Privada: $3.8M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Abraham J and Phyllis Katz Foundation → Children's Healthcare of Atlanta: $3.1M across 7 grants, latest 2024 Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc → American Society of Hematology: $2.9M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation → Washington University in St Louis: $2.7M across 10 grants, latest 2025 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → University of California Berkeley: $1.5M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → Oregon Health & Science Univ - Ohsu: $799K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Dravet Syndrome Foundation Inc → Regents of the University of Michigan: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Emerald Foundation Inc → Ma Institute of Technology: $375K across 6 grants, latest 2023 Jdrf International → President and Fellows of Harvard College: $6.5M across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Center for Comprehensive Care and → The Regents of the University of California (Ucsf): $3.5M across 4 grants, latest 2023 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Carnegie Institution of Washington: $3.3M across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley → Georgia Tech Research Corporation: $2.9M across 5 grants, latest 2024 Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation → Massachusetts General Hospital: $2.0M across 11 grants, latest 2025 Abraham J and Phyllis Katz Foundation → Children's Healthcare of Atlanta: $1.8M across 5 grants, latest 2022 The Paul G Allen Family Foundation → The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois: $1.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc → Childrens Hospital Medical Center: $1.0M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → Howard University: $824K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → Cornell University: $765K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Dravet Syndrome Foundation Inc → Allen Institute: $450K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Emerald Foundation Inc → Dana-Farber Cancer Institute: $250K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Jdrf International → The Regents of the University of California San Francisco: $4.6M across 3 grants, latest 2022 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Trustees of Princeton University: $3.1M across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley → Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research: $2.6M across 6 grants, latest 2024 The Paul G Allen Family Foundation → Boston College Trustees: $1.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Center for Comprehensive Care and → The Regents of the University of California (Ucsd): $841K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc → Children's Hospital Boston: $825K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → University of Missouri Columbia: $819K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation → Washington University: $747K across 4 grants, latest 2023 The Simons Foundation Inc → Uc San Francisco: $572K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Dravet Syndrome Foundation Inc → Brown University: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Emerald Foundation Inc → University of Md Baltimore Foundati: $225K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Abraham J and Phyllis Katz Foundation → Emory University: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Jdrf International → Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope: $3.3M across 3 grants, latest 2022 The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley → The University of Edinburgh: $2.6M across 10 grants, latest 2024 Jdrf International → University of Miami: $2.5M across 3 grants, latest 2022 The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley → Hebrew University of Jerusalem: $2.3M across 6 grants, latest 2024 The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley → The University of Manchester: $2.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley → The Regents of the University of Colorado Denver: $2.2M across 6 grants, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → President and Fellows of Harvard College: $2.2M across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley → The Broad Institute Inc: $2.1M across 4 grants, latest 2022 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Marine Biological Laboratory: $1.9M across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley → Katholieke Universiteit Leuven: $1.8M across 4 grants, latest 2022 The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley → Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: $1.8M across 4 grants, latest 2023 Jdrf International → University of California San Diego: $1.7M across 2 grants, latest 2022 Jdrf International → Indiana University: $1.7M across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley → Regents of the University of Minnesota: $1.6M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Jdrf International → Regents of the University of Michigan: $1.6M across 1 grant, latest 2021 Jdrf International → Regents of the University of Minnesota: $1.5M across 2 grants, latest 2022 Jdrf International → Ut Southwestern: $1.5M across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley → Genome Research Limited for the Wellcome Sanger Institute: $1.4M across 5 grants, latest 2024 Jdrf International → Boston Children's Hospital: $1.4M across 2 grants, latest 2022 Jdrf International → Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley → Washington University: $1.2M across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley → Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania: $1.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley → Ballad Research Institute: $1.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Jdrf International → University of Washington: $1.2M across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Paul G Allen Family Foundation → University of British Columbia: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley → Vanderbilt University: $1.1M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Jdrf International → Brown University: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley → University of Pittsburgh: $1.0M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Jdrf International: $37M on this topic. Open the funder. Jdrf International $37M The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley: $34M on this topic. Open the funder. The Leona M and Harry B Helms… $34M Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation: $14M on this topic. Open the funder. Gordon E and Betty I Moore Fo… $14M The Paul G Allen Family Foundation: $11M on this topic. Open the funder. The Paul G Allen Family Found… $11M The Center for Comprehensive Care and: $9.1M on this topic. Open the funder. The Center for Comprehensive… $9.1M Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation: $5.4M on this topic. Open the funder. Alzheimer's Disease Research… $5.4M Abraham J and Phyllis Katz Foundation: $5.0M on this topic. Open the funder. Abraham J and Phyllis Katz Fo… $5.0M Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc: $4.8M on this topic. Open the funder. Doris Duke Charitable Foundat… $4.8M Alfred P Sloan Foundation: $3.1M on this topic. Open the funder. Alfred P Sloan Foundation $3.1M The Simons Foundation Inc: $2.1M on this topic. Open the funder. The Simons Foundation Inc $2.1M Dravet Syndrome Foundation Inc: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder. Dravet Syndrome Foundation Inc $1.2M Emerald Foundation Inc: $850K on this topic. Open the funder. Emerald Foundation Inc $850K President and Fellows of Harvard College: received $8.7M on this topic President and Fellows of Harvar… $8.7M University of Washington Foundation: received $7.5M on this topic University of Washington Founda… $7.5M University of Massachusetts Medical School: received $7.5M on this topic University of Massachusetts Med… $7.5M Sickle Cell Disease Foundation of California: received $4.8M on this topic Sickle Cell Disease Foundation… $4.8M The Regents of the University of California San Francisco: received $4.6M on this topic The Regents of the University o… $4.6M Vanderbilt University Medical Center: received $4.4M on this topic Vanderbilt University Medical C… $4.4M Centre De Regulacio Genomica Fundacio Privada: received $3.8M on this topic Centre De Regulacio Genomica Fu… $3.8M The Regents of the University of California (Ucsf): received $3.5M on this topic The Regents of the University o… $3.5M Carnegie Institution of Washington: received $3.3M on this topic Carnegie Institution of Washing… $3.3M Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope: received $3.3M on this topic Beckman Research Institute of t… $3.3M Regents of the University of Minnesota: received $3.1M on this topic Regents of the University of Mi… $3.1M Children's Healthcare of Atlanta: received $3.1M on this topic Children's Healthcare of Atlanta $3.1M Trustees of Princeton University: received $3.1M on this topic Trustees of Princeton University $3.1M American Society of Hematology: received $2.9M on this topic American Society of Hematology $2.9M Georgia Tech Research Corporation: received $2.9M on this topic Georgia Tech Research Corporati… $2.9M Washington University in St Louis: received $2.7M on this topic Washington University in St Lou… $2.7M Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research: received $2.6M on this topic Palo Alto Veterans Institute fo… $2.6M The University of Edinburgh: received $2.6M on this topic The University of Edinburgh $2.6M University of Miami: received $2.5M on this topic University of Miami $2.5M Hebrew University of Jerusalem: received $2.3M on this topic Hebrew University of Jerusalem $2.3M The University of Manchester: received $2.3M on this topic The University of Manchester $2.3M The Regents of the University of Colorado Denver: received $2.2M on this topic The Regents of the University o… $2.2M The Broad Institute Inc: received $2.1M on this topic The Broad Institute Inc $2.1M Massachusetts General Hospital: received $2.0M on this topic Massachusetts General Hospital $2.0M Washington University: received $2.0M on this topic Washington University $2.0M Marine Biological Laboratory: received $1.9M on this topic Marine Biological Laboratory $1.9M Katholieke Universiteit Leuven: received $1.8M on this topic Katholieke Universiteit Leuven $1.8M Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: received $1.8M on this topic Icahn School of Medicine at Mou… $1.8M Children's Healthcare of Atlanta: received $1.8M on this topic Children's Healthcare of Atlanta $1.8M University of California San Diego: received $1.7M on this topic University of California San Di… $1.7M Indiana University: received $1.7M on this topic Indiana University $1.7M Regents of the University of Michigan: received $1.6M on this topic Regents of the University of Mi… $1.6M Ut Southwestern: received $1.5M on this topic Ut Southwestern $1.5M University of California Berkeley: received $1.5M on this topic University of California Berkel… $1.5M Genome Research Limited for the Wellcome Sanger Institute: received $1.4M on this topic Genome Research Limited for the… $1.4M Boston Children's Hospital: received $1.4M on this topic Boston Children's Hospital $1.4M Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia: received $1.3M on this topic Rector & Visitors of the Univer… $1.3M The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois: received $1.2M on this topic The Board of Trustees of the Un… $1.2M Boston College Trustees: received $1.2M on this topic Boston College Trustees $1.2M Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania: received $1.2M on this topic Trustees of the University of P… $1.2M Ballad Research Institute: received $1.2M on this topic Ballad Research Institute $1.2M University of Washington: received $1.2M on this topic University of Washington $1.2M University of British Columbia: received $1.1M on this topic University of British Columbia $1.1M Vanderbilt University: received $1.1M on this topic Vanderbilt University $1.1M Brown University: received $1.0M on this topic Brown University $1.0M Childrens Hospital Medical Center: received $1.0M on this topic Childrens Hospital Medical Cent… $1.0M University of Pittsburgh: received $1.0M on this topic University of Pittsburgh $1.0M The Regents of the University of California (Ucsd): received $841K on this topic The Regents of the University o… $841K Children's Hospital Boston: received $825K on this topic Children's Hospital Boston $825K Howard University: received $824K on this topic Howard University $824K University of Missouri Columbia: received $819K on this topic University of Missouri Columbia $819K Oregon Health & Science Univ - Ohsu: received $799K on this topic Oregon Health & Science Univ -… $799K Cornell University: received $765K on this topic Cornell University $765K Uc San Francisco: received $572K on this topic Uc San Francisco $572K Regents of the University of Michigan: received $500K on this topic Regents of the University of Mi… $500K Allen Institute: received $450K on this topic Allen Institute $450K Ma Institute of Technology: received $375K on this topic Ma Institute of Technology $375K Dana-Farber Cancer Institute: received $250K on this topic Dana-Farber Cancer Institute $250K Brown University: received $250K on this topic Brown University $250K University of Md Baltimore Foundati: received $225K on this topic University of Md Baltimore Foun… $225K Emory University: received $200K on this topic Emory University $200K 12 funders, 61 recipients, grants matching “cell” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $190,161 to UNIVERSITY OF EXETER — advancing b-cell specific therapy by identifying b-cell reactive high affinity t cell receptors
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Largest: $450,000 to NEW YORK STEM CELL FOUNDATION INC — beta cell replacement
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Largest: $216,254 to INSTITUTE MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY — developmental and cell type-specific origin of asd pathology at single-cell resolution
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Largest: $495,000 to CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOSTON — enhanced ribonucleoproteins for therapeutic gene editing of hematopoietic stem cells in sickle cell disease
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Largest: $2.3M to CENTRE DE REGULACIO GENOMICA FUNDACIO PRIVADA — in support of creating standardized approaches for aquatic symbiosis cell atlases and a cell atlas database for the scientific community.
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Largest: $345,000 to WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS — apoe: investigating potential cell autonomous neuroprotection of apoe protective variants
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Largest: $3.1M to SICKLE CELL DISEASE FOUNDATION OF CALIFORNIA — subcontract hrsa & cdph grants sickle cell treatment demonstration program
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Largest: $50,000 to SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIO STUDIES — to use innovative cell biology techniques coupled with genomics to investigate the role of mitochondrial-derived vesicles in cancer cell metabolism.
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Largest: $336,493 to CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY — to develop a platform that integrates synthetic cell technologies, thereby creating new research opportunities for the synthetic cell community
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Largest: $2.5M to UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION — to support allen discovery center for cell lineage tracing phase 2
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Largest: $500,000 to Regents Of The University Of Michigan — despite recent advances in small molecule drug discovery, the majority of dravet syndrome (ds) patients remain intractable and non-seizure symptoms are not addressed. this project …
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Largest: $1.0M to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta — research: sickle cell disease healthy lives program
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