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12 funders with a record of paying for “metabolism”

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The Baszucki Family Foundation → The Milken Institute: $5.3M across 2 grants, latest 2022Jdrf International → Stanford University: $2.3M across 2 grants, latest 2022The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley → Michigan State University: $1.6M across 2 grants, latest 2024The Simons Foundation Inc → Mit: $1.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Paul G Allen Family Foundation → Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen Deutsches Forschungszentrum Fur Gesundheit Und Um: $1.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc → Johns Hopkins University: $770K across 8 grants, latest 2023Dr Robert C and Veronica Atkins → University of California Berkeley: $400K across 4 grants, latest 2024Kenneth Rainin Foundation → Mayo Clinic: $350K across 3 grants, latest 2024Daftuar Family Foundation → University of North Texas Health Science Center: $301K across 3 grants, latest 2024Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation → Washington University in St Louis: $288K across 1 grant, latest 2024Emerald Foundation Inc → Salk Institute for Bio Studies: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024Aspen Rhoads Research Foundation Inc → Baylor College of Medicine: $75K across 3 grants, latest 2023The Baszucki Family Foundation → Stony Brook Foundation Inc: $3.0M across 1 grant, latest 2023Jdrf International → Regents of the University of Colorado: $1.2M across 1 grant, latest 2021The Simons Foundation Inc → University of Hawaii: $981K across 4 grants, latest 2024Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc → University of Washington: $660K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Paul G Allen Family Foundation → The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley → Mi State University: $430K across 1 grant, latest 2021Dr Robert C and Veronica Atkins → Hnrca at Tufts University: $400K across 4 grants, latest 2024Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation → Regents of the University of California San Diego: $288K across 1 grant, latest 2025Kenneth Rainin Foundation → Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center: $275K across 2 grants, latest 2024Daftuar Family Foundation → The Cleveland Clinic Foundation: $59K across 1 grant, latest 2023Aspen Rhoads Research Foundation Inc → Regents of the University of Idaho: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2022Emerald Foundation Inc → Salk Institute for Biological Studi: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Baszucki Family Foundation → The Research Foundation for the State University of New York: $2.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc → Southwestern Medical Foundation: $660K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Simons Foundation Inc → Eth Zurich Foundation: $660K across 5 grants, latest 2024Jdrf International → University of Utah: $611K across 2 grants, latest 2022The Paul G Allen Family Foundation → The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2022Dr Robert C and Veronica Atkins → Weill Medical College of Cornell University: $400K across 4 grants, latest 2024Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation → Washington University: $288K across 1 grant, latest 2023Kenneth Rainin Foundation → The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley → Trustees of Indiana University: $173K across 2 grants, latest 2024Aspen Rhoads Research Foundation Inc → The Ohio State University: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2023Emerald Foundation Inc → Harvard Medical School: $38K across 1 grant, latest 2024Jdrf International → University of California San Diego: $504K across 1 grant, latest 2021The Paul G Allen Family Foundation → Van Andel Research Institute: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2022Jdrf International → The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles: $461K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Baszucki Family Foundation → The Mclean Hospital: $452K across 1 grant, latest 2023Jdrf International → University of Notre Dame: $300K across 2 grants, latest 2022Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation → University of California San Diego: $288K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Simons Foundation Inc → University of Florida: $262K across 3 grants, latest 2024Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation → University of Chicago: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2023Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation → The University of Chicago: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2024Jdrf International → Wayne State University: $224K across 1 grant, latest 2021Jdrf International → The Regents of the University of California San Francisco: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2021Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation → Stanford University: $198K across 1 grant, latest 2025Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation → Baylor College of Medicine: $168K across 1 grant, latest 2022Jdrf International → Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Vumc): $150K across 1 grant, latest 2021The Simons Foundation Inc → Stanford University: $146K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Baszucki Family Foundation → Mclean Hospital Corporation: $131K across 1 grant, latest 2024Jdrf International → Vtv Therapeutics LLC: $130K across 1 grant, latest 2021The Baszucki Family Foundation → Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance: $120K across 1 grant, latest 2023Jdrf International → Vanderbilt University: $110K across 1 grant, latest 2021Jdrf International → Yale University: $110K across 1 grant, latest 2021The Simons Foundation Inc → Marine Biological Laboratory: $102K across 1 grant, latest 2022Jdrf International → Massachusetts Institute of Technology: $95K across 1 grant, latest 2021The Simons Foundation Inc → Princeton University: $90K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Simons Foundation Inc → The University of Montana: $90K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Simons Foundation Inc → The University of Chicago: $90K across 1 grant, latest 2022Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation → University of Kentucky: $78K across 1 grant, latest 2025Jdrf International → Remd Biotherapeutics: $67K across 1 grant, latest 2022Jdrf International → Duke University: $66K across 1 grant, latest 2021Aspen Rhoads Research Foundation Inc → University of South Florida: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Baszucki Family Foundation: $11M on this topic. Open the funder.The Baszucki Family Foundation$11MJdrf International: $6.5M on this topic. Open the funder.Jdrf International$6.5MThe Simons Foundation Inc: $3.6M on this topic. Open the funder.The Simons Foundation Inc$3.6MThe Paul G Allen Family Foundation: $2.7M on this topic. Open the funder.The Paul G Allen Family Found…$2.7MThe Leona M and Harry B Helmsley: $2.2M on this topic. Open the funder.The Leona M and Harry B Helms…$2.2MAlzheimer's Disease Research Foundation: $2.1M on this topic. Open the funder.Alzheimer's Disease Research…$2.1MDoris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc: $2.1M on this topic. Open the funder.Doris Duke Charitable Foundat…$2.1MDr Robert C and Veronica Atkins: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder.Dr Robert C and Veronica Atki…$1.2MKenneth Rainin Foundation: $875K on this topic. Open the funder.Kenneth Rainin Foundation$875KDaftuar Family Foundation: $360K on this topic. Open the funder.Daftuar Family Foundation$360KEmerald Foundation Inc: $238K on this topic. Open the funder.Emerald Foundation Inc$238KAspen Rhoads Research Foundation Inc: $225K on this topic. Open the funder.Aspen Rhoads Research Foundat…$225KThe Milken Institute: received $5.3M on this topicThe Milken Institute$5.3MStony Brook Foundation Inc: received $3.0M on this topicStony Brook Foundation Inc$3.0MStanford University: received $2.6M on this topicStanford University$2.6MThe Research Foundation for the State University of New York: received $2.0M on this topicThe Research Foundation for the…$2.0MMichigan State University: received $1.6M on this topicMichigan State University$1.6MMit: received $1.2M on this topicMit$1.2MRegents of the University of Colorado: received $1.2M on this topicRegents of the University of Co…$1.2MHelmholtz Zentrum Munchen Deutsches Forschungszentrum Fur Gesundheit Und Um: received $1.2M on this topicHelmholtz Zentrum Munchen Deuts…$1.2MUniversity of Hawaii: received $981K on this topicUniversity of Hawaii$981KUniversity of California San Diego: received $792K on this topicUniversity of California San Di…$792KJohns Hopkins University: received $770K on this topicJohns Hopkins University$770KThe Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University: received $750K on this topicThe Board of Trustees of the Le…$750KUniversity of Washington: received $660K on this topicUniversity of Washington$660KSouthwestern Medical Foundation: received $660K on this topicSouthwestern Medical Foundation$660KEth Zurich Foundation: received $660K on this topicEth Zurich Foundation$660KUniversity of Utah: received $611K on this topicUniversity of Utah$611KThe Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia: received $500K on this topicThe Childrens Hospital of Phila…$500KVan Andel Research Institute: received $500K on this topicVan Andel Research Institute$500KThe Regents of the University of California Los Angeles: received $461K on this topicThe Regents of the University o…$461KThe Mclean Hospital: received $452K on this topicThe Mclean Hospital$452KMi State University: received $430K on this topicMi State University$430KUniversity of California Berkeley: received $400K on this topicUniversity of California Berkel…$400KHnrca at Tufts University: received $400K on this topicHnrca at Tufts University$400KWeill Medical College of Cornell University: received $400K on this topicWeill Medical College of Cornel…$400KMayo Clinic: received $350K on this topicMayo Clinic$350KThe University of Chicago: received $340K on this topicThe University of Chicago$340KUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center: received $301K on this topicUniversity of North Texas Healt…$301KUniversity of Notre Dame: received $300K on this topicUniversity of Notre Dame$300KWashington University in St Louis: received $288K on this topicWashington University in St Lou…$288KRegents of the University of California San Diego: received $288K on this topicRegents of the University of Ca…$288KWashington University: received $288K on this topicWashington University$288KFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center: received $275K on this topicFred Hutchinson Cancer Research…$275KUniversity of Florida: received $262K on this topicUniversity of Florida$262KUniversity of Chicago: received $250K on this topicUniversity of Chicago$250KWayne State University: received $224K on this topicWayne State University$224KThe Regents of the University of California San Francisco: received $200K on this topicThe Regents of the University o…$200KTrustees of Indiana University: received $173K on this topicTrustees of Indiana University$173KBaylor College of Medicine: received $168K on this topicBaylor College of Medicine$168KSalk Institute for Bio Studies: received $150K on this topicSalk Institute for Bio Studies$150KVanderbilt University Medical Center (Vumc): received $150K on this topicVanderbilt University Medical C…$150KMclean Hospital Corporation: received $131K on this topicMclean Hospital Corporation$131KVtv Therapeutics LLC: received $130K on this topicVtv Therapeutics LLC$130KDepression and Bipolar Support Alliance: received $120K on this topicDepression and Bipolar Support…$120KVanderbilt University: received $110K on this topicVanderbilt University$110KYale University: received $110K on this topicYale University$110KMarine Biological Laboratory: received $102K on this topicMarine Biological Laboratory$102KMassachusetts Institute of Technology: received $95K on this topicMassachusetts Institute of Tech…$95KPrinceton University: received $90K on this topicPrinceton University$90KThe University of Montana: received $90K on this topicThe University of Montana$90KUniversity of Kentucky: received $78K on this topicUniversity of Kentucky$78KBaylor College of Medicine: received $75K on this topicBaylor College of Medicine$75KRemd Biotherapeutics: received $67K on this topicRemd Biotherapeutics$67KDuke University: received $66K on this topicDuke University$66KThe Cleveland Clinic Foundation: received $59K on this topicThe Cleveland Clinic Foundation$59KRegents of the University of Idaho: received $50K on this topicRegents of the University of Id…$50KSalk Institute for Biological Studi: received $50K on this topicSalk Institute for Biological S…$50KThe Ohio State University: received $50K on this topicThe Ohio State University$50KUniversity of South Florida: received $50K on this topicUniversity of South Florida$50KHarvard Medical School: received $38K on this topicHarvard Medical School$38K
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