Nonprofit OrganizationsMedical Research

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The goal of this organization is to conduct research which can be used to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases or conditions, including stroke, that affect the heart, lungs and blood vessels. The related medical specialty is cardiovascular medicine, a subspecialty of internal medicine.

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TEDMED BRIDGES THE GAP BETWEEN SCIENCE AND THE PUBLIC BY FINDING AND SHARING STORIES THAT INFORM, INSPIRE, ENGAGE AND PROVOKE ACTION ACROSS A BROAD, PASSIONATE COMMUNITY BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF HEALTH AND MEDICINE. TEDMED VALUES INCLUSIVENESS, MULTI-DISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION AND DIVERSITY IN ITS MISSION TO CATALYZE A HEALTHIER WORLD. OUR ANNUAL EVENT BRINGS THE WORLD TOGETHER TO FOCUS ON WHATS NEW AND IMPORTANT IN HEALTH AND MEDICINE. WE FORGE PARTNERSHIPS WITH INDUSTRY LEADERS, MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, THINK TANKS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND FOUNDATIONS, TO ENSURE THAT CUTTING-EDGE BIOMEDICAL THINKING, INNOVATION IN HEALTHCARE AND LARGE SCALE GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH OPPORTUNITIES ARE SHARED ACROSS DISCIPLINES AND MADE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. YEAR-ROUND, TEDMED ENGAGES A COMMUNITY OF DEDICATED CHANGE-MAKERS IN DYNAMIC CONVERSATIONS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, TEDMED TALKS AND A VARIETY OF PROGRAMMATIC EFFORTS LEVERAGING DYNAMIC PARTNERSHIPS.

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HEKTOEN INSTITUTE IS THE FISCAL AGENT FOR GRANTS TO COOK COUNTY RELATED TO MEDICAL RESEARCH.

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IMPROVE PATIENT CARE AND THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.

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TO PREVAIL OVER CANCER, MARSHALING HEART AND MIND IN BOLD SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY, PIONEERING PREVENTION AND COMPASSIONATE CARE.

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THE PURPOSES OF THE ORGANIZATION IS THE FUNDING OF RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF DERMATOLOGY IN ORDER TO ADVANCE PATIENT CARE AND HELP DEVELOP AND RETAIN TOMORROW'S TEACHERS AND CLINICAL LEADERS IN SPECIALTY.

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The goal of this organization is to support and fund-raise for a single institution within the Medical Research major group area.

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TO RADICALLY ENABLE AND ADVANCE BIOMEDICAL DISCOVERY THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXPLORATORY APPLICATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND APPROACHES FOR ILLUMINATING CELL AND TISSUE STATES AND FUNCTION. TO ACHIEVE THIS VISION, ALTIUS IS ESTABLISHING A WHOLLY NEW TYPE OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL DISCOVERY ENVIRONMENT DESIGNED TO FOSTER LEAPS IN INNOVATION. ALTIUS WILL LEVERAGE ITS CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES TO SPAN THE CHASM BETWEEN BASIC BIOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES RELATED TO THE FUNCTION OF CELLS AND TISSUES AND THE TRANSLATION OF THESE INSIGHTS INTO THE CLINICAL ARENA AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL MEDICINES.

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BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH DEDICATED TO IMPROVING HUMAN HEALTH THROUGH STUDIES OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM.

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ADVANCING ACADEMIC & RESEARCH EFFORTS OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY & OPHTHALMOLOGY DEPTS. AT UNIV. OF PITT.

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TO PREVENT AND CURE KIDNEY DISEASES THROUGH RESEARCH AND INNOVATION.

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THE FOUNDATION FUNDS RESEARCH TO FIND THE ROOT CAUSES OF AND NEW AND BETTER TREATMENTS FOR DEPRESSION, AS WELL AS PROGRAMS TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT THE ILLNESS.

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CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH FOUNDATION IS AN INDEPENDENT, ACADEMICALLY FOCUSED ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE SURVIVAL AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE WITH CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE THROUGH RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. THE ORGANIZATION HAS PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN REALIZING DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENTS IN THE LIVES OF COUNTLESS NUMBERS OF PATIENTS BY ESTABLISHING THE SAFE USE OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND THERAPIES IN THE SUBSPECIALTY OF INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY AND ENDOVASCULAR MEDICINE.

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The goal of this organization is to conduct research which can be used to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases and conditions that affect the kidneys. The related medical specialty is nephrology, a subspecialty of internal medicine.

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RESEARCH INSTITUTE INCLUDES BASIC AND CLINICAL RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN VARIOUS FIELDS.

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AMFAR IS DEDICATED TO ENDING THE GLOBAL AIDS EPIDEMIC THROUGH INNOVATIVE RESEARCH. (SEE SCHEDULE O).

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The goal of this organization is to conduct research which can be used to improve the options available to physicians who have advanced training in the development, implantation and utilization of cardiac pacemakers, cochlear implants and other hearing aids, artificial limbs and joints and other similar devices.

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The goal of this organization is to conduct research which can be used to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases and conditions that affect eyes. The associated medical specialty is ophthalmology.

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RESEARCH INSTITUTE DEDICATED TO THE DISCOVERY OF NEW KNOWLEDGE REGARDING THE CAUSES, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND PREVENTION OF CANCER. ALL DISCOVERIES RESULTING FROM ONGOING RESEARCH ARE FREELY GIVEN TO THE SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL COMMUNITY THROUGH PROMPTLY REPORTED PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS. WOOD HUDSON APPROACHES THE CANCER PROBLEM THREE WAYS:1) STUDY OF CLINICAL CASES AND EXPERIMENTAL MODELS OF CANCER TO LEARN NEW METHODS OF CANCER PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT;2) STUDY OF ENVIRONMENTAL CAUSES OF CANCER, PARTICULARLY FOOD AND DRINKING WATER CHEMICALS;3) AND PROVISION OF TRAINING AND "HANDS-ON" RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR TOMORROW'S SCIENTISTS AND PHYSICIANS THROUGH ITS UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EDUCATION PROGRAM

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DISCOVER TREATMENTS & CURE FOR PROGERIA & ITS AGING-RELATED DISORDERS, INCLUDING HEART DISEASE.