60 Years of Advancing Biomedical Research

摘要

Biomedical research is usually an incremental endeavor. The result of one experiment may be a small but critical part of a thread that ultimately leads to a resolution of a more complex problem. The inability to predict which experiments will set the trajectory to a major discovery or even a cure presents a unique challenge to funding organizations as we try to determine our investments. Rather than focus on the projects themselves, we choose to focus on the individuals we deem the most promising, giving them the chance to make critical, incremental, and sometimes major insights in understanding. We know that it is difficult to anticipate all the necessary discoveries and approaches or to guarantee a precise timeline for success. By providing flexible funding to talented and motivated individuals, we enable the risk-taking often needed to advance research and understanding.