US$100 million per annum gift for HIV vaccine development

摘要

In an attempt to develop a highly effective vaccine against HIV, a USDollars 100 million donation from philanthropists Phillip and Susan Regan has been issued to the to The Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, which is to be established at Massachusetts General Hospital (Charlestown, MA, USA). The aim of this project is to unite a strong multidisciplinary team experienced in vaccine delivery, infectious disease treatment, bioengineering and related fields. The founding director Bruce "Walker described the event as a "incredible opportunity to transform academic research by integrating fields with tremendous potential synergies that have been separated by traditional boundaries between disciplines."