Announcements

May 3, 2016 — The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) Biomarkers Consortium is launching a research partnership to determine whether liquid biopsies can be used instead of traditional solid tumor biopsies for diagnosing and monitoring metastatic colorectal cancer.

March 24, 2016 — The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) Biomarkers Consortium has launched a 4-year project to transform our ability to characterize risk for developing cardiovascular disease. The project is poised to improve identification and care of at-risk patients through a comprehensive investigation that will measure novel biomarkers in a national study consisting of more than 25,000 samples.

March 8, 2016 — The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) is honored to announce that long-standing FNIH board member Mrs. Lily Safra has generously donated more than $675,000 to continue her ongoing support of advancing biomedical research and caring for NIH patients and their families. The donation, made possible from the auction Jewels for Hope: The Collection of Mrs. Lily Safra, will further drive the missions of the Edmond J.

February 26, 2016 — Through The Heart Truth® Community Action Program, the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) has awarded grants totaling almost $750,000 to four organizations.

In a recent op-ed in the North Carolina News & Observer, Dr. Charles Sanders, FNIH Board Chairman, expresses his views on the importance of continued NIH funding in the state. He cites that benefits of NIH support include important medical research that could lead to discovering new cures for vexing diseases as well as a contribution to economic activity and the creation of new research jobs.

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The FNIH President and Executive Director, Dr. Maria Freire, speaks about the transformative nature of biomedical research.

In recognition of the 10^th Anniversary of the Edmond J. Safra Family Lodge, the FNIH hosted an open house event honoring Mrs. Lily Safra of the Edmond J. Safra Philanthropic Foundation on the NIH campus.

These scholars represent our best young scientific minds. After a competitive admissions process, the National Institutes of Health selected 55 talented and diverse students, representing 37 U.S.-accredited universities to participate in the Medical Research Scholars Program (MRSP). The scholars, the largest class to date, began their yearlong residential program on September 1st.

The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) is proud to announce the generous support of Jayne Koskinas Ted Giovanis (JKTG) Foundation for Health and Policy in providing first-year funding for the intramural training and education of two deserving young scholars at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) this fall.