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$100 million gift establishes The Gene Lay Institute of Immunology and Inflammation

The largest gift in the Brigham’s history is furthering investigations of immune-mediated diseases, immune system aging, and cancers that are unresponsive to cancer immunotherapies.

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Gene Lay, MS, DVM (center), cuts the ribbon to dedicate The Gene Lay Institute with (left to right) Brigham President Robert S.D. Higgins, MD, MSHA, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Vijay Kuchroo, DVM, PhD, Arlene Sharpe, MD, PhD, and Ramnik Xavier, MD, PhD

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Donor Story

Heart valve research inspires second $1 million gift from MeLampy and Lawrence

The couple is pleased to see their giving is making an impact on the Brigham’s Structural Heart Disease Program.

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Donor Story

$1.5 million gift enables healthcare training for indigenous students

Philanthropy is bolstering a program at the Brigham and the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative that is helping increase the pipeline of indigenous medical trainees.

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Donor Story

Good Ventures infuses $4.5 million into potential Alzheimer’s tool

Brigham scientists are developing a blood-based tool that detects Alzheimer’s early and monitors the effectiveness of promising treatment options.

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Health and Wellness

What is diabetes?

Did you know that more than half of Americans with diabetes don’t know they have it? Learn how to recognize the signs and symptoms, and how best to prevent this chronic illness.

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Donor Story

Resneks Make World’s Largest Investment in PSC Research to Improve Care for Patients with Rare Disease

A family’s search for better treatments for primary sclerosing cholangitis led them to the Brigham, where they established the only research center of its kind in the world.

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Patient Story

Father with Rare Cancer Gets a Second Chance Thanks to Pioneering Procedure

When Michael King was diagnosed with a rare cancer, he turned to Brigham experts for a pioneering surgery that gave him and his family a second chance.

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What’s Next for Alzheimer’s Disease: Clinical Trials Show the Promise of Intervening Early

Brigham scientists are translating decades of pioneering research on Alzheimer’s into potential treatments to prevent this devastating disease.

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Donor Story

Tuttle family commits $2 million to rare kidney cancer research

The couple’s gift provides crucial resources for ongoing research into chromophobe renal cell carcinoma.

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Health and Wellness

Preventing and Detecting Lyme Disease in Kids

During summer, kids and parents alike are eager to get outside. But in the back of many parents’ minds lurks a common worry: Lyme disease.

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Patient Story

'Gifted My Greatest Love'

Abbey Bergman was convinced that the discomfort in her mouth was simply a canker sore. She was 27 years old and had been in good health all her life. What else could it be?

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