Wyetts commit $50 million bequest—largest in Brigham history
The couple’s forward-thinking generosity will touch the lives of patients, staff, and scientists for generations to come.
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Mass General Brigham receives transformative $50 million gift to shape future of cancer research
The gift, made by anonymous donors, will fuel world-class gene and cell therapy research and spaces at Mass General Brigham.
Schussels propel studies linking cancer and common virus
Grateful for her outstanding care, Sandra "Sandi" Schussel and her husband, George, are fueling research into the connections between Epstein-Barr virus and cancer by establishing a named professorship.
A Lifetime of Life-Changing Care
Beginning with a successful kidney transplant that changed his family’s life, John Pappone is grateful for six decades of exceptional Brigham care.
In Leiden Clinical Trials Center, Gene and Cell Therapies are the Future
Gifts from Jeffrey and Lisa Leiden and the Vertex Foundation will help speed gene and cell therapies to patients with serious diseases.
Steven and Sheree Hietpas
When he arrived for his follow-up appointment after life-saving open-heart surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital, he recalls his surgeon greeting him with these words: “I never thought I’d see you again.” At his one-year check-up, his doctor called him "the legend."
Marjorie "Marjie" Nicholson
Marjie was 64 when a near-fatal brain aneurysm turned her entire world upside down. Barely alive and able to communicate only by blinking her eyes, she initially wasn’t expected to survive, let alone recover.
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With $30 million in grants, global partnership tackles diseases like type 1 diabetes
The Helmsley Charitable Trust and Breakthrough T1D joined forces to support a Brigham-led effort to reduce non-communicable diseases in the world’s poorest countries.
Landmark gift accelerates treatments for genetic heart disease
An anonymous $15 million gift is speeding development of genetic therapies for cardiomyopathy and other inherited heart diseases.
Svanbergs create endowed chair
The couple committed $2.5 million to establish the Banks Svanberg Endowed Chair in Gastroenterology in honor of a cherished doctor.
Frank and Barbara Resnek
The Resneks have been on a mission to find better treatments, and ultimately a cure, for PSC.
