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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.

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.

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.

Frank and Barbara Resnek
The Resneks have been on a mission to find better treatments, and ultimately a cure, for PSC.

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$1 million gift expands multiple sclerosis research
Paula Kremer’s generosity is supporting research into powerful imaging technology being used for treating MS and other neurologic diseases.

$2.5 million gift creates endowed chair in medical education
Through the chair, a gifted educator is helping residents become future leaders in medicine.

Satter Atrium dedicated in honor of $2 million gift
For the couple, the atrium represents the impact they see the Brigham is making for patients and the community.

Chleck Family Foundation empowers nursing, emergency medicine
The family’s recent $2.25 million gift will support nursing innovation and patient care initiatives in the Emergency Department.
