Our mission is to empower people and accelerate scientific discovery.

The Shanahan Foundation Fellowship at the Interface of Data and Neuroscience was created to bring fresh perspectives into the field, encouraging data scientists to work together with leading neuroscientists at the Allen Institute and at the University of Washington.

The Center of STEMM Mentorship is a collaborative effort between Stanford Engineering and Stanford Medicine that cultivates the well-being, scientific growth, and personal and professional development of all members of STEMM research teams, inclusive of students, postdocs, staff, and faculty. Their program approach employs lessons from successful teams across all sectors, from academia to business to sports, to elevate the practice of mentorship in a research team context.

The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation’s Diagnostics Accelerator (DxA) is working to replace today’s expensive and invasive PET imaging and spinal fluid taps with new gold-standard methods for early, non-invasive and affordable diagnosis of Alzheimer’s and related dementias. Launched in July 2018, the DxA has mobilized commitments totaling $50 million to bring focus, resources, and urgency required to solve this important problem.

Through its fellowships, the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation invests in the nation’s most promising graduate students in science and technology. By providing them with five years of funding and the research freedom to pursue innovative ideas with real-world impact, the Foundation helps these to discover life-changing solutions to our most urgent challenges.

American Prairie represents a unique effort to assemble a multi-million-acre nature reserve that conserves one of the most endangered ecosystems in the world, the temperate grassland of the great plains. When complete, more than three million acres of private and public land will be preserved for the enjoyment of both people and wildlife.

Since its founding in 1975, Canine Companions has been providing service dogs to adults, children, and veterans with disabilities at no cost to their clients. As a leader in the industry, they are committed to ensuring that any individual who can benefit from their services is reached by their mission. Canine Companions has six regional training centers which place between 325 and 375 service dogs a year, who go on to enhance the independence of people of all races, classes, and backgrounds for years to come.