Grants in this area are focused on diseases and other scientific research of particular interest to the Foundation.  For medical research, emphasis is on finding a cure, developing new treatments and improving the quality of life of individuals afflicted with these diseases.  Additionally, the Foundation has continued support for collegiate and graduate-level physics programs, helping to attract the best minds to this important and often under-funded research area.  (Total grants $125,000)

Alzheimer’s Association of Northern California, Mountain View, CA.  $20,000 to support the New Investigator Research Program. 

American Heart Association, Los Angeles, CA.  $20,000 to support a post doctoral research fellowship.

Christopher Reeve Foundation, Springfield, NJ.  $10,000 to support the collaborative interneuronal roadmap research project.

Glaucoma Research Foundation, San Francisco, CA.  $20,000 to help support the Catalyst For a Cure Two initiative.

Michael J.Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, New York, NY.  $15,000 to support Parkinson's disease research.

National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund, Washington, DC.  $20,000 to support the Breast Cancer Deadline 2020 Initiative. 

Stanford University, Stanford, CA.  $20,000 to support a graduate fellowship at the Institute for Theoretical Physics.