Philanthropy enables scientists to answer early key questions and obtain critical proof-of-concept results that can be used to leverage support from traditional funding agencies.
Isabel Butler Viruet, Majeed Alrefaie and Shayna Keller will serve out a paid, year-long fellowship with the U.S. federal government starting next year.
The REEF program at IMET informs emerging scientists about the possible business applications of their research and encourages them to think outside of the box.
