Thank you, Texas Biomedical Forum

The Texas Biomedical Forum has been an integral part of the Institute community since its founding in 1970. Well before affinity groups were a buzz term, the Forum established itself as an important affinity organization of strong women with the shared interest of promoting the science of Texas Biomed and raising monies to support big scientific ideas.

In 2021, the Forum supported seven pilot grants for research on COVID-19, Ebola, inflammation, malaria, schistosomiasis and tuberculosis. Many of these diseases have plagued the world for years, and each pilot grant gives researchers a few more answers needed to develop solutions.

Scientists use Forum pilot funds to take those answers and turn them into larger research projects. In its more than 50-year history, the Forum has awarded more than $3.7 million to Texas Biomed, which has resulted in more than $75 million in grant funds from government agencies and other nonprofits.

In the Forum’s 2021-2022 fiscal year, the organization raised nearly half a million dollars for pilot grants and to support the education program at Texas Biomed. Members of the Forum recently presented the check to Texas Biomed President/CEO Larry Schlesinger, MD, and Vice President for Development Akudo Anyanwu, MD.