$15M Marcus Foundation grant boosts cord blood research at Duke
Duke University has received a $15 million grant from The Marcus Foundation for research focused on umbilical cord blood cells to treat autism, stroke and other neurological disorders. The foundation, started by Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus in 1989, is dedicated to funding research in these fields, and has also provided funding to City of Hope, Piedmont Hospital, and Emory University, among others. The Duke award enables cell therapy expert Joanne Kurtzberg, M.D., and leading autism authority Geraldine Dawson, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, to pioneer new treatment approaches and cell-based therapies that could potentially benefit many...
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