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SCIENCE INNOVATION

 
 
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SUPPORTING INNOVATIVE RESEARCH TO SUSTAIN HEALTHY COMMUNITIES

Scientific discovery plays an important role in our lives, including improving health outcomes. The Foundation’s support of the science research community in Chicago is focused on building an innovative, collaborative research platform that will elevate our region’s scientific contributions to the world.

Our commitment to supporting scientific discovery is a continuation of Dr. Joseph Walder’s lifelong passion for research and scientific advancement. Joseph’s career in biochemistry led him to found a genomics company that supports agricultural, environmental, medical and life sciences research and development.

Funding opportunities are by invitation only.

GRANTEE STORIES

 
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Funding Science at the Molecular Level to Decipher Dementia
Funding Science at the Molecular Level to Decipher Dementia

With an endowed gift from the Walder Foundation, the Bloomberg School created the Walder Foundation Distinguished Professorship.

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Empowering Clinical Researchers Post-COVID
Empowering Clinical Researchers Post-COVID

Helping marginalized physician-scientists make up for lost time.

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Moving Towards a Variant-Proof Future
Moving Towards a Variant-Proof Future

UChicago lab tests a promising new COVID vaccine that adapts to changing viral variants.

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Chicago Coronavirus Assessment Network (Chicago CAN)
Chicago Coronavirus Assessment Network (Chicago CAN)

We are committed to helping the Illinois, Chicago, and Cook County public health departments better understand the transmission of the virus so that we might safely reopen our communities and prevent similar crises from happening again.

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Surveying SARS-CoV-2
Surveying SARS-CoV-2

Much of what we know today about the intricacies of how the different COVID-19 strains have evolved and spread through Illinois has come from the Open Commons Consortium and SIU’s combined efforts.

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COVID Equity Response Collaborative Loyola (CERCL)
COVID Equity Response Collaborative Loyola (CERCL)

A multi-disciplinary approach to address the impact of COVID-19 in communities of color.

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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Funding opportunities are by invitation only. The Foundation’s strategic priorities have been identified as underfunded areas where additional resources can be most impactful and align with the founders’ vision. As a learning organization, the Foundation is continuously iterating, adapting, and evolving its approaches and grantmaking criteria.

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