The Hood Foundation is honored to announce our most recent Child Health and Major Grant Award Recipients! With the utmost respect and appreciation for all of the highly qualified investigators who submitted proposals, as well as our wonderful Scientific Reviewers, we offer sincere congratulations to each...
As the ongoing pandemic continues to impact so many facets of daily life throughout the world, we recognize that new challenges and needs have arisen for the researchers and institutions receiving our funding and we remain dedicated to supporting them and their important work. Learn...
We are thrilled to support the work of Mesentech, Inc. in a new funding collaborative with CureDuchenne Ventures. Together, our PRI funding will support Mesentech's pediatric-first approach to developing its bone-targeting therapeutic, which can increase bone mass to strengthen the skeleton and holds promise for...
A new podcast has been launched by Hood PRI funding recipient Prapela, connecting with and sharing insights from leaders and researchers working on Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS). Access the podcast here and learn more about Prapela's work here....
THINKMD, a recipient of funding under the Hood Foundation's Program Related Investment (PRI) portfolio, has been featured on a new podcast called Saving Lives at Scale. Access the recording here and learn more about THINKMD here....
Sarah Fortune, MD, received a Hood Child Health Award in 2007. Today, she is Chair of the Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases and the John LaPorte Given Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, as well...
Applications are now being accepted for the next cycle of the Child Health Research Awards Program. Proposals are due September 16th, 2020, for funding to begin January 1st, 2021. Hypothesis-driven clinical, basic science, public health, health services research, and epidemiology projects are welcome for consideration. Access...
The Hood Foundation is excited to announce our most recent Child Health Research Award recipients! We offer sincere thanks to all of the highly qualified investigators who submitted proposals, as well as our amazing Scientific Reviewers. Congratulations to each of the following on having been...
Trudy Morrison, PhD, received a Major Grant award in 2016 for her research on Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). Now, in 2020, Dr. Morrison is exploring how her RSV vaccine work may be repurposed to have an impact on COVID-19. Learn more about this ongoing work via...
The Hood Foundation's Senior Scientific Advisor, Dr. Robert Sege, shared his expertise during a recent interview with PBS News Hour for a segment on child abuse reporting trends and related concerns during the pandemic. Watch the full segment here....