Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT FUNDAMENTAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY, AND PHYSICS AT PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF THE PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION.
TO SUPPORT THE PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION.
THE CHARLES E. KAUFMAN FOUNDATION PROMOTES AND SUPPORTS FUNDAMENTAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY, AND PHYSICS AT PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. THE FOUNDATION AWARDS NEW INVESTIGATOR AND NEW INITIATIVE RESEARCH GRANTS. THE NEW INVESTIGATOR RESEARCH GRANTS PROVIDE RESEARCH SUPPORT FOR INNOVATIVE BASIC SCIENTISTS AS THEY TRANSITION INTO AN ACADEMIC POSITION AS A NEW INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR. NEW INITIATIVE RESEARCH GRANTS STIMULATE EXISTING INVESTIGATORS WITH STRONG RECORDS OF RESEARCH ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO ESTABLISH COLLABORATIONS THAT FACILITATE INNOVATIVE INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES TOWARD A COMMON RESEARCH QUESTION AND THAT REQUIRE EXPERTISE BEYOND THAT OF ANY SINGLE RESEARCHER. IN 2019, THE FOUNDATION AWARDED GRANTS TO ENABLE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS TO INVESTIGATE THE FORMATION AND EVOLUTION OF LARGE ELLIPTICAL GALAXIES, TO EXPLORE HOW OPTOGENETICS COULD LEAD TO HUMAN BRAIN STUDIES WITH THE INTENT OF MAKING PROGRESS AGAINST CANCER AND OTHER BRAIN DISORDERS, AND TO SUPPORT A TEAM OF BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY AND NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCHERS TO DELVE INTO PHEROMONE DETECTION SYSTEMS USED BY AN ANT SPECIES TO COMMUNICATE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Edith L Shapira Md | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Lou Mclaughlin | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| David A Lewis Md | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Richard J Kitay | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Wendy Heleen Esq | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Larry D Heasley | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Estelle F Comay | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Kelly Uranker | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Jeanne Pearlman | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
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