Giving to Whitehead Institute

Whitehead Institute researchers’ have transformed the world’s fundamental understanding of biology. Their discoveries continue to lead to the formation of dozens of biotech and pharmaceutical companies, underpinning the development process for scores of new treatments and diagnostics. And they are acclaimed for conceiving and developing research methods and tools that have advanced the conduct of science around the world.

Throughout its nearly four-decade history, Whitehead Institute has had astonishing impact and a record of disproportionate influence on biomedical research around the world. The Institute’s continuing accomplishments reflect both the exceptional talent it attracts and its uniquely supportive, collaborative, and collegial environment.

Your philanthropy can be an engine for path-breaking discovery. Please demonstrate your commitment to world-class, innovative basic science research by making a contribution to Whitehead Institute in any of these ways.

Scientific discovery depends on courageous investigators who push past the present boundaries of knowledge. But not on scientists alone. Discovery depends on partners who are passionately committed to shaping the future of biomedical research: philanthropists and funding organizations whose support for basic biomedical research today will enhance millions of people’s lives in years to come.

The importance of donors’ support is not theoretical: at Whitehead Institute, philanthropy is translated into discovery and, longer term, into better understanding of human health and new ways of diagnosing and treating disease. Here are two illustrations of how our donors are having a major impact by advancing the next generation of discovery.