The history of the Jane Coffin Childs Fund is inextricably linked with the life of Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Ford, who served the Fund in a variety of capacities for 55 years. Mrs. Ford, renowned for […]

Caption: Dr. Akiko Iwasaki. Photo by Kike Calvo/AP Images for HHMI. JCC Board of Scientific Advisors member Dr. Akiko Iwasaki is one scientist at the forefront of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research. As a professor of […]

Caption: Dr. Tracy Johnson. Photo by Hadar Goren. Dr. Tracy Johnson, UCLA professor of molecular, cell, and developmental biology, has been named dean of the division of life sciences in the UCLA College. An award-winning […]

The Jane Coffin Childs Fund is pleased to welcome two new members to the Board of Scientific Advisors. The organization would also like to thank Brenda Schulman for her service to the organization, as she […]

Dr. Sandra Schmid will be the first Chief Scientific Officer at the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, “a nonprofit research organization setting the standard for collaborative science, where leaders in science and technology come together to drive […]