Sandra L. Clark Immunology Education Fund

Professor Edward Clark established this Fund with the help of friends and colleagues in memory of his sister, Sandra L. Clark, who was infected with HIV-1 and died of AIDS in 1992 at age 34. Sandra was a nurse and strongly supported immunology education and research as a means to combat AIDS and other diseases of the immune system. The purpose of this fund is to support activities which enhance the education of immunology graduate students. Three graduate students and two faculty members in the Department of Immunology make up the Committee to manage the fund. The fund supports the Sandra L. Clark Endowed Lecture, and Department of Immunology graduate students select the speaker for this lecture. This lecture usually will be given at the Department of Immunology's annual retreat. The Clark Immunology Education Fund also provides for an award for the best graduate student poster at the annual retreat and may provide for other awards (including travel awards) and fellowships to graduate students at the discretion of the Clark Immunology Education Fund Committee.

Russell and Rae Weiser Endowed Lecture in Immunology Fund

Dr. Russell S. Weiser played a leading role in establishing immunology as an important discipline at the University of Washington. Dr. Weiser's family, friends, colleagues and former students established the Weiser Fund in 1985 to honor his many contributions to science and dedication to the training of young immunologists. The income from the endowment supports the annual Weiser Lecture, which is presented by a leading immunological investigator as part of an in-depth visit with the department's faculty, students and post-doctoral trainees, and the immunology seminar series.

Fund for Excellence in Immunology

This fund supports research activities and facilities within the Department of Immunology. The overarching goal of this research is to develop new knowledge about the immune response and to apply that knowledge to the development of new vaccines and therapies to prevent and treat globally important infectious diseases, autoimmune disorders including arthritis, type-1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis, allergic diseases including asthma, and cancer. This fund is used at the discretion of the Department of Immunology Chair.

The Department of Immunology welcomes your tax-deductible contribution to any
of these important educational and research funds.

If you wish to MAIL your contribution, please indicate fund preference on your check, make it payable to the University of Washington and send your check to: Christopher B. Wilson, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Immunology, Box 357650, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195

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