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Funding Focus

Contributions made to an endowed chair are permanently invested. Approximately 5% of the yearly endowment value is distributed to support the research program of the chair.

The 2007- 2008 Funding Focus: Senior Research Scientists for the Center for Tissue and Cell Sciences’ and the Center for Neuroscience

Since 1991, the Guild Association Board of Trustees has identified one area of special need at Children’s and allocated a percentage of all unrestricted revenue for fiscal year 2008 up to $1.5 million. Past recipients of this Funding Focus are: Immunology Research, Health Outcomes Research, Urology Research, Infectious Disease Research, Nephrology, Craniofacial, Cardiology, Virology, Cancer, ICU, Neurosurgery, Brain Tumor Research, and Communication Disorders.

In September 2007, the Guild Association Board of Trustees approved funding support for two pediatric senior research scientists beginning in October 2007 to lead research efforts in The Center for Tissue and Cell Biology and the Center for Neuroscience.

Building on the expertise of investigators already at Children’s, the Center for Tissue and Cell Sciences’ and the Center for Neuroscience will work to heal children through innovation and discovery. The Guild Association Senior Scientists will not only bring new cutting edge research to the research teams, but will also help mentor our many young investigators to ensure their success. The recruitment of these investigators will help Children’s lead innovative research in its quest to prevent, treat and eliminate pediatric disease. Establishing a fund of support is an important way to attract and retain the very best research talent in the country and maintain a program

The Guild Association recognizes and continues to support the hospital’s commitment to state of the art facilities, sufficient funding to attract the best and brightest healthcare professionals, and funding to cover the cost of treating children in the region whose families’ cannot afford the cost of healthcare.

Learn more about research at Seattle Children’s Research Institute.