Miller School Dean Pascal J. Goldschmidt, M.D. (left) and John P. Hussman (right) sign the gift agreement.
The Miller School's Miami Institute for Human Genomics, nationally known for its groundbreaking work in unraveling some of the medical mysteries behind autism and other common diseases, today received a $20 million gift to support its critical research efforts. Miller School Dean Pascal J. Goldschmidt, M.D. University President Donna E. Shalala and institute director Margaret Pericak-Vance, Ph.D., joined the donor, philanthropist John P. Hussman, Ph.D., in announcing the extraordinary commitment from the John P. Hussman Foundation. The institute will now be known as the John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics. 'Today is an absolutely memorable and fantastic day,' Goldschmidt said at the announcement ceremony, an occasion he called 'extraordinarily significant' because it is a commitment to the eventual eradication of certain diseases, and because few academic institutions are benefiting from large gifts in a slow economy. ?One can count gifts of $20 million or more to any institution over the past six months on the fingers of two hands,? Goldschmidt continued. ?The University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine is up there with top medical schools such as Stanford and Yale for receiving such a large gift. The gift is also extraordinary because of the field he is supporting.
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