My Nonprofit Reviews

I am the past Director of Research Development at Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute ( CHORI). I have had first hand experience with CFRI's incredible support of our research scientists and the Cystic Fibrosis lab. Throughout several years, CFRI continued awarding grants to our CF scientists, helping them carry on with their research during challenging times when the NIH drastically cut their research budget. Furthermore, CFRI , their Executive Director, CFO and Board of Directors jointly assisted CHORI with its Summer Internship Program. This is an educational program that selects/admits high school and college students interested in pursuing a career in research, healthcare and/or science. Many of of thecstudents are under- resourced and need help with a stipend for transportation and meals. This was another program that NIH used to generously fund in the past but cut back in 2014. Our good friends and supporters at CFRI came to aid the CF lab. CFRI's generosity allowed Chori scientists admit the students who actually have CF or are from families with CF determined to make an impact in curing this life threatening disease. These students are mentored and educated hands on by scientists. They work on real projects and at the end of the course they make presentations to the entire team of investigators at CHORI+ like any PhD, they produce and create an abstract of their work. Throughout my tenure at CHORI,our CF lab received mental and monetary support from CFRI. Additionally, CFRI awarded one of CHORI's CF scientists with their annual recognition award.