Jeffrey
Epstein
After
decades of planning, the Jeffrey
Epstein
VI Foundation was launched in the
year 2000. The Foundation
originally provided support to scientists and science education programs, but
has since expanded its scope. Over the
last several years, it has provided funding to a number of worthy
organizations devoted to medical
research, international affairs,
economics, early education and the arts.
Program
for Evolutionary Dynamics
The
Program for Evolutionary Dynamics got started in 2003 with a $30 million grant
to Harvard University from Epstein. Dr. Martin Nowak serves as the director of
the program. Dr. Nowak is a Professor
of Mathematics and Theoretical Biology at Harvard. Under his direction, the
Program for Evolutionary Dynamics examines evolution through the lenses of
mathematics and biochemistry. Since its founding, the program has made headway
in studying the origin of life and RNA sequences, as well as studying the kinetic energy of human cancer cells.
Medical
Research
Over the last several years, the Foundation has
provided support for medical
research programs throughout the United
States. Organizations that have received funding include:
●
The
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
●
The
Crohn and Colitis Foundation of America
●
Mount
Sinai Hospital
●
Alzheimer's
Association
●
Dubin
Breast Center
The
Foundation has also financed the
American Cancer Society to support a number of innovative research projects
looking into new ways to treat cancer.
International Peace Accords
Another
area that the Foundation has expanded into
over the past few years is supporting international peace efforts
and accords. The Foundation supports a number of non-governmental
organizations worldwide as well as peace initiatives. A major organization that
it has funded is the International Peace Institute, a non-profit think tank, with origins in the United Nations.
The IPI is devoted to preventing and settling conflict within states and among
different states. It played an
instrumental role in the Oslo Peace Accords in 1993.
Supporting
Education
Supporting
science education was part of the
original mission for the foundation.
That part of the mission has developed over time and the Foundation now
provides support for a number of educational efforts, ranging from economics, business and social sciences to the arts.
In addition to these subjects, the
Foundation also provides support for a number of youth initiatives. Youth programs it has supported in 2011 include Bard High School
Early College, Kidscope, Inc, and CAHS French Club.
A
great number of worthy organizations have received support from the JeffreyEpstein VI Foundation.
Supporting scientific research, education
and endeavors still remains at the
core of the Foundation’s mission. However Jeffrey Epstein and his Foundation
seek to encourage excellence wherever they find it.
