Osaka University — Reproductive Biology Research 

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Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $2,500,000 over five years to Osaka University to support research led by Professor Katsuhiko Hayashi on mammalian gametogenesis. Dr. Hayashi is at the forefront of research into methods of causing induced pluripotent stem cells to develop into oocytes in mice; he and his team aim to extend this work to monkeys and humans. This is one of two grants we recently made to support this work.

This follows our August 2019 support and falls within our focus area of scientific research, specifically within our interest in advancing human health and wellbeing.

Rational Animations — Video Animation Costs (2024)

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Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of €2,740,000 (approximately $2,980,355 at the time of conversion) over two years to Rational Animations to support animation costs for YouTube videos about AI and AI risk, as well as other topics relating to rationality, effective altruism, and transformative technology.

This follows our May 2023 support and falls within our focus area of growing and empowering the community of people focused on global catastrophic risk reduction.

Rutgers University — Ethical Protections for Potential Tuberculosis Vaccine Trial

Open Philanthropy recommended a gift of $150,416 over two years to Rutgers University to support research led by Mônica Magalhães and Nir Eyal on safeguards to promote ethical design of potential future tuberculosis (TB) phase III vaccine trials among Brazilian incarcerated persons.

There is no TB vaccine that is effective in adults, and in Brazil, rates of tuberculosis are more than 30 times higher among incarcerated persons than among the general population. This is one of three grants we’re making to support work in this area.

This falls within our focus area of scientific research, specifically within our interest in advancing human health and wellbeing.

Cordaid — Dutch Aid Advocacy

Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of €49,995 (approximately $54,495 at the time of conversion) to Cordaid to support its efforts to prevent aid cuts (cuts in Official Development Assistance) in the Netherlands and grow aid funding within ODA in the Netherlands.

This falls within our focus area of global aid policy.

Stanford University — Ethical Protections for Potential Tuberculosis Vaccine Trial

Open Philanthropy recommended a gift of $188,478 over two years to Stanford University to support research led by Professor Jason Andrews on evaluating ethical protections for research among persons incarcerated in Brazilian prisons in the context of potential tuberculosis (TB) phase III vaccine trials that are currently being explored.

There is no TB vaccine that is effective in adults, and in Brazil, rates of tuberculosis are roughly more than 30 times higher among incarcerated persons than among the general population. This is one of three grants we’re making to support work in this area.

This falls within our focus area of scientific research, specifically within our interest in advancing human health and wellbeing.