Our Impact

NEW DISCOVERIES IN ALS MADE POSSIBLE BY MEMORY & MOBILITY PROGRAM

With support from the Memory & Mobility Program and the ALS Association, the Myers lab is leading a study in collaboration with Crestwood Medical Center to identify a biomarker linked to ALS. This biomarker could help improve ALS diagnostics and improve treatment.

SUPPORT FOR BREAST AND OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH

Over $215,000 was raised from the 16th Tie The Ribbons luncheon for our breast and ovarian cancer program, as well as the Information is Power initiative

EXPANDING PATIENTS SERVED AT THE SMITH FAMILY CLINIC FOR GENOMIC MEDICINE

Over the last year, the Smith Family Clinic increased the number of patients served by 47% and received referrals from over 200 medical providers from 33 counties in Alabama

FUELING PLANT GENOMICS RESEARCH IN THE KATHY L. CHAN GREENHOUSE

The 2024 Spring Benefit raised over $260,000 for the Kathy L. Chan Greenhouse, a state-of-the-art working laboratory for our plant genomics scientists

SUMMER OF STEM

Over the course of the summer, HudsonAlpha hosted hundreds of students from 23 Alabama counties and seven states for educational summer camps and student internships

GROWING STEM EDUCATION IN THE WIREGRASS REGION

HudsonAlpha education programs reached hundreds of students in Alabama’s Wiregrass region, including over 700 Dothan City Schools third graders who participated in strawberry DNA extractions in honor of National DNA Day

TRANSFORMATIVE TECHNOLOGY

Philanthropy made it possible for HudsonAlpha to open a cutting-edge Bio-Cybersecurity Lab and Security Enclave, purchase a new PacBio Revio DNA sequencer, and acquire a powerful new confocal microscope

2024 EVENT SERIES

HudsonAlpha hosted over 4,200 members of our community for events and public talks as part of a year-long event series