Emory receives anonymous $4.7 million donation

Emory Winship Cancer Institute has received an anonymous donation of $4.7 million.

The gift will serve as a fund from which institutional research grants will be distributed. Faculty members within Emory will submit grant proposals and an internal review committee will determine which grants will be funded.

The priority areas recruitment of faculty researchers, scientific research projects, clinical trials and mentoring opportunities for young physicians and investigators.

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