A $35 million gift from Salesforce.com Inc. co-founder and co-CEO Marc Benioff and his wife Lynne targets research in prostate cancer, which killed Marc Benioff's father in 2012. The gift is the latest in a succession of philanthropy from the Benioffs to UCSF, most notably the largest gift behind construction of UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital in Mission Bay and the ongoing work at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland. Most recently, the couple gave $35 million last month to UCSF and Stanford University to study the role microbes play in asthma, allergies, multiple sclerosis and other conditions. Read More...
Benioffs give another $35 million to UCSF — this time targeting prostate cancer
A $35 million gift from Salesforce.com Inc. co-founder and co-CEO Marc Benioff and his wife Lynne targets research in prostate cancer, which killed Marc Benioff’s father in 2012. The gift is the latest in a succession of philanthropy from the Benioffs to UCSF, most notably the largest gift behind construction of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in Mission Bay and the ongoing work at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland. Most recently, the couple gave $35 million last month to UCSF and Stanford University to study the role microbes play in asthma, allergies, multiple sclerosis and other conditions.
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