Why Jean-Pierre Conte Chose an Endowment, Not a Grant, to Fund Parkinson’s Research
A standard research grant arrives with a defined end date. A project funded for three or four years reaches its conclusion whether or not the science does. Endowed professorships work differently, and it’s a distinction that matters in fields where a single discovery can take a generation to surface. Jean-Pierre Conte gave $5 million to the University of California, San […]
