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As oncology becomes more technologically advanced, a growing number of institutions are offering cancer engineering programs. This year, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center welcomed its first class of PhD students in the Pat and Ian Cook Doctoral Program in Cancer Engineering. This program in the Louis V. Gerstner School of Biomedical Sciences currently has 12 doctoral scholars and is designed to give students a fundamental understanding of cancer and biomedical engineering principles. “If someone wants to be an engineer right where the big problems are and the big questions are, they should do cancer engineering at a place like Memorial Sloan Kettering,” said Daniel A. Heller, PhD, codirector of the program and the head of MSKCC’s cancer nanotechnology laboratory.

Gerstner Philanthropies proudly celebrated the ribbon cutting of the Louis V. Gerstner III Center for Students and Families at Kolbe Cathedral Preparatory School in Bridgeport, marking the completion of renovations that will strengthen Catholic education for the students of Kolbe Cathedral. Named in honor of Louis V. Gerstner III, the center will support Kolbe’s mission with upgraded classrooms, weight and exercise rooms, and a student success center. It will also be the base for Kolbe’s Marian Work Study program and the St. Joseph Parenting Center. “This center is a beacon of hope for our students, families, and their community, [Bishop Caggiano] said."

Gerstner Philanthropies proudly celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, honoring two decades of groundbreaking biomedical and genomic research. Since its founding in 2004 following the completion of the Human Genome Project, the Broad Institute has made monumental advances in disease understanding and medical innovation. Our partnership with Broad, established over a decade ago, includes Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.'s leadership as Board Chairman from 2013-2021, and the 2019 founding of the Gerstner Center for Cancer Diagnostics. The Gerstner Center for Cancer Diagnostics aims to advance blood-based biopsies and other technologies to speed cancer diagnoses and track patients' response to therapies.

On October 11, Gerstner Philanthropies celebrated the rededication of the St. Philip Neri School in the Bronx, marking a step forward for Catholic education and community engagement. Led by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the event highlighted the completion of key renovations that will offer future generations a high quality catholic education in a new and improved learning environment. Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., Chairman of Gerstner Philanthropies, had an opportunity to sit down and share a Q&A with student ambassadors from the middle school.

A $25 M gift from Gerstner Philanthropies will establish the Gerstner Scholars Program in AI Translation at Mayo Clinic. This gift will provide resources for junior and early-career clinicians to collaborate with leading experts in artificial intelligence, data science, and informatics to drive breakthrough innovations in patient care. Mayo Clinic is scaling development and integration of AI solutions, with more than 250 AI solutions already in use or under development. "AI holds incredible promise for the future of medicine, but it takes more than just algorithms to make that promise a reality,” says Mr. Gerstner. “It requires a commitment to innovation and to the talented individuals who can turn theory into practice. By creating the Gerstner Scholars Program at Mayo Clinic, we ensure that clinicians with patient-first strategies have what they need to redefine what’s possible in healthcare."