Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $100,000 to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to support research led by Adolfo Garcia-Sastre on developing pluripotent stem cells from bats. These cell lines can be used to study cellular immune responses, and may be very valuable for advancing virology research, including both antiviral development and the assessment of pandemic potential from zoonotic viruses.
This falls within our focus area of scientific research, specifically within our interest in science supporting biosecurity and pandemic preparedness.