Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute at Lake Nona

Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute is a non-profit research institute dedicated to discovering the fundamental causes of disease and devising the innovative therapies of tomorrow.

Sanford-Burnham has operations in California and Florida and is one of the fastest-growing institutes in the country. It has established major research programs in cancer, neurodegeneration, diabetes, and infectious, inflammatory, and childhood diseases, and is recognized for its world-class capabilities in drug discovery.

The east coast facility is located at the emerging life science cluster known as the "Medical City" at Lake Nona in Orlando. There, scientists investigate obesity-related diabetes and its cardiovascular complications, cancer, and early-phase drug discovery. The research is empowered by advanced technologies that are virtually unprecedented in the non-profit research world.

Sanford-Burnham utilizes an innovative, collaborative approach to medical research where multi-disciplinary scientists form partnerships to accelerate the research mission of translating high-impact science into important new therapies.

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