Gilbert Family Foundation
Poornima Venkat is a skilled professional with extensive experience in scientific research and academia. Currently serving as the Scientific Program Manager at the Gilbert Family Foundation since September 2023, Poornima previously held the position of Assistant Professor at Michigan State University from February 2022 to September 2023. Poornima's background includes significant roles at Henry Ford Health System as an Assistant Scientist, Research Scientist/Instructor, and Postdoctoral Fellow from January 2016 to September 2023. Poornima completed a PhD in Biomedical Sciences at Oakland University, where involvement included roles as a Graduate Teaching Assistant from August 2011 to December 2015. Earlier education includes a Bachelor of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering from Anna University Chennai from 2007 to 2011.
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Gilbert Family Foundation
The Gilbert Family Foundation is a private nonprofit foundation founded by philanthropists Dan and Jennifer Gilbert to address their two priorities and passions: accelerating a cure for neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and transforming the city of Detroit, Michigan. The Foundation has embarked on two bold, high risk/high reward NF1 research initiatives: (1) the Gene Therapy Initiative (GTI), to develop curative therapies that address the underlying genetic abnormalities in NF1 patients, and (2) the Vision Restoration Initiative (VRI), inspired by their son’s loss of vision from NF1 and with a goal of advancing vision restoration therapies.