Opportunities for Giving

You can make a gift to The Vascular Biology Center of Excellence (VBCE) as a lasting investment in the promising future of biomedical research through annual giving, a gift of appreciated securities, a one-time or planned gift. Your unrestricted gift can be used by the Center in areas with the greatest current need, or you may designate a specific area of research or education in the VBCE (see below) that you wish to support. Named opportunities are available in the VBCE if you choose to establish an endowment. You can make your gift through a charitable gift plan, such as a charitable trust or gift annuity. You also may realize significant tax savings and, in some cases, increased income through these gift plans.

If you are interested in learning more about planning a gift to The Vascular Biology Center of Excellence, please email Peggy McKnight, M.S., Coordinator of Development, or call (901) 448-4350. The Center recommends that you consult with your legal and financial advisors before proceeding with any planned gift.

Gifts to Specific Areas of Research
Gifts may be made to advance scientific investigation in specific research areas such as cardiovascular disease, stroke and cancer. VBCE scientists investigate many of the most intractable health problems afflicting humankind. Their work offers fundamental insights into the mechanisms of health and disease, while opening avenues toward more effective therapies.

Endowing a Named Professorship
Establishing or contributing toward an endowed chair for a distinguished professor at the VBCE is one of the most significant investments a donor can make in scientific research. The Center's scientists are selected for the breadth of their knowledge, the intensity of their focus, the ingenuity and effectiveness of their methods, and the significance of their contribution to the scientific community. The highest recognition that can be bestowed on one of these scientists is a professorship, or endowed chair.

Endowing a Named Fellowship
Endowing a graduate or postdoctoral fellowship allows the VBCE to continue preparing young investigators for careers in the biomedical and related sciences. Scientists and physicians who have done postdoctoral study in the Center will continue on to fill key positions at major research institutions, medical schools, hospitals, public service organizations and corporations in our community and around the world.

Endowing a Named Clinical Fellowship
A gift in support of the Clinical Fellowship Program is an investment in the careers of young physician-scientists who are dedicated to applying the new insights of molecular biology to the understanding and treatment of disease. Clinical Fellows are outstanding young physicians who come to the UTHSC for medical training that integrates their experience in clinical practice with cutting-edge laboratory research.

Endowing a Named Lecturship or Distinguished Lecture Series
A distinguished lecture series creates a powerful catalyst for scientific exchange and achievement. An endowed lectureship enables world-class scientists, who give scientific talks, meet with faculty and students, and interact with people throughout the University and the surrounding biomedical/scientific community. A lectureship can foster the interdisciplinary discussion that is often central to discovery. Because visiting lecturers typically spend time with graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, endowing a lecture series can have significant impact on the UTSHC's educational goals.

Other Named Opportunities
A wide variety of opportunities to make named gifts is available. A donor interested in providing an assured source of research funding in a particular research area or focusing on a particular disease or medical problem, for example, might endow a targeted research fund, the income from which would underwrite research in the selected area in perpetuity.

Community Education/Outreach
Several opportunities exist for funding community education/outreach in the area of vascular biology. Examples include: education of members of non-profit organizations, civic groups, assisted-living facilities regarding risk factors for vascular disease or new research endeavors that will improve the diagnosis and treatment of vascular diseases.

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