Richard Dimarchi Receives 2015 Patient Impact Legacy Award
May 12, 2015
Richard Dimarchi, Standiford H. Cox Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Linda & Jack Gill Chair in Biomolecular Sciences, is the recipient of a 2015 Patient Impact Legacy Award sponsored by Cures Within Reach (CWR) celebrating patient through scie nce, philanthropy and business. CWR is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization working to improve patient quality and length of life through Repurposing Research by facilitating proof of concept trials testing new treatments using existing drugs, devices and nutriceuticals. Through its work bringing stakeholders together around this powerful path to patient impact, it has played a role in the development of 12 treatments in clinical use and is currently stewarding 23 medical research projects through its partner institutions across the country and around the world.