The Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases
Snyder Institute: Building Healthier Tomorrows
Joan Snyder’s $35M legacy gift to advance excellence
Gift will allow safer testing and new treatments for chronic, infectious, and inflammatory diseases at the Snyder Institute.
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At the Snyder Institute, we work to build impactful partnerships with community members that advance awareness and education of chronic, infectious and inflammatory disease research, and highlight the importance and benefits of philanthropic stewardship. As a locally relevant and internationally recognized centre of excellence in research and training, we are committed to delivering exceptional outreach initiatives and programming to our communities.
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