Kenneth S. Warren Institute

The Kenneth S. Warren Institute is a not-for-profit research Institute dedicated to facilitate the discovery and development of new therapeutics to alleviate health problems.

History

The Institute was founded by Dr. Anthony Cerami, PhD and his daughter Dr. Carla Cerami Hand, MD/PhD. Dr. Anthony Cerami is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine. He is an inventor on 131 U.S. patents, and the author of over 420 published scientific papers.

The Kenneth S. Warren Institute was originally incorporated in accordance with the New York State Not-for-Profit laws and originally chartered in 1980, under the name of The Drug and Vaccine Development Corporation (DVDC). In response to a U.S. mandate on the industrial sector to contribute more directly to improving public health in emerging nations, the DVDC espoused to pay particular attention to the health problems affecting populations in the developing world, and it sought to promote working the fields of parasitology and tropical medicine.

Although the federal impetus waned with subsequent presidential administrations and corporate sponsorship virtually disappeared, the organization’s membership maintained its objectives throughout the years to establish facilities to further its research goals. Its mission is to facilitate the discovery and development of new therapeutics to alleviate the health problems of the world’s poorest people. To accomplish that goal, the Warren Institute employs a staff of outstanding scientists and administrative and clerical personnel to support grants administration, accounting, purchasing, human resources and general office services.

In 2001, state-of-the-art facilities were established at the Kitchawan Preserve, a 15-acre campus located in Westchester County, New York. The facilities were named to commemorate the lifelong work of one of the founders of the DVDC. Kenneth S. Warren was an esteemed physician and world-renowned leader in the field of tropical medicine. He pioneered research programs in pathology, immunology, biochemistry and geographic medicine.

External links

* [http://www.kswi.org The Official Website of the Kenneth S. Warren Institute (under construction)]