The investment from Brown parents Giammaria and Sabrina Giuliani will support scholars seeking to unlock the potential of RNA to make a positive impact on human health.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] - Brown University will name its emerging research center focused on RNA science breakthroughs the Giuliani RNA Center, in recognition of a generous gift from health care investor and Brown trustee Giammaria Giuliani and his wife, Sabrina.
Launched in 2024, the Giuliani RNA Center is becoming a global hub for RNA research. The center is focused on making RNA discoveries and translating their impact to patient outcomes in health and medicine and applications in fields ranging from agriculture to biosecurity. In partnership with other RNA scientists, researchers at the center have catalyzed an international effort to identify and sequence all human RNA as part of the Human RNome Project.
"An investment in RNA science at Brown is an investment in the potential for innovative, targeted applications that could treat infectious diseases, genetic disorders, dementia, cancer and more," said Brown University President Christina H. Paxson. "We're deeply grateful for this generous gift from the Giuliani family, which will help us to grow our RNA center, expand our pipeline of talented researchers and fund future breakthroughs."
Paxson shared news of the gift and naming with scholars and scientists gathered for a two-day RNA symposium at Brown on Sept. 26-27.
The Giuliani RNA Center is housed in state-of-the-art new labs at 225 Dyer St. in the heart of Providence's Jewelry District, near Brown's Warren Alpert Medical School and its under-construction William A. and Ami Kuan Danoff Life Sciences Laboratories, as well as multiple hospital partners. The center brings together Brown faculty, students and researchers from fields as diverse as biochemistry, genetics, cellular biology, physics, bioengineering and biostatistics.
