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Temple University

Temple University (TU) is an American public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

History

In 2020, Gates Philanthropy Partners awarded Temple University a $600,000 grant for a project titled "Combating COVID-19: Protecting the Most Vulnerable."[1]

Temple University's Acting President, JoAnne Epps, died suddenly and unexpectedly on September 19, 2023 while onstage during a livestreamed funeral proceeding for another Temple official.[2]

Organization

Temple University is a member of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)[3] and a partner of Osage University Partners (OUP).[4]

Personnel

Name Position Notes
Lori Kellam Postdoctoral Researcher (2007-2009)[5] Gene Therapy Program

Subsidiaries

  • Spatial Intelligence and Learning Center (SILC)

  1. 2020 Grants Distributed. Gates Philanthropy Partners. Retrieved April 1, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20220401072033/https://www.gatesphilanthropypartners.org/downloads/grants_report_2020 ↩︎

  2. Paget, S., & Maxouris, C. (2023, September 19). Temple University Acting President JoAnne Epps dies suddenly after falling ill during event. CNN. https://web.archive.org/web/20230920221315/https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/19/us/joanne-epps-temple-university-acting-president-dies/index.html ↩︎

  3. BIO Member Directory. Biotechnology Innovation Organization. Retrieved September 30, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20220930103715/https://www.bio.org/bio-member-directory ↩︎

  4. Partner Institutions. Osage University Partners. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230204153517/https://oup.vc/partner-institutions/ ↩︎

  5. Lori D Kellam, PhD. LinkedIn. Retrieved August 31, 2024, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorikellam/ ↩︎