My News LA Cedars-Sinai Receives $20 Million Gift Skip to main content Close Select your preferred language English عربى 简体中文 繁體中文 فارسي עִברִית 日本語 한국어 Русский Español Tagalog Menu Close Call 1-800-CEDARS-1 toggle search form Close Los Angeles, 09 January 2020 06:00 AM America/Los_Angeles My News LA Cedars-Sinai Receives $20 Million Gift A $20 million gift from Dr. and Mrs. Min H. Kao and the Kao Family Foundation will create the Kao Autoimmunity Institute for research and treatment of rheumatologic diseases. Photo by Cedars-Sinai. My News LA recently shared news from Cedars-Sinai about a $20 million gift from Dr. and Mrs. Min H. Kao and the Kao Family Foundation to create the Kao Autoimmunity Institute for advanced research and treatment of rheumatologic diseases. The gift also will establish the Scleroderma Program within the institute to provide interdisciplinary and integrated care for scleroderma patients and to support research, outreach, training and education to help those with the disease. Both the new Kao Autoimmunity Institute and Scleroderma Program will be part of the Cedars-Sinai Department of Medicine. They will bring together clinicians, investigators and allied health professionals from a variety of disciplines across Cedars-Sinai and its affiliated hospitals and care sites. The institute and program will be led by new directors, along with a new director of the Division of Rheumatology. "Our family is fortunate to be in a position to partner with an academic medical center that places a premium on patient care and game-changing medical research," said Dr. Min H. Kao. "We truly hope this gift will enable Cedars-Sinai to develop a nationally recognized institute that brings lifesaving treatments to those who experience debilitating diseases." My News LA cites statistics from the National Institutes of Health that more than 80 autoimmune diseases affect an estimated 24 million people in the U.S. The broad spectrum of disorders includes scleroderma, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, myositis, multiple sclerosis, Grave's disease, inflammatory bowel disease and Type 1 diabetes. These diseases are thought to be caused when the immune system -- meant to defend against illness -- begins attacking the body's own organs, tissues and cells. Click here to read the complete article from My News LA. Read more on the Cedars-Sinai Blog: Autoimmune Diseases: When Your Body Turns On You Related Stories RSS feed - Related Stories (opens in new window) View all headlines - Related Stories Gift Will Establish F Widjaja Inflammatory Bowel Disease Institute September 22, 2022 11:26 AM America/Los_Angeles Cedars-Sinai has established the F. Widjaja Inflammatory Bowel Disease Institute to expand groundbreaking research and improve clinical care through a generous gift from the F. Widjaja Foundation.The foundation has long championed research into … Read more Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors 50th Anniversary Celebration Honoring Los Angeles Rams Super Bowl LVI Champion Andrew Whitworth Raises $2 2 Million August 08, 2022 17:16 PM America/Los_Angeles The Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors 50th Anniversary Celebration honoring 2021 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year and Los Angeles Rams Super Bowl LVI Champion Andrew Whitworth took place on Sunday, Aug. 7 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood.After accepting … Read more Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors 50th Anniversary to Honor Andrew Whitworth July 19, 2022 12:25 PM America/Los_Angeles Cedars-Sinai today announced that Los Angeles Rams Super Bowl LVI Champion Andrew Whitworth will be honored with the Visionary Award at the Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors 50th Anniversary Celebration on Sunday, Aug. 7, at SoFi Stadium in … Read more Show previous items Show next items Contact the Media Team Email: [email protected] Contact Laura Coverson laura.coverson@cshs.org Share this release My News LA Cedars-Sinai Receives $20 Million Gift Share on: Twitter Share on: Facebook Share on: LinkedIn Search Our Newsroom Social media Visit our Facebook page (opens in new window) Follow us on Twitter (opens in new window) Visit our Youtube profile (opens in new window) (opens in new window) Latest news 07 Oct 2022 - HealthDay: Black Women Less Likely to Get Laparoscopic Fibroid Surgeries 07 Oct 2022 - Faculty Publications: Sept. 29-Oct. 6 07 Oct 2022 - Fine-Tuning Organ-Chip Technology 06 Oct 2022 - KCRW: Want New Omicron Booster? Wait at Least 2 Months After Last Shot 05 Oct 2022 - Cedars-Sinai Schedules Free Flu Vaccine Clinics 04 Oct 2022 - Cedars-Sinai Showcases Hispanic and Latinx Art Newsroom Home