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The Buck Institute for Age Research welcomes inquiries from journalists. The Office of News and Public Information works with local, regional, national and international media to provide accurate information about Institute research. This office also helps reporters locate experts in specific areas of research. To request an interview, videotaping or photo session, please call or e-mail:‚

Kris Rebillot
News & Public Information Officer.
(415) 209-2260
krebillot@buckinstitute.org

Quick Facts

  • The Buck Institute is the first and only independent research facility in the United States to focus solely on aging and age-related conditions such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes and arthritis. The Institute began its biomedical research program in 1999.

  • The National Institute on Aging designated the Buck Institute as a "Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Biology of Age Research" in June 2005, one of just five in the nation.

  • The Institute's major source of support comes from peer-reviewed grants from the National Institutes of Health and other federal agencies. Foundations and private donors contribute other significant funding. An endowment from the Buck Trust Fund provides approximately 22 percent of the Institute's annual budget.


Operating budget FY 2010: $31.5 million

Sources of revenue:

  • National Institutes of Health Research Grants -- 57%
  • Buck Trust -- 22%
  • Contributions from Individuals, Corporate & Foundation Grants -- 14%
  • Non-governmental & other agency grants -- 4%
  • Corporate-sponsored agreements & licensing -- 2%
  • Interest and other -- 1% 

Buck Trust Revenue:

The Buck Trust distributes an amount equal to 5% of its endowment each year to four Marin County organizations, designated by the court, in unequal amounts.  The Buck Institute for Age Research is one of the organizations.  The Institute’s share is 15% of the total; for the past three years the annual distribution has averaged around $6 million.

Expenditures:

Payroll and benefits for FY 09 totaled approximately $14.7 million
Purchases for FY 09 totaled approximately $11.8 million

 

Employees:

  • Number of primary investigators: 15
  • Total number of regular employees: 149
  • 42% of employees have PhD's, five are U.S. MDs
  • 70% of employees are directly involved in research
  • Sixteen different countries are currently represented in employee base
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