Kelsey Research Foundation Names New President and CEO

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The Houston-based Kelsey Research Foundation (KRF) recently promoted Ashley Alexander to president and chief executive officer, marking the first female and youngest CEO in the foundation’s history.

Ashley’s vision for KRF includes launching a national, multi-site clinical trial of the KRF-UTHealth Center for Microbiome Research FMT microbiome product. This large-scale, national study would focus on a chronic condition, such as Parkinson’s disease, and provide the required safety and efficacy data to move product development forward.

Located in Houston, Texas, the Foundation is committed to harnessing the microbiome to improve health and prevent and treat disease, fostering collaboration between every Texas Medical Center institution as well as the Kelsey-Seybold Clinic patient population to provide clinical trials in a variety of disease research, and providing support programs for epilepsy patients and cancer survivors.

History
In 1956, Drs. John Kelsey, Mavis Kelsey, William Leary, and Albert Owers established the Kelsey and Leary Foundation to support medical research and education in the Houston area. Initially, the Foundation made grants to institutions and research programs in the Texas Medical Center, including funding for the first electron microscope used in clinical medicine at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, an intra-aortic balloon pump for the Texas Heart Institute, and support for diabetes research at Baylor College of Medicine, among many others. Over the years, the Foundation became the Kelsey Research Foundation and is focused on health services and outcomes research, partnering with physicians, hospitals, universities, as well as the local research community to improve the quality of patient care and health outcomes for all.

February 08, 2021

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