International Collaboration

“By connecting talented physicians in Israel with one of the most active, productive pediatric research facilities in the United States,” says Dr. Saban, “we are taking advantage of a unique opportunity to tap into the strengths of each community to expand global pediatric research.”

Initial funding for the innovative collaboration has come from Cheryl Saban, PhD, Haim Saban and the Saban Family Foundation, whose generous gift in 2003 funded the construction of the 88,500-square foot Saban Research building at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles-Be’er Sheva Saban Collaborative Program began this year with an exchange of pediatric residents. Exchanges of faculty, research fellows and other health-care professionals are expected to start in 2008.