The Gladstone Institutes is an independent and nonprofit 
biomedical research organization whose focus is to better understand, 
prevent, treat and cure cardiovascular, viral and neurological 
conditions such as 
heart failure, 
HIV/AIDS and 
Alzheimer's disease.
 Gladstone researchers study these diseases using techniques of basic and translational science.
 Another focus at Gladstone is building on the 
stem cell breakthrough of one of its investigators, 2012 Nobel Laureate 
Shinya Yamanaka, to improve drug discovery, personalized medicine and tissue regeneration.