Continuing Our Tradition of Research Excellence
The mission of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) Research Institute is to be a center of excellence for biomedical, clinical, health care and public health research, as well as research training. We strive to improve health and health care in our community and around the world.
Who We Are
The PAMF Research Institute was created in 1950 as a center for clinical research. From a converted Victorian house in downtown Palo Alto, it has grown to a state-of-the-art research facility. Here its tradition of excellence continues.
Read more about the PAMF Research Institute and its history.
Employment opportunities at the Research Institute.
What's New
"Total Cure: The Antidote to the Health Care Crisis" (Harvard University Press, 2009)
Research Institute in the News
Take This Opportunity to Reform Health Care, Huffington Post, April 29, 2009
Take This Opportunity to Reform Health Care, San Francisco Chronicle, April 27, 2009
PAMF Health Economist Proposes a National Health Care System Devoid of Insurance Companies – Delivering Better Care for All, Palo Alto Weekly, April 10, 2009
Dr. Luft Named to Advisory Board of Institute for the Future's Health Care 2020 Research Project, Institute for the Future, April 7, 2009
Making the Public and Private Sectors Partners in Healthcare Reform, Los Angeles Times, April 6, 2009
A 'Total Cure' for Health Care?, Palo Alto Weekly, April 5, 2009
PAMF Receives $2.5 Million Grant for Groundbreaking Asian-American Diabetes Study, January 2009
Donate to the Research Institute
Private giving allows the Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) to build its commitment as a community health resource, leading the way in patient care, research and education.
Contact Us
Main number:
650-326-8120
Health Services Research:
650-330-4515
Clinical Research:
650-853-4915
Health Policy Research:
650-326-8120
Cardiovascular Physiology
and Biophysics: 650-853-4834
Support Services:
650-853-4827