The Timothy A. Johnston Fund for Precision Medicine was founded in 2018 on a simple belief: Our Faith, Family, and Fellowship can drive life-saving cancer treatment research.
Named in honor of a life that inspired us all, this fund is the cornerstone of our organization. F3+R acts as a dedicated steward, transforming local fellowship into more than $1 million in critical seed funding. Because we are a volunteer-led family foundation with extremely limited overhead, your contribution is maximized to fuel early-stage discoveries.
We fund Precision Medicine, a revolutionary field that uses a patient’s genetic code to target cancer at its source. These personalized treatment plans identify genetic typos with precise accuracy, offering real hope and a longer, more fulfilling life to patients fighting hard tumors in Indiana.
The contributions that are raised are deposited into the IU Foundation and managed by the Indiana University Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center. This partnership ensures your support stays in Indiana.
We specialize in funding what scientists call Translational Research, the critical and often underfunded phase where a laboratory discovery is transformed into a life-saving treatment at a patient’s bedside. Many groundbreaking ideas stall because they lack the bridge funding required to move from theory to clinical practice. Our partnership with the Timothy A. Johnston Fund ensures these innovations reach the physicians treating our neighbors and families.
What sets F3+R apart is our commitment to flexible funding. Unlike rigid national grants, our support allows Indiana University Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center (IUSCCC) researchers to act quickly on new data. This provides the essential seed resources to launch high-risk, high-reward projects led by physician-scientists who spend their mornings treating patients and their afternoons conducting research. Since 2018, we have raised more than $1 million to ensure Indiana remains a national hub for precision medicine.
