The University of Miami medical school’s Institute for Human Genomics will be renamed for John P. Hussman following the investment-fund manager’s 10-year, $20-million gift, according to the Associated Press.

The institute, founded in 2007, focuses on human genome research to prevent, detect, and treat human diseases. Mr. Hussman, whose 15-year-old son is autistic, said he is “convinced that the research under way at the institute will lead to further breakthroughs in our knowledge” of that condition.

The money will also be used to research the role of genetics in other disorders, including Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases.