Team Sanford-Burnham, along with more than 750 riders, crossed the finish line to thundering applause and enthusiastic cheers on Sept. 21 as the second annual Pedal the Cause San Diego bike event came to a successful end. Continue reading “2014 Pedal the Cause San Diego was a phenomenal success”
On Sunday, September, 21 over 40 volunteers came out to support Pedal the Cause San Diego at the Sanford-Burnham cheer tent located at the top of the Torrey Pines mesa. Continue reading “Thank you to our Sanford-Burnham Cheerleaders”
We are thrilled to announce that Sanford-Burnham’s Board of Trustees has appointed Perry Nisen, MD, PhD, as the Institute’s chief executive officer and holder of the Donald Bren Chief Executive Chair. In this role, he will lead the Institute and oversee the execution of our new 10-year strategic vision to more quickly translate basic research discoveries into novel treatments that improve human health. Dr. Nisen joins us from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) – a British multinational pharmaceutical company – where he was senior vice president of Science and Innovation. Continue reading “Sanford-Burnham announces next CEO”
Friends of the Institute came together on May 31 for a special fundraiser benefiting The Rocket Fund, a unique trust established at Sanford-Burnham dedicated to finding treatments for rare and neglected childhood diseases, such as congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG).
Pedal the Cause San Diego will host the next lecture in the Forums series at our La Jolla campus on Wednesday, July 23, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Pedal the Cause Forums is an exciting and understandable TED-like lecture series focused on the future of cancer research, life sciences, health and wellness, and more. Continue reading “Pedal the Cause Forums series heads to Sanford-Burnham”