April 21, 2015
A few weeks ago, we announced that our former Sanford-Burnham postdoctoral fellow, George Kyriazis, PhD, was joining the Institute’s Orlando campus as a faculty member. We sat down with George last week to discuss his background, research interest, and life outside of work. Continue reading “Meet our faculty: George Kyriazis, PhD”
March 26, 2015
On March 24, more than 70 multiple sclerosis (MS) research advocates came to Sanford-Burnham in La Jolla, Calif., to learn how our labs are making advancements in the fight against the immune-mediated disease. The advocates visited the Institute as part of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s (NMSS) MS Awareness Month.
Continue reading “Multiple Sclerosis Society names Sanford-Burnham’s Dr. Barbara Ranscht as Researcher of the Year”
December 16, 2014
Two Sanford-Burnham professors have been named Charter Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI): Erkki Ruoslahti, MD, PhD, distinguished professor and former president of Sanford-Burnham, and Kristiina Vuori, MD, Ph.D., current president of the Institute. Ruoslahti and Vuori are now part of a group of 414 NAI Fellows from more than 150 prestigious research universities, government, and nonprofit research institutions. Continue reading “National Academy of Inventors names two Sanford-Burnham researchers as Charter Fellows”
November 5, 2014
This interview with La Jolla postdoctoral associate Samad Jahandideh, PhD, is the third installment in our “Meet our Postdocs” Beaker series. Samad works in the laboratory of Adam Godzik, PhD, which focuses on biological systems and their evolution. Continue reading “Meet our Postdocs: Samad Jahandideh”
October 29, 2014
We’re excited to announce that we have recruited two cardiometabolic experts to our Medical City campus in Lake Nona (Orlando), Fla. Peter A. Crawford, MD, PhD, and Andre d’Avignon, PhD, join our Cardiovascular Pathobiology Program from Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. The increasing density of local scientists and clinicians in Orlando is accelerating the growth of the region’s bio-medical industry, promoting both economic development and the quality of health care. Continue reading “Sanford-Burnham welcomes two new scientists to Lake Nona”
September 4, 2014
This interview with Lake Nona postdoctoral research associate Juan Pablo Palavicini, PhD, is the second installment in our “Meet our Postdocs” Beaker series. Juan Pablo works in the laboratory of Xianlin Han, PhD, which focuses on altered lipid metabolism, trafficking and homeostasis under patho(physio)logical conditions. Continue reading “Meet our Postdocs: Juan Pablo Palavicini”
July 18, 2014
Last week, Thomson Reuters published a list of the world’s most influential scientific minds—195 of them in biology and biochemistry to be exact. Thomson Reuters created the list based on scientists that write the most reports that rank among the top 1 percent cited by other scientists between the years 2002 and 2012. To no surprise from us at Sanford–Burnham, Randal Kaufman, PhD, professor and director of the Degenerative Disease Program, was on the list. Continue reading “Dr. Randal Kaufman, one of the world’s most influential scientific minds”
July 10, 2014
We’re excited to share the news that Sanford-Burnham President and Interim CEO Kristiina Vuori, MD, PhD, joined the Board of Directors of WebMD, the leading provider of health information services. The announcement was made on Monday. Continue reading “Kristiina Vuori joins WebMD Board of Directors”