Philanthropy Events
Discoveries Series
Inside the Science of Heart Disease
Our Discovery Series offers a behind-the-scenes look at cardiovascular research at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute.
In this program, scientists share how they are advancing the understanding of heart disease and translating discoveries into potential therapies, offering insight into the science behind cardiovascular health and the promise it holds for addressing the leading cause of death in the United States.
0:00: Intro 50th anniversary video
Speakers
- 2:23: Welcome
David A. Brenner, MD
President and CEO, Donald Bren Chief Executive Chair
Sanford Burnham Prebys - 6:12: Creating a New Gene Therapy to Treat Heart Failure
Alexandre Colas, PhD
Associate Professor
Sanford Burnham Prebys - 11:54: Born with a Broken Heart: Childhood Heart Defects and Lifespan Consequences
Sanjeev S. Ranade, PhD
Assistant Professor
Sanford Burnham Prebys - 21:05: Aging, Left Sided Valve Disease and Interventional Therapies
Ehtisham Mahmud, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Professor and Division Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine
UC San Diego Health
35:42: Panel Panel discussion with the speakers led by Kurt Marek, PhD, Chief Research Development Officer, Sanford Burnham Prebys
Scientific Summit
Held in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, the Scientific Summit featured a panel of Institute scientists discussing advances in research on diseases including cancer, Alzheimer’s, aging and heart disease. The discussion was moderated by Donald Kearns, MD.
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Discovery Series: Inside the Science
Panel Discussion and Reception
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