Kristiina Vuori Archives - Sanford Burnham Prebys
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A $100 million gift and a new name

Authorpbartosch
Date

June 24, 2015

We are beyond excited to announce that Sanford-Burnham has received a gift of $100 million from prominent San Diego developer, philanthropist, and Sanford-Burnham honorary trustee Conrad Prebys. This is the largest donation ever made by Prebys and will be used to further implement the Institute’s 10-year strategic vision to accelerate the delivery of innovative new treatments that will have a tangible impact on improving human health. Continue reading “A $100 million gift and a new name”

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Sanford-Burnham presents at AACR April 19-22

Authorsgammon
Date

April 21, 2015

 

The American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting, held April 18-22 in Philadelphia, will attract approximately 18,000 attendees from around the world. They are coming to hear from an outstanding roster of speakers, hundreds of live talks, and more than 6,000 proffered papers from scientists and clinicians around the world. This year’s theme, “Brining Cancer Discoveries to patients,” highlights the need to link laboratory discoveries to treatments for the purpose of finding cancer cures. Continue reading “Sanford-Burnham presents at AACR April 19-22”

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National Academy of Inventors names two Sanford-Burnham researchers as Charter Fellows

Authorsgammon
Date

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”

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Sanford-Burnham welcomes five new Trustees

Authorrbruni
Date

September 18, 2014

We’re excited to announce the election of five new members to our Board of Trustees. The Board will grow to 21 members with the addition of the new trustees.

“I am extremely pleased to welcome these distinguished industry leaders to the Sanford-Burnham Board at this pivotal time,” said Gregory Lucier, chairman of our Board. “I am confident that their collective knowledge and business expertise will benefit the Institute as we implement our strategic vision to accelerate the translation of basic research discoveries into innovative therapeutics that improve human health.” Continue reading “Sanford-Burnham welcomes five new Trustees”

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Sanford-Burnham announces next CEO

Authoradmin
Date

August 19, 2014

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”