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Celebrating, LSI-styleKicking off our 10th anniversary
On Oct. 18, we officially celebrated the Life Science Institute's 10th anniversary. Our Leadership Council and Scientific Advisory Board--two groups that have been absolutely critical to our growth--came to Ann Arbor for a joint meeting and an evening party. As always, we asked that they challenge and question us. And as always, they did. We appreciate their candid input and valuable perspectives more than ever.
A highlight of the day was a presentation by LSI's Dan Klionsky and Peter Sparling, the Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Dance at U-M. Dan and Peter have been collaborating on a dance performance that explores and interprets autophagy; a video about their work recently aired on WTVS Detroit. Their presentation generated lots of interesting discussion.
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Alan Saltiel welcomes guests to the LSI's 10th anniversary party
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We were especially honored to have Randy Schekman join us. A professor at University of California, Berkeley and longtime member of our Scientific Advisory Board, Randy has been attending our annual meetings since the early days. But this year, he attended despite many other demands on his time: He won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine just days before.
That night, more than 300 friends of the LSI joined us in Palmer Commons. During the remarks, Randy spoke movingly of the importance of excellent public universities like U-M. We even had a large group of leading scientists from Israel, in town for the LSI and CVC's UM/Israeli research symposium that weekend.
The day kicked off a year of activities including public "Follow the Science" lectures (info at left) and other community events.
It's been a fantastic 10 years, and I can't wait to see what comes next.--Alan Saltiel, Mary Sue Coleman Director of the Life Sciences Institute
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Oct. 18, 2013
LSI 10th Anniversary party
Palmer Commons, University of Michigan
Complete photo set on Flickr
Friends of the LSI celebrating with music and dancing.
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Zvi Livneh, Dean of Faculty of Biochemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, U-M President Mary Sue Coleman and Randy Schekman
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Front: Paul and Susan Meister; back: Dan Klionsky, Craig Parker
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Randy Schekman, UC Berkeley professor of cell and molecular biology and recipient of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology
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 Front: Masha Savelieff, Shannon Reilly, Dan Hakimzade; back left: David Walt |
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Special Counsel to the President Liz Barry (former LSI managing director)
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Boaz Golany (Vice President for External Relations & Resource Development, Technion Israel Institute of Technology), Israel Bar-Joseph (Vice President for Resource Development, Weizmann Institute of Science), David Pinsky (director, Frankel Cardiovascular Center)
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Susan and Paul Meister, Swanna and Alan Saltiel
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David Ginsburg, Mickey Aviram, Alan Saltiel, Mary Sue Coleman, Liz Barry, Randy Schekman, Zvi Livneh, Boaz Golany, Gil Omenn
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Anna Mapp and Adam Metzger
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Chalk wall, Palmer Commons
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ABOUT THE LIFE SCIENCES INSTITUTE
At the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute (LSI) a team of world-class faculty works together to solve fundamental problems in human health. Opened in 2003, the LSI is a hub for collaborative biomedical discovery at the University of Michigan.
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