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Global Health Symposium, Itzhak Perlman concert celebrate Salk's 100th birthday
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From Left: Irwin Jacobs, Itzhak Perlman, William Brody
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The Salk Institute celebrated its founder's 100th birthday in inimitable Salk style on November 13 with a science symposium during the day and a private concert with violin virtuoso and polio survivor Itzhak Perlman at night.
As the host of "Global Health Symposium: Viruses, Vaccines and Pandemics," Inder Verma welcomed prominent scientists
from the United States and Europe. The five guest speakers addressed poliovirus, viral diversity and Ebola, among other topics.
In the evening, nearly 300 invited guests were treated to a talk on pandemic prevention by Nathan Wolfe, founder and CEO of Metabiota, followed by Perlman's recital in remembrance of Jonas Salk. Accompanied by pianist Rohan De Silva, the famed violinist performed classical works including Robert Schumann's "Three Fantasies" and John Williams' theme to "Schindler's List."
After the concert, Irwin Jacobs, Salk's board chairman, presented Perlman with the Salk Institute Medal for Public Service, noting all he has done to help eradicate polio around the globe. Perlman is the fifth person to receive the Salk award given to individuals who have contributed to science, medicine, public health or public service.
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The Salk Science & Music series features stunning performances by some of the hottest established and emerging classical and jazz musicians, as well as riveting talks about the latest scientific discoveries by the Institute's world-renowned scientists.
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Vision Center Laboratory
December 7, 2014
Conrad T. Prebys Auditorium
Salk Institute
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From left: Rachel Kudo and Karen Joy Davis
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Janelle Ayres and Don Yeckel
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Google doodle pays tribute to Jonas Salk's 100th birthday anniversary
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Image courtesy: Mike Dutton
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Google was one of several outlets nationwide that paid tribute to Jonas Salk on his 100th birthday on October 28. On that day, the Google home page featured a sketch of Salk, capturing the spirit of relief and celebration that followed his discovery of the polio vaccine.
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San Diego pharmaceutical executive Richard Heyman has been elected to the Salk Board of Trustees
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Richard A. Heyman, cofounder and CEO of Seragon Pharmaceuticals, has been elected to the Salk Institute Board of Trustees. His previous ventures include co-founding Aragon Pharmaceuticals, which developed novel therapeutics for the treatment of hormone-dependent cancers; founding X-Ceptor Therapeutics with Ronald Evans, whom he worked with as an NIH postdoctoral fellow and staff scientist at Salk; and authoring or inventing over 120 publications and patents. He serves on the boards of BIOCOM, Organovo Inc. and Receptos Inc., and is on the executive committee of the UCSD Moores Cancer Center.
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Upcoming Events
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President's Club Luncheon
December 4, 2014
For information, contact:
Megan Shockro at mshockro@salk.edu
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Salk Science & Music Series
December 7, 2014
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Science image for download
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In a dish, heart muscle cells return to a precursor-like state after pro-regenerative treatment with microRNA inhibitors. Green shows a disorganized cardiomyocyte cytoskeleton indicative of cell dedifferentiation; red shows mitochondrial organization.
Image: Courtesy of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and Alejandro Ocampo, Concepcion Rodriguez Esteban, Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte, Ignacio Sancho-Martinez, Tomoaki Hishida and Eric Vazquez.
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