{"id":2105,"date":"2011-06-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-15T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vermont.salk.edu\/news-release\/salk-takes-a-giant-leap-for-media-relations\/"},"modified":"2011-06-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-06-15T07:00:00","slug":"salk-takes-a-giant-leap-for-media-relations","status":"publish","type":"disclosure","link":"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/salk-takes-a-giant-leap-for-media-relations\/","title":{"rendered":"Salk takes a giant leap for media relations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>La Jolla\u2014The Salk Institute for Biological Studies announced the appointment of Andy Hoang as the new Director of Media Relations.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;Andy is a welcome addition to a team dedicated to communicating the impact of extraordinary science on peoples lives,&#8221; said Stacie Spector, Chief Communications Officer.  &#8220;He is an experienced communicator with great enthusiasm, professionalism, creative energy, and an unbridled excitement about the impact of the discoveries developed at the Salk.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"imageCaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/andy.jpg\" alt=\"Nature Cell\" width=\"300\"><\/p>\n<p>Andy Hoang<\/p>\n<p>Bild: Mit freundlicher Genehmigung des Salk Institute for Biological Studies<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nHoang most recently served in a similar capacity at Palomar Pomerado Health (PPH).  His skill in developing creative strategies and partnerships to humanize the story of preventative medicine and innovative health advancements led to increased coverage and an expanded target audience for PPH and its stakeholders.  In 2003 he served as the communications manager for a San Diego City Attorney candidate, and spent many years prior as a news producer in San Diego and Orange County, California and Georgia media markets.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nAt PPH, Hoang helped secure the passage of the largest public health care bond measure in California, Proposition BB.  The $496 million bond is being used to build a hospital of the future utilizing evidence based design research.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nA couple of high-profile partnerships Hoang shepherded involved personal genetics testing company 23andMe, funded by Google, and Carol LeBeau, former ABC News Anchor.  He has created relationships and appeared on many local and national media stations and live interviews with CNN, FOX News, ABC, and National Public Radio.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;Andy&#8217;s understanding and passion for connecting people, personally, with the work of the Salk faculty is key to the future of science and discovery at the Salk,&#8221; said William R. Brody, president of the Salk Institute.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nA graduate of California State University, Fullerton, with a degree in Communications, Hoang&#8217;s work has been recognized with a myriad of awards: San Diego Emmy Award; regional Edward R. Murrow; Society of Professional Journalist Award; and several from the Healthcare Communicators including the Gold Award for Crisis Communications, Gold Award for Public Service\/Advocacy Campaign, Best in Show Award for Proposition BB, and Best Government &#038; Public Relations Campaign.\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n\u00dcber das Salk Institute for Biological Studies:<\/strong><br \/>\nDas Salk Institute for Biological Studies ist eine der weltweit f\u00fchrenden Institutionen f\u00fcr Grundlagenforschung, an der international renommierte Fakult\u00e4tsmitglieder grundlegende Fragen der Biowissenschaften in einem einzigartigen, kollaborativen und kreativen Umfeld untersuchen. Mit dem Fokus auf Entdeckungen und die Ausbildung zuk\u00fcnftiger Forschergenerationen leisten Salk-Wissenschaftler bahnbrechende Beitr\u00e4ge zu unserem Verst\u00e4ndnis von Krebs, Alterung, Alzheimer, Diabetes und Infektionskrankheiten durch die Untersuchung von Neurowissenschaften, Genetik, Zell- und Pflanzenbiologie sowie verwandten Disziplinen.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nDie Leistungen der Fakult\u00e4t wurden mit zahlreichen Auszeichnungen gew\u00fcrdigt, darunter Nobelpreise und Mitgliedschaften in der National Academy of Sciences. Das 1960 vom Polio-Impfstoff-Pionier Dr. Jonas Salk gegr\u00fcndete Institut ist eine unabh\u00e4ngige gemeinn\u00fctzige Organisation und ein architektonisches Wahrzeichen.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","faculty":[],"disease-research":[],"class_list":["post-2105","disclosure","type-disclosure","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Salk takes a giant leap for media relations - Salk Institute for Biological Studies<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/salk-takes-a-giant-leap-for-media-relations\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"de_DE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Salk takes a giant leap for media relations - 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