LA JOLLA, CA\u2014The Board of Trustees of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies is pleased to announce that Daniel C. Lewis, a well-known leader in the global transportation, defense and aerospace industries, has been elected as the newest member.<\/p>\n
\nMr. Lewis served as the company’s President and as Senior Vice President at Booz & Company, the renowned global management consulting firm, with a career spanning over 30 years. He has an extensive track record of successfully managing complex, multidisciplinary transformation programs that encompass business strategy, operations, engineering, and organization for clients worldwide. Before joining Booz, Lewis was director of materials management and purchasing at Warner-Lambert Corporation.<\/p>\n
\n“Dan’s dedication of time, energy, and business expertise will be a great asset to the Institute,” said Salk president William R. Brody. “He has made a tremendous impact through his leadership with many organizations over the years and we very fortunate to have him as part of the Salk Institute Board.”<\/p>\n
\nA long time member of Salk’s International Council, Mr. Lewis and his wife, Martina, recently established the Daniel and Martina Lewis Chair which is currently held by Geoff Wahl, professor in the Institute’s Gene Expression Laboratory.<\/p>\n
\nMr. Lewis also serves on the President’s Council and the Dean’s Executive Council at Purdue University’s College of Technology, and sits on the Finance, Audit, and Budget Committee at Fairleigh Dickinson University. He is a member of the World Economic Forum, has served on the Aviation and Travel and Tourism Board of Governors, and is a prior board member of Aviation Distributors Incorporated.\n<\/p>\n
\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":[144],"class_list":["post-2121","disclosure","type-disclosure","status-publish","hentry","disease-research-leadership"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\n\u00dcber das Salk Institute for Biological Studies:<\/strong>
Das 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.<\/p>\n