Glass Artist Dale Chihuly, Salk President Brody to Discuss Sculpture Installation at the Salk Institute During Meet-and-Greet with Media on April 24

April 22, 2010

Glass Artist Dale Chihuly, Salk President Brody to Discuss Sculpture Installation at the Salk Institute During Meet-and-Greet with Media on April 24

April 22, 2010

What: Renowned artist Dale Chihuly and Salk President William R. Brody, M.D., Ph.D., will address members of the media and take questions regarding Chihuly at the Salk, an installation of glass sculpture currently on display in celebration of the Institute’s 50th anniversary.

Who: A world-renowned artist from Seattle, Dale Chihuly has led the avant-garde in the development of glass as a fine art. His work is included in more than 200 museum collections worldwide.

Salk President William R. Brody, an acclaimed physician-scientist, entrepreneur and university leader, joined the Salk Institute in 2009 after 12 years as president of The Johns Hopkins University. He is a national figure in efforts to encourage innovation and strengthen the U.S. economy through investments in research and education.

When: Noon, Saturday, April 24, 2010 – Members of the media may arrive by 11 a.m. to experience and photograph the installation.

Where: The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 10010 North Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla, CA 92037. Red brick courtyard with Chihuly’s White Tower as backdrop.

For more information, contact Sr. Director of Communications Susan Trebach, 858-453-4100 x2070, strebach@salk.edu; or Director of Communications Mauricio Minotta, 858-453-4100 x1371, minotta@salk.edu.

William R. Brody Download a high-resolution version.

Dale Chihuly Photo by Stewart Charles Cohen. Download a high-resolution version.

Acerca del Instituto Salk de Estudios Biológicos:
El Instituto Salk de Estudios Biológicos es una de las instituciones de investigación básica más destacadas del mundo, donde un cuerpo docente de prestigio internacional investiga cuestiones fundamentales de las ciencias de la vida en un entorno único, colaborativo y creativo. Centrados tanto en el descubrimiento como en la formación de las futuras generaciones de investigadores, los científicos del Salk realizan contribuciones revolucionarias a nuestra comprensión del cáncer, el envejecimiento, el Alzheimer, la diabetes y las enfermedades infecciosas mediante el estudio de la neurociencia, la genética, la biología celular y vegetal, y otras disciplinas relacionadas.

Los logros del cuerpo docente han sido reconocidos con numerosos galardones, entre los que se incluyen premios Nobel y la pertenencia a la Academia Nacional de Ciencias. Fundado en 1960 por el Dr. Jonas Salk, pionero en la vacuna contra la poliomielitis, el Instituto es una organización independiente sin fines de lucro y un hito arquitectónico.