Wednesday, May 1, 2019

10:00 – 10:30 a.m. (TRUSTEES ROOM)

Welcome
Laing Rikkers – Salk Institute Council Chair

Dan Lewis – Chair, Salk Institute Board of Trustees

Salk Initiative Overview
Martin Hetzer, PhD – Salk Institute Vice President, Chief Science Officer, Professor, Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory

10:30am-10:50 a.m. (TRUSTEES ROOM)
Conquering Cancer Initiative Update

10:50 am – 11:10 a.m. (TRUSTEES ROOM)
Harnessing Plants Initiative Update

11:20 – 11:40 a.m. (CLIMATE SIMULATION LABORATORY)
Tour of Climate Simulation Laboratory

11:40 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Break

12:00 p.m. – 12:50 p.m. (TRUSTEES ROOM)
Aging: From astrocytes to antioxidants
Nicola Allen, PhD – Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory
Gerald Shadel, PhD – Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory

12:50 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. (FOYER)
Lunch

1:30 p.m. – 2:10 p.m. (TRUSTEES ROOM)
From Chopsticks to Chopin: The Science of Decoding Skilled Movement
Eiman Azim, PhD – Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory

2:20 p.m. – 2:40 p.m. (STEM CELL FACILITY)
Tour of NANOS Stem Cell Suite

2:50 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. (TRUSTEES ROOM)
Keynote Address
Beth Sirull – President and CEO, Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego

3:30 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. (TRUSTEES ROOM)
Closing remarks

4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Travel to Cusp Restaurant at Hotel La Jolla (7955 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla 92037)
(Shuttle available from Salk)

4:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Cocktail reception

5:15 p.m. – 5:35 p.m.
Circadian Life
Satchin Panda, PhD – Regulatory Biology Laboratory

5:35 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Dinner