The Salk Institute opens its doors for 3rd annual Explore Salk, a free community open house

April 1, 2015

The Salk Institute opens its doors for 3rd annual Explore Salk, a free community open house

April 1, 2015

The Salk Institute will open its doors to the community Saturday, April 11, for the third annual Explore Salk, a once-a-year event featuring staff-guided lab tours, self-guided architectural tours, science booths and talks by eminent Salk researchers. Family friendly activities include a Kids’ Discovery Zone, a mobile science lab with hands-on experiments and a virtual lab tour with a Q&A session for preteens interested in pursuing a career in science.

New to this year’s Explore Salk is a small group, hands-on lab tour. This is a great opportunity for guests who want a more in-depth experience and the chance to ask questions of the researchers. There is a $25 materials fee per person and preregistration is required.

A free general lab tour will give visitors a behind-the-scenes look at two laboratories where research is conducted in neuroscience, genetics, cell and plant biology and related disciplines. Participants for either lab tour must be 16 years of age or older.

Two science talks will be given during the second half of the day, the first by 萨凯特·纳夫拉克哈, a Salk assistant professor, who will address “How Biology Solves Technology Problems.” Eric Topol, director of the Scripps Translational Science Institute, chief academic officer at Scripps Health and a professor of genomics at The Scripps Research Institute, will deliver a talk based on his most recent book, “The Patient Will See You Now: The Future of Medicine is in Your Hands.”
Explore Salk begins at 10:00 a.m. and ends by 4:00 p.m. Admission is free, but online preregistration is required for the lab tours. For complete details about the day’s schedule, please visit www.salk.edu/exploresalk or contact exploresalk@salk.edu or (858) 597-0657.

关于索尔克生物研究所：
索尔克生物学研究所是世界上首屈一指的基础研究机构之一，其国际知名的教职员工在一个独特的、协作和创新的环境中，深入探索生命科学的基本问题。索尔克科学家既注重科学发现，也注重培养下一代研究人员，通过研究神经科学、遗传学、细胞生物学、植物生物学及相关学科，为我们理解癌症、衰老、阿尔茨海默病、糖尿病和传染病做出了开创性的贡献。.

教职员工的成就获得了无数荣誉，包括诺贝尔奖和美国国家科学院院士资格。该研究所由脊髓灰质炎疫苗先驱 Jonas Salk 医生于 1960 年创立，是一家独立的非营利组织和建筑地标。.