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Alexandre Colas, PhD, was named as the 2024 Mentor of the Year at Sanford Burnham Prebys. Colas is the associate dean of admissions for the Sanford Burnham Prebys Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and associate professor in the institute’s Development, Aging and Regeneration Program. “It is evident that Colas has remarkable mentorship skills and a genuine commitment to fostering both the scientific and professional development of his postdocs and graduate students,” said postdoctoral associate and Postdoctoral Training Advisory Group representative Alicia Llorente Lope, PhD, during her presentation of the Mentor of the Year award.?Read more: https://bit.ly/3zQciWG

Reminder???: There is still time to register for the 2024 ?????????????? ?????????????? ???????????? ??????????????????: ?????????????????? ???????????????? ???? ????????????, a one-day symposium dedicated to exploring advancements in lipid biochemistry and biology. Abstract proposals are due Friday, October 11, 2024 at 12:00 P.M. PDT. Sign up today: https://bit.ly/4e8c8J8

There's still time to register for the?2024 ?????????????? ?????????????? ???????????? ??????????????????: ?????????????????? ???????????????? ???? ????????????, a one-day symposium dedicated to exploring advancements in lipid biochemistry and biology. This event will feature a distinguished lineup of experts in this dynamic field, and designed to provide comprehensive insights into a variety of critical topics, including phospholipids and sphingolipids, fatty acids, endocannabinoids and epilipidome. Abstract proposals are due Friday, October 4, 2024. Sign up now: https://bit.ly/4e8c8J8

“When I reflect on the most fun I’ve had during my career as a scientist, it was during my postdoctoral fellowship,” said Ye Zheng, PhD, Becky and Ralph S. O'Connor Chair and professor in the NOMIS Center for Immunobiology and Microbial Pathogenesis at the Salk Institute, during his keynote address at the ???????? ???????????? ???????????????????? ???????????????? ?????????????????? at Sanford Burnham Prebys on September 19, 2024.? “As a postdoc, every time I woke up, I would think about my scientific projects and then go to lab to work with interesting people and do exciting experiments. I had few, if any, distractions. It’s a unique opportunity, and I hope you treasure it.” Zheng’s words of encouragement helped set the stage for a day filled with a variety of presentation formats to showcase the work of postdoctoral associates and graduate students at the institute.?Read more: https://bit.ly/3N9yi1L

Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the U.S. Men have a one in two chance of being diagnosed with cancer during their lifetimes; for women, the chance is one in three women. Risk increases with age. Join us for??? ???????????????????????? ??????????: ?????????? ?????? ????????????, a panel discussion and reception featuring our expert aging researchers, Peter Adams PhD and Xiao Tian, PhD, and Kay Yeung, MD, PhD, UC San Diego’s Moores Cancer Center. Register today:?https://bit.ly/3MYB7ml?#cancer #aging #lajolla #sandiego ?????? ?? ???????????????????????? ?????????? ?????????? ???????????? ???? ???????????????? ???? ?????? ???????????? ?????????? ???? ???? ?????? ?????????????? ?????????????? ????????????.

Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys have developed a clearer picture of how crucial machinery in the human cell’s recycling process for obsolete and misshapen proteins—known as proteasomes—are formed.? “Proteasomes are absolutely essential for health,” said Jianhua Zhao, PhD, an assistant professor in the Cancer Metabolism and Microenvironment Program and senior author on the new study. “An estimated 80% of proteins within the cell are degraded by proteasomes to maintain a healthy balance as new proteins replace those that have fulfilled their function or became misfolded and potentially harmful.” Zhao and his team published results on September 18, 2024, in Nature Communications, that provide new details about stages in the process of proteasome assembly that had eluded investigators. Issues with proteasomes can contribute to certain cancers and are associated with age-related diseases, so a better understanding of how these prodigious protein degraders are made may lead to new treatments for many conditions.?Read more: https://bit.ly/4dkinIB

Join us for the?2024 ?????????????? ?????????????? ???????????? ??????????????????: ?????????????????? ???????????????? ???? ????????????, a one-day symposium dedicated to exploring advancements in lipid biochemistry and biology. This event will feature a distinguished lineup of experts in this dynamic field, and designed to provide comprehensive insights into a variety of critical topics, including #phospholipids and #sphingolipids, #fattyacids, #endocannabinoids and #epilipidome. Abstract proposals are due Friday, October 4, 2024. Learn more:?https://bit.ly/4e8c8J8

Researchers convened at Sanford Burnham Prebys in La Jolla from September 12-15 to hear presentations from their peers and confer about the latest developments in modifying the genomes of mammalian animal models to advance biomedical research. Anindya Bagchi, PhD, associate professor in the Institute’s Cancer Genome and Epigenetics Program, planned the 4???? ?????????????????? ???????????? ?????????????????????? ??????????????????, which included 26 presentations from experts across the United States and Canada. Attendees asked many questions throughout, and numerous speakers commented on how valuable the conversation at the meeting was for refining planned experiments and considering new ideas and approaches.?Read more: https://bit.ly/3TFZoRO

Six young scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys, whose research spans genetic disorders, Alzheimer’s disease, heart failure and aging, were honored September 17 at the 23rd annual Fishman Fund awards ceremony. ?? The Fishman Fund was created in 2001 by Sanford Burnham Prebys supporters Mary Bradley and Reena Horowitz to honor Dr. William and Mrs. Lillian Fishman, who founded the institute in 1976. In 2010, Jeanne Jones became a co-founder designee. The awards are intended to support and promote early career scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys, providing a $10,000 stipend that can be used to attend workshops, network and travel to national and international conferences to learn about the latest developments in their research fields. The fund is made possible through the generosity of many donors. Read more: https://bit.ly/3TE5WjT

Researchers gathered in San Diego from September 10-11 to discuss their research findings on the causes and complications of aging at the level of the trillions of cells in our bodies—and the vast array of molecules within each cell. Peter Adams, PhD, the director of the Cancer Genome and Epigenetics Program at Sanford Burnham Prebys, was one of the planners of the meeting, which was held at the Estancia La Jolla Hotel and Spa. Adams’ co-planners were Bing Ren, PhD, professor of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the University of California San Diego, and Morgan Levine, PhD, founding principal investigator at the Altos Labs’ San Diego Institute of Science. “I was excited to see the room so full in anticipation of the great talks and all the fantastic questions and discussion that followed,” said Adams. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gY8jpwdv.