The newcomers, brought in with help from a $70 million donation, are versed in different technologies that can be applied to any field, the medical research institute's leader says
The first six of whom the La Jolla-based Sanford Burnham Prebys medical research institute hopes will be 20 new scientists have been recruited, in seemingly record time.to help recruit new faculty members to explore cancer and neurodegenerative diseases, a cohort of a half-dozen has been hired, and one has already started working.Advertisement, a La Jolla resident and president and chief executive of Sanford Burnham Prebys.
Sinha joined the institute in June. Tharp will report in November and Feng, Kersten, Ranade and Tian will start in January. “It was exciting to see this bright group come through. They are coming in from these great institutions … and bring all these new technologies with them.”“That’s what is unique about this group,” he said. “The different technologies can be applied to any field. Each one has a unique skill set that will be available for everyone in San Diego. Labs in most are siloed and do their own stuff, but this is highly collaborative.
With a philosophy that “a rising tide lifts all boats,” Brenner said he hopes that collaborative culture extends to other area research institutions and that San Diego will have regional cooperation to compete with institutions across the country rather than across the Torrey Pines Mesa, a stretch of North Torrey Pines Road that is home to several renowned research organizations.
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