Anticipating the Future of Science: A Look Back and a Look Ahead
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About this Event
Research Corporation for Science Advancement (Research Corp) has provided philanthropic support for basic sciences at UC San Diego since the founding of the university, over 60 years ago. This partnership has helped catalyze new projects and research directions, demonstrating how a foundation can have significant impact, even with modest award sizes, over an extended period of time. Research Corp also brings together other foundations to expand their impact through co-sponsored programs that identify and support early career faculty who design exciting, interdisciplinary, collaborative research projects. As private philanthropy will undoubtedly play an even larger role in the future in driving scientific research into the most pressing challenges and deepest mysteries that we face, the example of funding from Research Corp and partners represents a useful model for how foundations and individuals can contribute to advancing discovery in key fields.
The event hosted by UC San Diego will honor Research Corp’s contribution to basic science by showcasing the researchers whose early grants paved the way for larger funding, allowing them to push their scientific fields forward. Not only will it provide a forum to discuss innovative research for faculty and students, it will also highlight the integral role of philanthropy in the future of scientific discovery.
8:30 - 9:15AM - Check-in w/light refreshments
9:15 – 9:30AM - Welcome by Vice Chancellor Sandy Brown
9:30 – 10:00AM - Keynote: Maria Pellegrini, PhD, Executive Director of Programs, W.M. Keck Foundation
10:00 – 11:00AM - Faculty Presentations: Rae Anderson, Physics and Biophysics, University of San Diego; Zheng Chen, NanoEngineering, UC San Diego; Josh Figueroa, Chemistry and Biochemistry, UC San Diego; Gulcin Pekkurnaz, Neurobiology, UC San Diego
11:00-11:15AM - Break
11:15AM – 12:15PM -Interactive Foundation Panel on the role of philanthropy in a researcher’s early career. David Steuerman, PhD, Science Program Officer, The Kavli Foundation; Gary Greenburg, PhD, Program Officer, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation; Sylvia Ronco, PhD, Senior Program Director, Research Corporation for Science Advancement; Richard Wiener, PhD, Senior Program Director, Research Corporation for Science Advancement
12:15– 1:15PM - Lunch
1:15 – 2:30 PM - Faculty Presentations: Kamil Godula, Chemistry and Biochemistry, UC San Diego; Peter Iovine, Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of San Diego; Dusan Keres, Physics, UC San Diego; Alexis Komor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, UC San Diego; Vivek Sharma, Physics, UC San Diego
2:30 – 2:45PM - Break
2:45 – 4:00PM - Faculty Presentations: Ryan McGorty, Physics and Biophysics, University of San Diego; Shyue Ping Ong, NanoEngineering, UC San Diego; Suckjoon Jun, Physics and Molecular Biology, UC San Diego; Douglas Smith, Physics, UC San Diego
4:15 - 4:30PM - Closing Remarks: Daniel Linzer, Ph.D., President & CEO, Research Corporation for Science Advancement
4:30 – 5:30PM - Reception