The money will help the private La Jolla institute expand its study of cancer and neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's and Parkinsons
A La Jolla billionaire gave the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute $70 million Tuesday to recruit 20 faculty who will explore cancer, the nation’s second largest killer, and the neurodegenerative diseases that rob people of their memories and ability to move naturally.
The donation was made at the request of David Brenner, the former UC San Diego health sciences executive who became president of Sanford Burnham Prebys last fall. Brenner is a well-known “rainmaker” who helped raise $1.5 billion for the university over 15 years, about $450 million which came from Sanford.
“The sweet spot for us is hiring the best post-docs from the best labs and the best institutions in the world,” Brenner told the Union-Tribune. “They’ll be doing unimpeded research. Like the nearby Salk Institute and Scripps Research, Sanford Burnham focuses on making basic discoveries. But the institutes also have been working harder to make sure those findings gets applied, a push known as “from bench to bedside.”
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