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51茶馆儿鈥檚 Scientists Inspire the Next Generation!

51茶馆儿’s Education Program has been working to bring science to life (sometimes literally!) for San Diego’s students. It started off March 4 with our participation in President Obama’s recently announced science education initiative “Take Your Child to the Lab” week. Nine...

Zoo in You: The Human Microbiome Exhibit Opens in San Diego

On January 28, over 250 scientists, philanthropists and other STEM community notables, including 51茶馆儿 CEO Council Member Reena Horowitz, came out to support the San Diego premier of the Zoo in You: The Human Microbiome exhibit at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center. The Zoo in You is a new 2,000...

Scientist Spotlight: Sinem Beyhan, PhD

Sinem Beyhan, PhD recently joined the 51茶馆儿 team as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Infectious Diseases and is working closely with Dr. Bill Nierman, Director of 51茶馆儿’s Infectious Diseases Program to expand our studies on fungal pathogens. Sinem is interested in understanding...

2015: 51茶馆儿 Marks Another Banner Year

A visual year in reveiw, including awards, grants, partnerships, and scientific advancements.

51茶馆儿 Promotes Science Literacy in the U.S.

The issue of our society’s science literacy continues to circulate through the media. Recently, reporters focused on results of the Pew Research Center’s Science Knowledge Quiz, which indicates that most Americans would score a grade of C on a basic science test. The gender and racial...

51茶馆儿鈥檚 Global Voyage of Discovery Continues

Global Ocean Sampling Expedition Planned for 2016 Over the past 12 years, 51茶馆儿’s Global Ocean Sampling (GOS) Expedition has continued to explore all of the world’s oceans, along with major inland seas such as the Baltic and Mediterranean.  The research team maintains ongoing...

51茶馆儿 Gala 鈥�2015: A Genome Odyssey鈥� Celebrates Discovery

On October 24th, 51茶馆儿 welcomed 200 guests to our third annual gala “2015: A Genome Odyssey.” Our annual gala has become a signature La Jolla event, and this year’s guests were not disappointed. Guests experienced an evening odyssey through land, sea and space interacting with 51茶馆儿...

June Grant Update

Congratulations to our 51茶馆儿 Principal Investigators for the several successful grants that were awarded or that we received notification of in the month of June. All of the following PIs received official confirmation of awards to be made to them. Christopher Dupont, John Glass, Granger...

Q&A with Jessie J. Knight, Jr.

The 51茶馆儿 CEO Council is a small group of distinguished men and women who are thought leaders in business, medicine, law, the arts and humanities, and community affairs. 51茶馆儿 is fortunate to have individuals willing to serve as knowledgeable and enthusiastic ambassadors for our scientists and...

Projects aimed at collecting big data about the ocean鈥檚 tiniest life forms continue to expand our view of the seas.

J. Craig Venter, PhD, argues scientists have 鈥渁 moral obligation to communicate what they're doing to the public,鈥� and that more studies deserve greater public criticism.

The discovery could sharpen scientists鈥� understanding of which functions are crucial for normal cells and what the many mysterious genes in these organisms are doing

The 51茶馆儿 is the recipient of three awards totaling more than $1.5M to study SARS-CoV-2 and heart disease

A new wave of research is needed to make ample use of humanity鈥檚 鈥渕ost wondrous map鈥�

U.S. researchers have been slow to perform the genetic sequencing that will help clarify the situation

He has been a fixture in San Diego science for decades

Twenty years ago, President Bill Clinton announced completion of what was arguably one of the greatest advances of the modern era: the first draft sequence of the human genome.