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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...

As the science advances, policy-makers and regulators need to develop responses that reflect the latest developments and the diversity of approaches and applications.

Women in science tell high school girls they, too, can change the world

Artificial intelligence and machine learning will be the keys to unraveling how the human immune system prevents and controls disease

The biggest synthetic genome so far has been made, with a smaller set of amino-acid-encoding codons than usual 鈥� raising the prospect of encoding proteins that contain unnatural amino-acid residues.

By creating a new genome, scientists could create organisms tailored to produce desirable compounds