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Spri ng 2010
Founders
Trustees, continued
William H. Fi sh man, Ph.D. Lillia n Fi sh man
Shehan Dissanayake, Ph.D. M. Wainwright Fishburn, Jr. Jeannie M. Fontana, M.D., Ph.D. David Hale Jeanne Herberger, Ph.D. Brent Jacobs James E. Jardon II (Florida) Robert J. Lauer Fred Levine, M.D., Ph.D. Sheila B. Lipinsky Papa Doug Manchester Robert A. Mandell (Florida) Douglas H. Obenshain Peter Preuss Stuart Tanz Jan Tuttleman, Ph.D., M.B.A. Andrew J. Viterbi, Ph.D. Kristiina Vuori, M.D., Ph.D. Bobbi Warren Allen R. Weiss (Florida) Gayle E. Wilson Diane Winokur Kenneth J. Woolcott
Honorary Trustees S anford | B urn h a m R e s e arc h
A Vote of Confidence
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Joe Lew is C o nra d T. P rebys T. De nny Sa nfor d
About Denny Sanford
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Trustees and Officers
Partners
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G reg Lucier Chairman
News
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A l an G leich er Vice Chairman Jo hn C. Ree d, M.D., Ph .D. President & Chief Executive Officer Professor and Donald Bren Presidential Chair
Ph i l a nth r o p y
Honoring Good Friends
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Bring It! Again
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Running for Discovery
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Marg are t M. Du nbar Secretary
F i n a l th o u g hts
President’s Message
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Partners in Science
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O n T h e C over On January 26, Denny Sanford made a $50 million transformative gift to support the cutting-edge science at Burnham Institute for Medical Research, which has been renamed Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute. Denny Sanford and Malin Burnham
G ary F. R ai sl, Ed .D. Executive Vice President Chief Administrative Officer Chief Financial Officer Treasurer
Denny Sanford and Malin Burnham share a vision of
Trustees
Ex-Officio
Brigitte Bren Arthur Brody Malin Burnham
Raymond L. White, Ph.D.
B l a i r B lu m Senior Vice President External Relations
Andr e a M o se r Vice President Communications
El i z a b eth Gi a ni ni Vice President External Relations
J o sh Ba x t Editor
Edg a r G i l l enwat e rs Vice President External Relations C hr is L e e Vice President External Relations Stephanie Boumediene, M.P.H. Vice President External Relations
Sanford Gift Takes Institute to Next Level
Chairman, Science Advisory Board
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how science can improve human health. Together, they hope
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their support will continue to advance medical research and
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alleviate the great suffering caused by disease.
A Vote of Confidence
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Denny Sanford and Malin Burnham watch the gift announcement video.
On January 26, the excitement at Burnham was everywhere. In La Jolla, television news trucks were double-parked; an intricate stage was set up in the Fishman Auditorium and overflow seating was arranged so that everyone could participate in the upcoming announcement.
At Lake Nona, a video
others, Senior Vice President
tant research and speed the
feed was bringing the news
of External Relations Blair
search for new treatments.
cross-country. Throughout the
Blum announced that South
The gift will also strengthen
Institute, people were eager to
Dakota philanthropist T. Denny
the Institute’s endowment.
learn what all these prepara-
Sanford was making a $50
tions meant. They did not have
million gift to rapidly expand
in our team and this organiza-
to wait long.
biomedical research at
tion, with a landmark $50
Burnham.
million gift, atop the $20
At a little after 10 a.m., surrounded by scientists,
“Your show of confidence
Sanford’s gift will expand
million that you previously
community leaders,
the Institute’s intellectual
directed to build children’s
California Governor Arnold
resources by supporting the
research programs at
Schwarzenegger, San Diego
recruitment and retention of
Burnham, is nothing short of
Mayor Jerry Sanders, Burnham
bright and creative scientists.
amazing,” said John C. Reed,
co-founder Lillian Fishman,
In addition, the gift will help
M.D., Ph.D., President and
Malin Burnham and many
the Institute carry out impor-
CEO, professor and Donald
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