Montage Beverly Hills 225 North Canon Drive Beverly Hills, CA United States
6:00 p.m. – Cocktail Reception
7:00 p.m. – Program
You and a guest are invited to discover some of the groundbreaking research taking place at UCSF.
First, mingle with an exciting group of presenters and UCSF leaders during the pre-program cocktail hour. Afterward, you'll hear from a diabetes researcher who is transforming human stem cells into mature insulin-producing cells, a graduate student who is using light to program yeast, and an expert in food insecurity who will share health implications across the lifespan.
Host - Daniel Lowenstein, MD, Resident Alum
Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost
Vice Chairman, UCSF Department of Neurology
Robert B. and Ellinor Aird Professor of Neurology
Human Cell Therapy for Diabetes - Matthias Hebrok, PhD
Director, UCSF Diabetes Center
Hurlbut-Johnson Distinguished Professor in Diabetes Research
Programming Yeast with Light - Lindsey Osimiri
UC Berkeley-UCSF Graduate Program in Bioengineering
Hunger and Nutrition: Bringing Health Care to the Table - Hilary Seligman, MD ’06
Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at UCSF
UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital