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"San Diego philanthropist Denny Sanford made a major gift to UC San Diego for research into the biology of compassion, the university said on July 22, adding that such research could help train future generations of physicians."

"Enabled by a generous gift from South Dakota businessman and philanthropist T. Denny Sanford, the Institute for Empathy and Compassion at UC San Diego will explore the neurobiology of compassion, transform medical education and address the epidemic of physician burnou"

"Board of directors for the UCSD Cardiovascular Center and the La Jolla Community Center. Co-founder of the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute's Fishman Fund. Charter 100 Woman of the Year. Planner of many galas. For the last decade or so, Horowitz has been one of San Diego's busiest philanthropists. Her giving touch and knack for throwing a memorable fundraiser benefits more health, science and child-welfare causes than she can name, but the motivation comes from one bottomless source."

"Due to the current situation with the coronavirus (COVID-19) evolving rapidly across the United States, our Center, The Sanford Institute, and the Compassion Institute  will work together to provide daily streams and recordings of mindfulness and compassion sessions to provide resources and online support to those affected."

"Panelists: Erica Ollmann Saphire, Ph.D., Professor and Coronavirus Task Force Member, La Jolla Institute for Immunology Evan Y. Snyder, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.A.P, Professor, Sanford Burnham Prebys (SBP) Medical Discovery Institute Joseph Payne, Founder, President and CEO, Arcturus Therapeutics Kate Broderick, Ph.D., Senior VP R&D, Inovio Pharmaceuticals 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM - PANEL DISCUSSION San Diego's Multi-faceted Attack Against the COVID-19 Pandemic From a Diagnostic Perspective Moderator: Pam Gardner, President & CEO, BVS, Inc. Panelists: Doug Bryant, President & CEO, Quidel Corporation Joshua Trotta, Sr. Director, Global Business Development - Clinical Solutions, Genetic Sciences Division, Thermo Fisher Maurice Exner, Ph.D., Vice President, R&D, Assay Development and Clinical Affairs, Hologic, Inc. Susan Tousi, Senior Vice President, Product Development, Illumina, Inc."