Salk Institute: Community Open House
The Salk Institute opens its doors to the community for the third annual Explore Salk, a once-a-year event featuring staff-guided lab tours, self-guided architectural tours, science booths, and talks by eminent Salk researchers. Family friendly activities include a Kids’ Discovery Zone, a mobile science lab with hands-on experiments, and a virtual lab tour with a Q&A session for preteens interested in pursuing a career in science.
New to this year’s Explore Salk is a small-group hands-on lab tour. This is a great opportunity for guests who want a more in-depth experience and the chance to ask questions of the researchers. There is a $25 materials fee per person and preregistration is required.
A free general lab tour will give visitors a behind-the-scenes look at two laboratories where research is conducted in neuroscience, genetics, cell and plant biology, and related disciplines. Participants for either lab tour must be 16 years of age or older.
Two science talks will be given during the second half of the day, the first by Saket Navlakha, a Salk assistant professor, who will address “How Biology Solves Technology Problems.” Eric Topol, director of the Scripps Translational Science Institute, chief academic officer at Scripps Health and a professor of genomics at The Scripps Research Institute, will deliver a talk based on his most recent book, “The Patient Will See You Now: The Future of Medicine Is in Your Hands.”
Online preregistration is required for the lab tours. Info: [email protected] or 858-597-0657.