Aerial view of the Burnham Institute, at the distance Scripps, UCSD, Salk, Scripps Oceanography, La Jolla.

The Burnham Institute for Medical Research celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. Founded in La Jolla, California, as a non-profit medical research institute focused on cancer research, the Burnham has grown to a 750 person effort, with an annual operating budget of $87 million. Our objective at Burnham is to reveal the fundamental molecular mechanisms of disease, and to use that knowledge to devise the prototype therapies of tomorrow. This aim is undertaken through a highly collaborative style of research, that merges the talents of biologists with chemists, biophysicists, engineers, and computer scientists, creating a symphony of scientific synergy that emphasizes team-based approaches for tackling the great unmet medical challenges of today. Our mantra is “From Research, the Power to Cure.”

History

Thirty years ago, William (Bill) H. Fishman, M.D., Ph.D., and his wife Lillian Fishman, M.Ed., packed up 28 years of memories and groundbreaking research and left Boston, Massachusetts, to pursue their vision. This "idea": to found an independent research institution dedicated to the then innovative concept of oncodevelopment, led Bill and Lillian to shun retirement from Tufts University School of Medicine, move across the country and create an institute in San Diego, California, focused on biomedical resaerch. Founded in 1976 as the La Jolla Cancer Research Foundation (LJCRS), the Institute originally focused on oncodevelopment, or the study of developmental biology in conjunction with oncology, as a means to better understand the elusive and deadly nature of cancer. Bill's belief that the study of normal developmental biology would lead to an understanding of the aberrant nature of cancer cells grew from a lifetime of stellar research.

Administration

John Reed, M.D., Ph.D. President and Chief Executive Officer 858.795.5301 president@burnham.org Karin Eastham Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer 858.646.3126 keastham@burnham.org Blair Blum Senior Vice President, External Relations 858.646.3170 bblum@burnham.org Sherri Marinovich Vice President, Human Resources 858.646.3100 x3447 sherrim@burnham.org Media inquiries: Nancy J. Beddingfield Director of Public Affairs (858) 646-3146 nbeddingfield@burnham.org

Famous scientists

• Eva Engval ELISA
• John C. Reed, M.D., Ph.D. [2007 SCIENTIST OF THE YEAR]

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References

• The Burnham Institute, 10901 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, Tel 858.646.3100, Fax 858.646.3199

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