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• B.S., Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology • M.S., Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Stanford University • M.D., Stanford University • Irwin M. Jacobs Presidential Chair • GOL D MEDAL, RADIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA, 2010 Dr. William R. Brody, President of the Salk

Interviewing Coronado Police Chief Lou Scanlon is much like the character of Emperor Joseph II critiquing Mozart’s music in the movie “Amadeus,” when he said, “Too many notes.” Although my notes are typewritten and decidedly not musical, writing a novella starring Coronado’s Top Cop, who announced his retirement last week,

A message from Tijuana to the world: Tijuana is a unique city, full of youthful energy and vitality. Its location on the U.S.-Mexico border makes it a city that is current in terms of technology, and its daily interaction with sister cities, San Diego and Los Angeles, California, contributes to

Catherine Johnson was in the biotech/pharmaceutical industry for over 18 years.  She worked as a Freelance Medical Writer for 10 of those years in the field of pre-clinical research for the largest pharmaceutical company in the world.  In June of 2009 she ended her tenure to get involved in thermal

John Gabriel holds a BA degree in Music from UC Santa Cruz and an MA degree in Musicology from San Diego State University, where he also served as Lecturer in Music. He has conducted ethnomusicological fieldwork in Mexico, Ghana, and Indonesia, and he has served on the board of Healing

Pradeep K. Khosla, a distinguished academic leader and electrical and computer engineer, began his tenure as UC San Diego’s eighth chancellor on August 1, 2012. Chancellor Khosla previously served as dean of engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. There, he set the strategic direction for undergraduate and graduate education and research,

William D. Gore was appointed as the 29th Sheriff of San Diego County on July 3, 2009, and elected a year later in June 2010. Sheriff Gore oversees one of the largest Sheriff’s Departments in the nation: with 4,000 employees, an annual budget of over $600 million, and a service

Larry Parsons, Ph.D. Associate Professor Committee On The Neurobiology Of Addictive Disorders California Campus Laboratory Website lparsons@scripps.edu (858) 784-7413 Scripps Research Joint Appointments Faculty, Kellogg School of Science and Technology Research Focus Our research is focused on the neurochemical mechanisms contributing to drug reward, dependence and relapse with a goal

Catherine Johnson, CTT of Silk Thermal Imaging was in the biotech/pharmaceutical industry for over 18 years. She worked as a Freelance Medical Writer for 10 of those years in the field of pre-clinical research for the largest pharmaceutical company in the world. In June of 2009 she ended her tenure

Johanna Pope joined Mingei International Museum’s staff in 2008, as the Museum’s Education and Curatorial Assistant, and since then has been promoted to her current role as the Museum’s Education and Outreach Manager.  Johanna has her BA in Art History from San Francisco State University, and comes to Museum after