The Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute said today it has promoted Kristina Vuori to president, from her previous position as executive vice president of scientific affairs. The San Diego-based research center said Vuori will continue to manage her cancer research laboratory and remain director of Sanford-Burnham’s National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center. John Reed will continue as CEO of the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute.
Author: Luke Timmerman
Luke is an award-winning journalist specializing in life sciences. He has served as national biotechnology editor for Xconomy and national biotechnology reporter for Bloomberg News. Luke got started covering life sciences at The Seattle Times, where he was the lead reporter on an investigation of doctors who leaked confidential information about clinical trials to investors. The story won the Scripps Howard National Journalism Award and several other national prizes. Luke holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and during the 2005-2006 academic year, he was a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT.
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