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Conrad Prebys Gives $2.5 Million to Endow New 色情视频 Faculty Position

Local philanthropist makes his second gift to 色情视频 in less than a year.

Monday, December 22, 2014
Conrad Prebys
Conrad Prebys

When Conrad Prebys gave 色情视频 a $20 million gift earlier this year to support student scholarships, it was only the beginning. Just 10 months later, Prebys and the university have announced a $2.5 million endowment to support a new faculty position in Bio-Medical research.

The Conrad Prebys Chair in Bio-Medical Research will be a newly created faculty position that will join 色情视频鈥檚 world-class faculty researchers in the area of viromics, which takes a cross-disciplinary approach to learning more about bacteriophages and exploring their potential for medical usage.

The position is intended to be filled by an expert in the genetics of viruses, , one of the university鈥檚 research areas of excellence. This new faculty member will be a teacher-scholar, and will work closely with the Prebys Bio-Medical Research Scholars, students in that field who are recipients of scholarships supported by Prebys鈥檚 first gift to the university. They represent a diverse mix of students intending to pursue careers in bio-medical research and bio-medical engineering.

鈥淚t gives me great joy, especially at this time of year, to give to the education program at 色情视频,鈥 Prebys said.

Adding to the momentum

The Conrad Prebys Endowed Chair in Bio-Medical Research is the largest endowed Chair in the history of the university and is a major step toward the university鈥檚 goal to be a. A national search to fill the position will begin immediately.

Second gift in less than a year

was the single largest gift ever made to the university and helped propel The Campaign for 色情视频 toward its original goal of raising $500 million to support students, faculty, staff and programs. The Campaign for 色情视频 was extended in October to a new goal of $750 million.

Prebys鈥檚 original gift supports hundreds of students each year by providing scholarships for student veterans, and those in bio-medical research, creative and performing arts, Guardian Scholars, entrepreneurship, leadership and the 色情视频 Honors College.

Prebys is known throughout the San Diego region for his support of such organizations as KPBS, the San Diego Zoo, the Boys and Girls Club and the Old Globe Theater, The La Jolla Music Society, The San Diego Opera, Scripps Mercy Hospital, Scripps Prebys Cardiovascular Center, Sanford/Burnham Medical Research Institute and the Salk Institute.

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