The Atlantic Meets the Pacific

Lab Tours

The Atlantic Meets the Pacific is enhanced by exclusive “insider” visits to groundbreaking research labs and interactive laboratories.

Registered attendees will select one of the first four labs listed below to tour on Thursday afternoon, October 3rd. Information on lab tour sign-up will be emailed to all registered attendees. On Friday afternoon, October 4th, all attendees will be invited to participate in tours at Calit2 and the La Jolla Playhouse.

Please note there will be considerable walking, including up and down stairs, and standing at the various labs. If you need special consideration, please let us know and we will be happy to accommodate you.

The Scripps Research Institute, Oct 3rd

The Scripps Research Institute is a nonprofit research institution whose philosophy emphasizes the creation of basic knowledge in the biosciences for its application in medicine, the pursuit of fundamental scientific advances through interdisciplinary programs and collaborations, and the education and Read more

The Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, Oct 3rd

The Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine was formed to catalyze collaboration by building and operating a new stem cell research facility specifically designed for productive, multi-disciplinary scientific collaborations. This new "Collaboratory" enables scientists from UC San Diego, Salk Institute for Read more

Sanford-Burnham, Oct 3rd

Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute is dedicated to discovering the fundamental molecular causes of disease and devising the innovative therapies of tomorrow. The Institute is a highly innovative organization, currently ranking second nationally among all organizations in capital efficiency of generating Read more

Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Oct 3rd

For more than 110 years, Scripps Institution of Oceanography has been the world leader in ocean, earth, and atmospheric sciences. Today, Scripps has hundreds of research projects under way in more than 60 nations, on every continent, and in every Read more

La Jolla Playhouse, Oct 3

The nationally-acclaimed, Tony Award-winning La Jolla Playhouse is known for its tradition of creating the most exciting and adventurous new work in regional theatre. The Playhouse was founded in 1947 by Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire and Mel Ferrer, and is Read more

02 oct

Wednesday, October 2
Opening Dinner and Headline Interviews
03 oct

Thursday, October 3
Full Day of Programming, Lab Tours
and Evening Event
04 oct

Friday, October 4
Half-Day of Programming, Lunch, and
Lab Tours

The Locations

La Jolla, California

Scripps Seaside Forum

Calit2

Find a Hotel

The Atlantic and UC San Diego have negotiated a discounted rate for our attendees at the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club and will run a shuttle from the property to our various event venues. When calling for a reservation, please reference “The Atlantic Meets the Pacific”.