2024-2025 Calendar of Events

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Chancellor’s Associates event information will be announced in our quarterly e-newsletters. All programs are free for donors unless otherwise noted. Chancellor’s Associates are encouraged to bring friends interested in learning more about the program. Email ca@ucsd.edu with any questions or comments.

Event	Date and Time	Location	Topic and Guest Speaker
Chancellor's Associates Colloquium: Reaching the Brain: Breaking New Ground in Drug Delivery for CNS Disorders	Wednesday, February 26, 2025 5 – 7 p.m.	The Ida and Cecil Green Faculty Club, UC San Diego	A presentation by Christine Hrycyna, Dean of the School of Physical Sciences and the Chancellor’s Associates Chair in Chemistry and Biochemistry. Treating brain diseases is often a challenge, as many drugs are not able to enter the brain. This is caused in part by a molecular pump present at the barrier to the brain, which removes drugs before brain entry. We have developed a novel approach to solve this problem by making molecules based on the therapeutic drugs themselves that block the pump temporarily and allow drugs to pass into the brain. This new approach has the potential to improve the treatment of numerous brain diseases and disorders.
Chancellor's Associates Celebration	Wednesday, May 7, 2025 6 – 8 p.m.	Birch Aquarium, Scripps Institution of Oceanography	Invite only

Event

Date and Time

Location

Topic and Guest Speaker

Chancellor's Associates Colloquium:
Reaching the Brain: Breaking New Ground in Drug Delivery for CNS Disorders

Wednesday,
February 26, 2025

5 – 7 p.m.

The Ida and Cecil Green Faculty Club,
UC San Diego

A presentation by Christine Hrycyna, Dean of the School of Physical Sciences and the Chancellor’s Associates Chair in Chemistry and Biochemistry.

Treating brain diseases is often a challenge, as many drugs are not able to enter the brain. This is caused in part by a molecular pump present at the barrier to the brain, which removes drugs before brain entry. We have developed a novel approach to solve this problem by making molecules based on the therapeutic drugs themselves that block the pump temporarily and allow drugs to pass into the brain. This new approach has the potential to improve the treatment of numerous brain diseases and disorders.

Chancellor's Associates Celebration

Wednesday,
May 7,
2025

6 – 8 p.m.

Birch Aquarium, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Invite only

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