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ANNOUNCEMENT: Aveni Foundation Publishes "From Mendel to Gene Therapy" Mapping the History of Genetic Medicine

The Aveni Foundation and the Cancer Center of Southern California proudly announce the publication of “From Mendel to Gene Therapy” by Jeffrey S, Brigham DA, Chawla SP, Federman N, Hall FL and Gordon EM (Anticancer Res.43:4257-4261, 2023). In this article, Jeffrey et al. map out the history of genetic medicine from Gregor Mendel, whose experimentation in the field of heredity laid the groundwork for modern genetics, consequently paving the way for gene therapy.

Illustration of the chronology of events from Gregor Mendel’s experiments on pea plants to the discovery of the genetic code to genetic engineering of viral vectors for gene therapy applications.

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SAVE THE DATE: Gustavo Santaolalla Performs a Unique Solo Presentation for Aveni Foundation

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SAVE THE DATE: SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 Beverly Hills, California

Two-time Oscar winning film and television composer, prolific singer-songwriter, and visionary producer Gustavo Santaolalla performs a unique solo presentation for Aveni Foundation.

Gustavo Santaolalla, is recognized as one of the most highly acclaimed and prolific contemporary Argentine musicians in the world. Santaolalla has produced more than 100 albums by some of Latin-America’s most relevant alternative musicians, including Café Tacvba, Julieta Venegas, Bajofondo, Los Tigres del Norte and Juanes and has won 2 Grammys and 19 Latin Grammys. He has composed film scores for Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Amores Perros, 21 Grams, Babel and Biutiful, Walter Salles’ Motorcycle Diaries and On the Road, and Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain, for which he received his first Oscar for Best Original Score and a Golden Globe for Best Original Song, “A Love That Will Never Grow Old” co-written with Bernie Taupin. The following year, Santaolalla received his second Oscar for Best Original Score for Babel. Santaolalla also created the music for Sony Playstation and Neil Druckmann’s multi-award winning The Last of Us and most recently scored the HBO series based on the beloved videogame.

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