Prebys Foundation to hold community panel on federal medical cuts
An entrance to the Sanford Burnham Prebys Curative Discovery Institute in La Jolla Courtesy of the institute Federal cuts to medicinal research affect communities around the country including San Diego and the Prebys Foundation is teaching San Diegans how to take action The Prebys Foundation named for developer-turned-philanthropist Conrad Prebys provides grants to a variety of nonprofits serving the San Diego group The foundation invests in programs and organizations dedicated to visual and performing arts healthcare research flood relief and youth evolution This time around the foundation is focusing on area action against federal clinical research cuts On Thursday June the foundation is hosting a panel discussion in partnership with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Configuration This Affects All of Us The Real Impact of Cutting Anatomical Research Dollars will have a panel that comprises a mix of doctors advocates and patients sharing their stories and expertise Doctors Mike Taffe Matthew Bainbridge Arun Sethurman Svastic Haricharan and Thomas Neuman will be joined by Karen McDonald sharing her own subject story Though the doctors are from a variety of universities and hospitals around San Diego they are all sharing their personal views and not representing their respective organizations at the event The event will begin at p m in the Neil Morgan Auditorium at the San Diego Central Library and will go until p m The panel will take up most of of the event running until about p m At the conclusion of the panel there will be about minutes for attendees to speak with panelists one-on-one The event is free but the Prebys Foundation is requesting an RSVP for the event The event isn t just focused on the cuts being made at the federal level or how federal actions trickle down to affect local communities It s about what population members can do The event is focused on informing San Diegans and providing them with simple techniques to take action The Prebys Foundation believes informed communities drive civic engagement and civic engagement protects and advances the well-being of our communities
