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Mainly Mozart – the San Diego nonprofit behind the highly acclaimed Mainly Mozart All-Star Orchestra Festival – is honored to announce Erica Ollmann Saphire, Ph.D., MBA, Professor, President and CEO of La Jolla Institute for Immunology, is the 2025 San Diego Genius Award honoree. Dr. Sapphire will be recognized Oct. 18 at the Genius Awards Dinner at the Westgate Hotel. Tickets are available now at mainlymozart.org/genius. Since 2015, the Genius Award has celebrated extraordinary individuals whose contributions span science, technology, and the arts, enrich the community, and embody “Genius in the Spirit of Mozart.” Saphire joins past recipients Dr. Irwin Jacobs (2015), Dr. Andrew Viterbi (2016), Dr. Walter Munk (2017), Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn (2018), Chancellor Pradeep Khosla (2019), Susan Tousi (2022), Dr. David Brenner (2023), and Dr. Al Pisano (2024). This year’s Genius Award Selection Committee members included Martha Dennis (chair), Steve Hart (chair), Irwin Jacobs, Joel Buxbaum, and David Brenner. Dr. Saphire’s pioneering research at La Jolla Institute for Immunology has unraveled the molecular mechanisms by which viruses such as Ebola, Marburg, Lassa, and SARS-CoV-2 infect human cells and evade immune defenses. Under her leadership, teams have solved the high-resolution structures of multiple viral glycoproteins, guided global vaccine design efforts, and spearheaded the collaborative consortia—including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation–supported CoVIC initiative and the NIAID Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Immunotherapeutic Consortium—that united scientists across five continents in life-saving immunotherapeutic research, closing the critical gap between scientific breakthroughs and real-world medical interventions. Recognizing another crucial research gap, Dr. Saphire recently launched a groundbreaking institute-wide initiative focused on uncovering sex-based differences in the immune system. Dr. Saphire’s work has been recognized at the White House with the Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering, with young investigator awards from the International Congress of Antiviral Research, the American Society for Microbiology, the MRC Centre for Virus Research in the United Kingdom, and the California Life Sciences Pantheon Award for Academia and Marion Spencer Fay Award. She has been awarded a Fulbright Global Scholar fellowship from the United States Department of State and a Mercator Fellowship from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, to develop international collaborations using cryoelectron microscopy to further global health. Tickets for the gala support Mainly Mozart’s artistic and educational programs, including the Mainly Mozart Youth Orchestra, the All-Star Orchestra Festival and Mainly Mozart’s music education initiatives and community outreach programs, including its long-term partnership with Art of Autism. Mainly Mozart® on Facebook / Instagram

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We discuss the recent development changes to the Clairemont Community Plan and what they mean for the neighborhood.

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Kearny Mesa Concert Band and San Diego Concert Band Present the 6th Annual Summer Band Festival Featuring performances by local concert bands performing some of the best musical selections for your summer enjoyment. A great location, great bands, and a great way to spend your day. Performance Schedule 11 a.m. – San Diego British Brass Band 12 p.m. – Pomerado Community Band 1 p.m. – San Diego City Guard Band 2 p.m. – North County Winds 3 p.m. – Pacific Coast Concert Band 4 p.m. – San Diego Concert Band 5 p.m. – Kearny Mesa Concert Band 6 p.m. – Harbor Side Brass Quintet, part of U.S. Navy Band Southwest Farmers Market Check out the Mission Valley Farmers Market at Civita Park from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Parking Ample parking is available in the overflow lot located at Civita Blvd and Community Ln. Musicians are encouraged to drop off large instruments and equipment at the traffic circle at the end of Russel Park Way (by the restrooms) before parking in the overflow lot. Support Your donation in support of Kearny Mesa Concert Band helps keep this event free to the public. Consider making a donation to provide essential support for the Summer Band Festival. Kearny Mesa Concert Band and San Diego Concert Band are proud members of the Association of Concert Bands

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The Pangaea Chula Vista Sports Entertainment District would include a tennis center, three hotels with up to 700 rooms (in the project's first phase), a multiple-use stadium, a 300,000-square-foot retail area, two golf courses, an IMAX theater and other amenities.

A movie star to his core, Robert Redford has died after a visionary career in cinema, including founding the Sundance Institute that transformed the market for independent films.

The countdown has begun for the decaying building in the heart of downtown to either be sold or demolished. The nearly 100-year-old California Theatre has been shuttered since 1990 due to structural safety concerns.

The campaign to prevent and treat these diseases has seen great success thanks to a USAID program. Now that program is gone.