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Transcript of David Baltimore’s Speech
David Baltimore, Nobel Laureate and President Emeritus of California Institute of Technology, introduces the 2010 Vilcek Foundation Prizes in Biomedical Science during the Vilcek Foundationβs fifth annual awards dinner.
Houra Merrikh: Conflicts and Collisions
βWhen youβre an immigrant, the problems you face are unusual ones, so you have to come up with creative solutions,β says Houra Merrikh, winner of a 2016 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise. βThat principle influences what I do.β
Vilcek Foundation honors immigrant artists with the 2017 Vilcek Prizes
Visual artist Nari Ward receives $100,000 prize. Iman Issa, Meleko Mokgosi, and Carlos Motta win $50,000 Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise.
Immigrant contributions to American society recognized with 2017 Vilcek Prizes
Visual artist Nari Ward and biophysicists Lily and Yuh-Nung Jan receive $100,000 Vilcek Prizes. Winners of Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise each receive $50,000 awards.
Hawaii International Film Festival Showcases the New American Filmmakers Program
The 32nd Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF), presented by Halekulani will take place October 11-21 in Honolulu. The festival, in partnership with the Vilcek Foundation, will showcase six films--four features and two documentary shorts--as part of the New American Filmmakers (NAF) program.
Vilcek Prizewinner Spotlight: Quilian Riano
βBeing an immigrant is about being in flux,β Quilian Riano says. βIf you take that as a given, it gives you a freedom, because things are going to change, and you can think about whether and how you can shape that change.β
Vilcek Prizewinner Spotlight: Mansour Ourasanah
Mansour Ourasanah is an industrial designer by trade, but at heart, heβs a storyteller. This is something heβs known since his childhood in the West African country of Togo, where he spent much of his time drawing and writing.
Iman Issa: The question of art
βI believe that the experience of having settled here, and the distance it has afforded me from my past experiences,β says Egyptian-born artist Iman Issa, βis what motivates the very substance of my work.β
Meleko Mokgosi: No time for epiphanies
Meleko Mokgosi, from Botswana, was in high school when he first realized paintingβs potential for political commentary. The 2017 Creative Promise Prizewinner was then in his third year, at a time when students in his high school in Gaborone are required to select their future paths of study.
Silvi Rouskin: “The pandemic has been an extreme cause for speed and urgencyβ
Molecular biologist Silvi Rouskin studies the structure of RNA viruses like HIV-1 and SARS-CoV-2, seeking weaknesses that could lead to treatments and interventions.
