Jackson NY Gala raises $1.3M, brings out stars
| Date: September 22, 2008 | 
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Stars of Hollywood, music and the science world came together at The Jackson Laboratory's spectacular National Gala at New York's Pierre Hotel on Sept. 18.
The event, co-hosted by Maine business leader David Shaw and his wife, actress Glenn Close, raised more than $1.3 million to support young investigators at The Jackson Laboratory, continuing the institution's long history of advancing human health.
Nobel laureate David Baltimore, Ph.D., and renowned biotech investor Anthony B. Evnin, Ph.D., received Lifetime Achievement Awards at the gala, which was organized by the National Council, a network of volunteers and donors who support The Jackson Laboratory.
Highlights of the event included a performance by music legend James Taylor, a tuba-band procession in honor of Dr. Baltimore (an accomplished musician), and a dazzling bar designed to look like a high-tech science lab. Seven Nobel laureates, Maine Governor John Baldacci, Jackson Laboratory scientists, trustees and donors, and more than 500 invitees enjoyed the festivities. The New York Times and New York Post covered the event on their society pages.
Videos and photos from the event, including biographies of the Lifetime Achievement Awardees, are on The Jackson Laboratory's website.
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