The fourth annual Explore Salk open house welcomed nearly 2,000 people to the Institute on April 16 for an up-close examination of Salk science through lab tours and interactive activities from pipetting to planting.

Highlights included Professor Satchidananda Panda’s talk on circadian rhythms and the community debut of new Salk President Elizabeth Blackburn, who spoke to a packed auditorium about her career in telomere and telomerase research.