A Tea Chat For Life Sciences + Uri Manor, Deciphering Disease Mechanisms
Friday, June 19, 2026, 9:30 AM PDT – 11:00 AM PDT
San Diego, CA
Hosted by Premium Discovery Group, S.P.C.
Join us on Friday 6/19/2026 (9:30-11:00 am PT) for our June “Tea Chat” to meet with Professor Uri Manor of UC San Diego. Born with severe-to-profound hearing loss did not prevent Uri from becoming a pioneer in neurodegenerative disease research. Let’s learn more together! As a scientist, Uri specializes in advanced microscopy. His research interests include biophysical modeling of stereocilia and the regulation of mitochondrial division, with academic work published in fields related to cell biology and biophysics. Before tenure, he served as an Assistant Professor (July 2023 - June 2026) at UC San Diego. Earlier, he was an Assistant Research Professor (2011-2023) and Director of the Waitt Advanced Biophotonics Core Facility (2016-2023) at Salk Institute for Biological Studies. He has spent 6 years as a Graduate Research Fellow (2005-2011) and 5 years as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2011-2016) at National Institutes of Health (NIH). His other roles over the time include working as an instructor at Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences (FAES), an assistant photographer at Freed Photography, and summer research fellows at National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and NIH, etc. Uri received his PhD in Cellular and Molecular Biophysics from The Johns Hopkins University and BS in Engineering Physics from Parks College of Engineering and Aviation. According to Uri, he has received tremendous support throughout his journey: From teachers and speech therapists, he has learned how to speak with minimal impediment despite his hearing loss; with the help of notetakers in college and graduate school, he was able to capture all the information being taught in class; and certainly, hearing aids made him a beneficiary of biomedical engineering and technology. These major factors are driving his scientific efforts, as well as his philosophy as a mentor, collaborator, and advocate. Premium Discovery Group, S.P.C. is a startup social purpose corporation of healthcare and life sciences, dedicated to advancing and fostering forward-thinking leaders of their own organizations and the entire ecosystem. We welcome you to join our community and follow us on social media (LinkedIn | Instagram) too! “A Tea Chat For Life Sciences” is a monthly series that honors innovations of life sciences and health technologies, with our participants having the opportunities to enjoy networking with some of the best inventors, entrepreneurs, and experts available in Southern California. Please be sure to save the dates for these unique experiences of inspiration and connectivity! PDG members who have complementary accesses please RSVP here (link).