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In this private dialogue, six young scientists were chosen to represent the Francisco J. Varela Grant program, a catalyst for seeding the field with young scientists investigating contemplative practice. These researchers, representing a new generation of scientists, presented the Dalai Lama with their recent research outcomes.

LOCATION: Rochester, Minnesota


Participants

Thorsten Barnhofer, PhD

University of Surrey

Reviewer

Willoughby Britton, PhD

Brown University

Convening Faculty, Fellow, Grantee, Planning Committee Member

Richard J. Davidson, PhD

William James and Vilas Research Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry and Founder & Director of the Center for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Founder and Chief Visionary for Healthy Minds Innovations, Inc.

Norman Farb, PhD

University of Toronto Mississauga

Fellow, Grantee, Reviewer

Thupten Jinpa, PhD

Compassion Institute

Board Chair

Baljinder Sahdra

University of California–Davis

Fellow, Grantee, Reviewer

David Vago, PhD

Vanderbilt University

Convening Faculty, Fellow, Grantee, Planning Committee Member, Reviewer

Helen Weng, PhD

University of California, San Francisco

Convening Faculty, Fellow, Grantee, Reviewer