Charles W. Hostler Institute on World Affairs

About the Charles W. Hostler Institute on World Affairs

Founded in 1942, as the Institute on World Affairs, and endowed by Ambassador Charles W. Hostler in 2004 to inform students, faculty, and the wider public on global affairs, the Institute has played a critical role in the educational mission of San Diego State University (SDSU). Through various impactful initiatives, the Institute has provided the SDSU and the greater San Diego community with spirited intellectual engagement for over eight decades.

The Institute has provided SDSU and the greater San Diego community with U.S. and foreign Ambassadors, dignitaries, Nobel laureates, and high ranking military leaders to enlighten us with spirited intellectual engagement on International issues. Its operating motto is AUDIATUR ET ALTERA PARS (Let the Other Side be Heard).

The Institute regularly hosts lectures with high profile speakers in collaboration with the President’s Lecture Series addressing topics such as drone warfare and targeted killings, international war crime courts, U.S. foreign policy, Brexit, national security and US-Chinese relationship.

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President/Hostler Institute Lecture Series Presents:

Dr. Eric Topol's A.I.’s Transformation of Life Science, Medicine, and Our Healthspan Talk

November 3, 2025, 3-5:00 pm

Panel led discussion with Dr. Eric Topol, the Executive Vice President of Scripps Research and founder/director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute.
One of the top 10 most cited researchers in medicine, Dr. Topol has authored over 1,300 scientific papers and five books, including the bestsellers Deep Medicine and The Patient Will See You Now. His latest, Super Agers, explores the science of longevity. Dr. Topol will provide insights on AI applications in healthcare and Global Health and his new book.

Open to All | Free Admission
Date: Monday, November 3, 2025
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Stephen L. Weber Boardroom
inside the Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center
5250 55th St, San Diego, CA 92182
Parking: SDSU Parking Structure 7
located next to Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center
(follow event signs)

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In association with:
San Diego World Affairs Council
San Diego Diplomacy Council
Worldview Project

Eric Topol is the Executive Vice-President of Scripps Research, the largest non-profit biomedical
research in the United States, where he was the founder and directs the Scripps Research Translational Institute as Chairman and Professor of Translational Medicine. He has published over 1,300 peer-reviewed articles, with more than 370,000 citations, elected to the National Academy of Medicine, and is one of the top 10 most cited researchers in medicine.

He authored three bestseller books on the future of medicine: The Creative Destruction of Medicine, The Patient Will See You Now and Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again. His new book, just published is Super Agers: An Evidence-Based Approach to Longevity. Topol is the principal investigator of two large NIH grants, the All of Us Research Program that supports precision medicine and a Clinical and Translational Science (CTSA) Award that promotes innovation in medicine. He was the founder of a new medical school at Cleveland
Clinic (Lerner College of Medicine), was commissioned by the UK to lead a review of their National Health Service, and is active clinically as a cardiologist. At Substack, he publishes Ground Truths, a weekly newsletter and podcast on cutting edge biomedical advances.

The Institute proudly bears the name of Ambassador Hostler who served his country with distinction and provided generous support in time and contributions to the Institute and many other worthy causes. The late Ambassador Charles Hostler was a soldier, scholar, businessman, diplomat, humanitarian and philanthropist who used his international connections to build the institute’s network of global leaders, allowing a wide audience to understand the impact of world affairs.

Buried with full military honor next to his father (a WWI Army Officer) at the Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, D.C. , late Ambassador Hostler is survived by his wife, Chinyeh Hostler and 2 step-sons. Carrying the legacy of Ambassador Hostler, Ms. Chinyeh Hostler continues to be actively engaged in the Institute and its initiatives.

Late Ambassador Charles W. Hostler, Ph.D.