Take a trip inside the novel coronavirus, cause of COVID-19
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In this animation, learn about the key proteins that make up the novel coronavirus. To help uncover treatments for COVID-19, Salk scientists are aiming to uncover insights into the mechanisms of this virus, as well as around the immune system.
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Location, location, location: the cell membrane facilitates RAS protein interactions
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Many cancer medications fail to effectively target the most commonly mutated cancer genes in humans, called RAS. Salk Professor
Geoffrey Wahl
and a team of scientists have uncovered details of how normal RAS interacts with mutated RAS and other proteins in living cells for the first time. The findings, published in
The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
could aid in the development of better RAS-targeted cancer therapeutics.
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Experimental drug boosts levels of “good” fats
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The lab of Professor
Alan Saghatelian
and a collaborative team of scientists have identified two genes that can regulate levels of healthy fats, called FAHFAs, in mice. Because FAHFAs decrease inflammation and increase insulin sensitivity, a better understanding of their regulatory genes may eventually lead to therapies for people with diabetes and inflammation. The findings were published in the
Journal of Biological Chemistry
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Identifying new treatments for dementia from museum's plant collection
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Senior Staff Science Pamela Maher and Staff Scientist Antonio Currais of the
Schubert
lab, in collaboration with researchers from the San Diego Natural History Museum, published a paper in
Frontiers in Pharmacology
describing the team’s use of plants found in the museum’s herbarium collection to study extracts beneficial for brain health.
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Thank you for supporting Symphony at Salk
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While Symphony at Salk will not take place in August, this singular event will return to the Institute’s iconic courtyard
on
August 21, 2021
. It is guaranteed to be a celebration of the power of Salk science with our many valued supporters.
In the meantime, the Salk Institute extends its heartfelt appreciation to the 2020 Symphony at Salk donors who chose to maintain their donations despite this year’s cancellation. Thank you!
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Jonas Salk changed the world with the power of basic science when he developed the first safe and effective polio vaccine, saving countless lives. This year, the Salk Institute is celebrating its 60th anniversary. Join us to create a future where science empowers everyone.
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Season 2: Where Cures Begin podcast now live
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Season 2 of
Where Cures Begin
launched May 13
, highlighting cutting-edge science and the researchers making it all possible
. New episodes of Salk’s podcast are released each Wednesday in the coming months.
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First Tang Prize Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship awarded
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The Salk Institute’s Tang Prize Foundation Fellowship has selected its first fellow: Annelise Snyder, a postdoctoral researcher training under Professor
Susan Kaech
in Salk’s NOMIS Center for Immunobiology & Microbial Pathogenesis.
The one-year Tang Prize Foundation Fellowship, created by
Tony Hunter
, is awarded through an internal competition overseen by the Salk Institute Fellowship Committee to a postdoctoral fellow in their first or second year who is conducting a research project investigating the molecular basis of cancer.
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Salk Graduate Students Awarded 2020 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
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Alexandria Palaferri Schieber, a graduate student in the lab of
Janelle Ayres
, and Matthew Maxwell, a graduate student in the lab of
Diana Hargreaves
, were awarded 2020 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships. The program "recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students who are pursuing full-time research-based master's and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) or in STEM education."
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Justin McCarville Awarded a CIHR-IRSC Fellowship
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Justin McCarville, a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of
Janelle Ayres
, was awarded a CIHR-IRSC fellowship for his work on metabolic defenses against respiratory infections.
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Maribel Patiño
Named
2020 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow
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Maribel Patiño, a graduate student in the lab of
Edward Callaway
, was named a 2020 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow. The fellowship will support her work toward an MD/PhD in Medicine and Neuroscience at UC San Diego.
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Salk researchers discover way to increase levels of fats that fight inflammation and diabetes, in mice
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Professor
Tom Albright
appears in Netflix documentary on wrongful conviction
(view episodes 5 and 6 to see his comments on the neuroscience of eyewitness accounts
)
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Postdoc Molly Matty is featured in ASCB's "Work 'at Home'" segment
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Revisiting Louis Kahn’s Masterful Salk Institute
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This year we are reminded of the vision and legacy of our founder, Jonas Salk. Your gift will ensure the Institute is able to build on its six decades of scientific excellence and pursue the most promising scientific possibilities when they arise. Thank you for considering our request to work together
to dare to make dreams into reality.
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Salk science is beautiful
This month’s images come from various press releases from Salk scientists in the
Belmonte
,
Gage
and
Wahl
labs.
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