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- Our deepest condolences to the family, friends and coworkers of Swati Tyagi, PhD @swatstyagi. Swati, a postdoctoral researcher and rising star in the Hetzer lab, was tragically killed when a car struck her from behind while she was riding her bike. salk.edu/news-release/m…
- 🌿 Today, we remember Salk Professor Joanne Chory, a visionary plant biologist and a force for climate action. Her research revolutionized how we understand plant biology and inspired solutions to fight climate change. Joanne’s brilliant mind and passion will forever impact the
- 🔬 Calling all recent Ph.D. or M.D. grads ! 🔬 The Salk Fellows Program is a path for early-stage career scientists to embark on fully independent research programs as an alternative to traditional postdoc studies. bit.ly/3rREamr Please ReTweet!
- Congratulations to Cori Bargmann! Salk has awarded the neurobiologist and geneticist its prestigious Medal for Research Excellence, which recognizes a scientist who has made significant contributions in the area of basic scientific research. @cziscience bit.ly/3c8xSGo
- Scientists from @manorlaboratory find evidence that #covid19 is a vascular disease and that spikeprotein plays additional key role beyond just getting into cells. salk.edu/news-release/t…
- As part of its efforts to continuously attract and retain top talent, the Salk Institute has appointed imaging scientist Uri Manor to the position of Assistant Research Professor, which carries non-tenure faculty status. Congratulations to Uri and @manorlaboratory!
- Salk’s Uri Manor to receive over $690,000 from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to develop new open-source imaging tools and data sets while expanding educational outreach @manorlaboratory salk.edu/news-release/s… via @salkinstitute @ChanZuckerberg
- We are excited to welcome Assistant Professor @ShikaRamanan to the @SalkInstitute! She studies how the maternal immune system changes during #pregnancy and #breastfeeding and affects immunity and inflammation in babies across multiple generations. salk.edu/news-release/t…
- 🔬Job Opportunity!🔬 Assistant Professor in Neuroscience Areas of interest: neural systems with a focus on the role of cell types and circuits in behavior and perception; programs at the interface of neuroscience and engineering. Read more: apply.interfolio.com/115270 PLEASE RT!
- Proud to announce that Salk Prof @JoeEcker will lead a new $126M effort to map the aging human brain, together with Research Prof Marga Behrens, @UCSDHealthSci @UCIrvine @WUSTL. Funded by @NIH @USBrainAlliance, this is the largest grant in Salk history 🙌 salk.edu/news-release/s…
- Wake up #neuroscientists, a new brain-mapping tool just dropped! 🧠🔬 Professor @ecallaway, @MariMelonPan, and team debut START—a method to trace the connectivity patterns of transcriptomic neuronal subtypes. The results could inspire new neurotherapies with greater target
- Salk Prof Joseph Ecker (@JoeEcker) in collab with @UCLA, has created the first map of the epigenetic changes that occur during human brain development 🧠 This work offers new insights into how early brain development shapes lifelong mental health. @Nature #studyBRAIN
- Congratulations to Salk Assistant Professor @ChristieTowers for receiving a five-year, $2.85M New Innovator Award from the @NIH_CommonFund High-Risk, High-Reward Research program #NIHHighRisk bit.ly/3PYY2Af
