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We explore the very foundations of life for the benefit of all.

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Grammy legend David Foster & Friends headline at 22nd Symphony at Salk

The Salk Institute will celebrate 22 years of Symphony at Salk on Saturday, August 26, 2017.

Learn more about research that strives to unlock the fundamental principles of biology.

The Salk Institute campus is closed to tours and the general public on June 19-28 for construction related to the Teak Restoration Project

Every cure begins with you.

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Inside Salk Magazine

Spring 2017 issue

Explore the latest issue of our magazine featuring recent discoveries and events.

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Salk Institute scientist Eiman Azim named Pew Scholar and Aging Brain Scholar

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How the brain recognizes what the eye sees

New Salk Institute work outlining brain’s visual process could improve self-driving cars and point to therapies for sensory impairment

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MEET A SCIENTIST

Professor
Jack H. Skirball Center for Chemical Biology and Proteomics

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SYMPHONY AT SALK

Featuring special guest David Foster

Join us August 26, 2017 for a concert under the stars

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Inside Salk Magazine

A song in bloom

When many of us look at a plant, we see a collection of stems and leaves. If it’s flowering, we might notice the shape or the color of its blossoms. When Liang Song looks at plants, she sees millions of years of evolution.

ICYMI - #HHMIInsideLook dives into the fascinating life of plant pioneer & Salk scientist Joanne Chory bit.ly/2rhDZzk via HHMINEWS pic.twitter.com/h3MVHX2r16

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EDUCATION OUTREACH

Through education and volunteerism, we share our passion.

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How cells divide tasks and conquer work

Salk scientist provides theoretical framework for understanding biological complexity

SALK TALK PODCAST

When Howard is not playing D&D, he studies the neurotransmitter dopamine, which is implicated in diseases like Parkinson’s and drug addiction.

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Salk’s Waitt Advanced Biophotonics Center partners with imaging giant ZEISS

Global partnership will advance biomedical imaging technologies

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A star is born: lesser-known brain cell takes center stage

New Salk method efficiently grows human astrocytes in a dish, advancing studies of stroke, Alzheimer’s and depression

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A better dye job for roots—in plants

Researchers discover chemical dye that reveals how a critical plant hormone helps root growth

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Brain’s immune cells linked to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, schizophrenia

Salk and UCSD scientists conducted vast microglia survey, revealing links to neurodegenerative diseases and psychiatric illnesses

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Helping plants pump iron

Salk researchers identify genetic variants that help plants grow in low-iron environments, which could improve crop yields

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Novel tool confers targeted, stable editing of epigenome in human stem cells

New Salk technology adds methyl groups at specific positions on DNA, allowing targeted gene correction of aberrant epigenetic disorders