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Academic Council

The Academic Council, as the representative of the faculty, formulates academic policies of the Salk Institute. The Council deliberates in consultation with the president, and its recommendations are subject to periodic review by the voting faculty. Matters of academic policy include academic programs, academic appointments and promotions, and use of the Institute’s research space.

Presently, the Academic Council consists of seven members from the ranks of professor and three members from the ranks of the associate and assistant professors, all of whom are elected by the voting faculty. The chair of the faculty is also the chair of the Academic Council and is elected to serve a one-year term.

The Academic Council establishes the academic Appointments Committee and establishes as many other faculty committees as it deems necessary for formulating and implementing academic policy. The membership of the faculty committees is approved by the president. The past chair, current chair, and chair-elect also serve on the Board of Trustees of the Salk Institute.

Geoffrey M. Wahl, Ph.D.
Chair
Professor
Gene Expression Laboratory

Thomas D. Albright, Ph.D.
Chair Elect
Professor & Director
Vision Center Laboratory

Joanne Chory, Ph.D.
Past Chair
Professor and Director
Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory
Howard H. and Maryam R. Newman Chair

Edward M. Callaway, Ph.D.
Professor
Systems Neurobiology Laboratories

Jan Karlseder, Ph.D.
Professor
Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory

 

Christopher R. Kintner, Ph.D.
Professor
Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory

Clodagh O'Shea, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
William Scandling Developmental Chair
Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory

Satchidananda Panda, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Regulatory Biology Laboratory

John H. Reynolds, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Systems Neurobiology Laboratory

Wylie Vale, Ph.D.
Professor, Laboratory Head and
Helen McLoraine Chair in Molecular Neurobiology
Clayton Foundation Laboratories for Peptide Biology

John A. T. Young, Ph.D.
Professor
Nomis Foundation Laboratories for Immunobiology and Microbial Pathogenesis