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Structural biologist Agnieszka Kendrick joins Salk faculty to study cellular transport

August 8, 2023

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Why we lose fat and muscle during infection

Salk scientists discover role immune system’s T cells play in regulating fat and muscle loss during infection in mice

July 24, 2023

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Revealing HIV drug-resistance mechanisms through protein structures

New Salk Institute research could lead to the development of new HIV therapeutics that overcome resistance to existing drugs

July 21, 2023

Areas of Research

Salk scientists are working more collaboratively than ever across the life sciences, many joining from the fields of mathematics, physics and computer science to solve pressing problems in cancer, healthy aging, plant biology, immunobiology, neuroscience, and computational biology.

EXPLOITING CANCER’S VULNERABILITIES

Salk scientists look at cancer holistically—focusing not only on the tumor cells themselves, but also on their surrounding tissues, the immune system, the microbes that live within us, and how each individual’s environment and habits influence their risk and therapeutic responses.

LEVERAGING DIVERSITY TO IMPROVE HEALTH SPAN

It’s not enough simply to live longer, we want to live healthier. Salk is investing in research that examines diverse influences on aging at every level, from molecular drivers to lifestyles and the environment.

OPTIMIZING PLANTS TO HELP SAVE THE PLANET

Salk scientists are developing Salk Ideal Plants®, which improve soil health; thrive in hotter, drier, less-than-hospitable environments; and help mitigate climate change by capturing excess carbon from the atmosphere and storing it deep in their roots.

The Power of Science

The Campaign for Discovery is the Salk Institute’s seven-year, $750 million comprehensive fundraising campaign. The goal is to attract the people and build the technology and space necessary for innovation in six critical areas: cancer, healthy aging, plant biology, immunobiology, neuroscience, and computational biology. As part of the campaign, we plan to build the new 100,000-square-foot Joan and Irwin Jacobs Science and Technology Center on the east side of our iconic campus.

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Salk News highlights our leading-edge research and the people who make it possible. Publications include our award-winning print magazine Inside Salk, a monthly email newsletter, and our podcast, Where Cures Begin.