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.
Chair
Professor
Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory
Frederick W. and Joanna J. Mitchell Chair
Past Chair
Professor
Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory
Audrey Geisel Chair in Biomedical Science
Chair Elect
Professor
Computational Neurobiology Laboratory
Edwin K. Hunter Chair
Assistant Professor
Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory
The Helen McLoraine Developmental Chair in Neurobiology
Assistant Professor
Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory
William Scandling Developmental Chair
Professor
Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory
Integrative Biology Laboratory
Professor
Systems Neurobiology Laboratory
Vincent J. Coates Chair in Molecular Neurobiology
Associate Professor
Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory
Hearst Foundation Developmental Chair
Assistant Professor
Laboratory of Genetics
Professor
Gene Expression Laboratory
Benjamin H. Lewis Chair
Professor
Systems Neurobiology Laboratory
Wylie Vale Chair
