Diana Hargreaves, PhD

Profesor

Laboratorio de Biología Molecular y Celular

Presidente de la Fundación J.W. Kieckhefer

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Noticias


Salk Professor Diana Hargreaves earns V Foundation award for pancreatic cancer research

LA JOLLA—Salk Institute Professor Diana Hargreaves was named a 2025 All-Star Translational Award Program grantee by the V Foundation for Cancer Research. The award comes as a recognition of Hargreaves’ …


Salk Institute promotes three faculty members in neuroscience, immunology, and cancer research

LA JOLLA—Three Salk Institute faculty members have been promoted for their notable, innovative contributions to science. Associate Professors Nicola Allen and Diana Hargreaves were promoted to full professors, and Assistant Professor …


El Instituto Salk lanza la Iniciativa de Neuroinmunología con una donación de $20 millones de la Fundación NOMIS

LA JOLLA—El Instituto Salk recibirá $20 millones durante cuatro años de la Fundación NOMIS para lanzar una nueva Iniciativa de Neuroinmunología dentro del Centro NOMIS de Inmunobiología y Microbiana del Instituto…


Las proteínas cooperativas ayudan al sistema inmunitario a identificar y atacar a los invasores

LA JOLLA—Bacteria, parasites, viruses—the immune system tackles them all. At the front line of the human immune response are cells called macrophages, which are responsible for correctly identifying intruders and …


This time, it’s personal: Enhancing patient response to cancer immunotherapy

LA JOLLA—Immunotherapy has revolutionized the way we treat cancer in recent years. Instead of targeting the tumor itself, immunotherapies work by directing patients’ immune systems to attack their tumors more …


Trazando el desarrollo de las células inmunitarias que combaten las infecciones

LA JOLLA—The immune system protects the body from invaders, such as bacteria, viruses, or tumors, with its intricate network of proteins, cells, and organs. Specialized immune cells, called cytotoxic T …


Salk promueve a Diana Hargreaves a profesora asociada

LA JOLLA—The Salk Institute has promoted Diana Hargreaves to the rank of associate professor for her notable contributions in epigenetic regulation, which make specific regions of our DNA accessible to …


Salk scientists discover genetic “dial” to turn immune function up and down to target cancer, autoimmune disease

LA JOLLA—The human immune system is a finely-tuned machine, balancing when to release a cellular army to deal with pathogens, with when to rein in that army, stopping an onslaught …


Encontrar una causa de los trastornos del neurodesarrollo

LA JOLLA—Neurodevelopmental disorders arising from rare genetic mutations can cause atypical cognitive function, intellectual disability, and developmental delays, yet it is unclear why and how this happens. Scientists suspected a mutation …


Salk scientist Diana Hargreaves named Pew-Stewart Scholar for innovative cancer research

LA JOLLA – (June 14, 2019) Diana Hargreaves, an assistant professor in Salk’s Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory, has been named a 2019 Pew-Stewart Scholar for Cancer Research as part …


Maintaining the unlimited potential of stem cells

LA JOLLA—Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are the very definition of being full of potential, given that they can become any type of cell in the body. Once they start down …


Salk researchers win five competitive grants for cancer research

LA JOLLA—Salk Institute scientists Ronald Evans, Diana Hargreaves, Tony Hunter, Graham McVicker and Geoffrey Wahl are among the first wave of researchers to receive funding from Padres Pedal the Cause, …


El Instituto Salk lanza la Iniciativa para Conquistar el Cáncer

LA JOLLA—On Friday, April 20, 2018, the Salk Institute launched a new initiative called Conquering Cancer, to harness specific and emerging scientific strategies to tackle the five deadliest cancers: pancreatic, …


El Instituto Salk da la bienvenida a cuatro nuevos miembros del profesorado

LA JOLLA—El Instituto Salk tiene el placer de dar la bienvenida a un nuevo profesor titular y a tres nuevos profesores adjuntos, todos ellos líderes excepcionales en sus respectivos campos. Los nuevos profesores facilitarán innovaciones…


Educación

BS, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Haverford College
PhD, Department of Immunobiology, Yale University
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Department of Developmental Biology, Stanford University


Premios y distinciones

  • V Foundation for Cancer Research, All-Star Translational Award, 2025
  • Pew-Stewart Scholar for Cancer Research, 2019
  • V Foundation for Cancer Research, V Scholar Award, 2016
  • NCI/NIH K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award, 2014-2018
  • Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, Ann Schreiber Research Training Program of Excellence, 2013-2014
  • Helen Hay Whitney Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2010-2013
  • National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, 2002-2005