Non-Resident<\/nobr> Fellow (NRF) and professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics of Columbia University in New York.\n<\/p>\n\nAs a NRF, Jessell is part of an elite group of scientists nominated by the Salk President and faculty who serve as Salk investigators for renewable six-year terms, advising the institute on appointments, promotions and scientific programs.\n <\/p>\n
\nSweeney is using the frog as a model to study how neurons diversify in the spinal cord as limbs develop and a swimming tadpole becomes a hopping frog. Many different types of nerve cells, each with their own unique characteristics, make up the healthy nervous system. Understanding how a cell’s fate is specified will provide the basis for understanding how cancer reprograms a cell.\n<\/p>\n
\n“I hope tracking the same course as evolution\u2014from swimming to limb-based movement\u2014in a single organism that we reveal new principles of neuron identity, organization and ultimately, function,” said Sweeney. “As one of the first scientists to work on the metamorphic frog, we are developing a new system. It is wonderful to have the support of Damon Runyon on this pioneering journey.”\n<\/p>\n
\nDamon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation<\/strong>
\nTo accelerate breakthroughs, the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation provides today’s best young scientists with funding to pursue innovative research. The Foundation has gained worldwide prominence in cancer research by identifying outstanding researchers and physician-scientists. Eleven scientists supported by the Foundation have received the Nobel Prize, and others are heads of cancer centers and leaders of renowned research programs. Each of its award programs is extremely competitive, with less than 10% of applications funded. Since its founding in 1946, the Foundation has invested over $240 million and funded more than 3,300 young scientists. This year, it will commit approximately $10.8 million in new awards to brilliant young investigators.\n<\/p>\n\n100% of all donations to the Foundation are used to support scientific research. Its administrative and fundraising costs are paid from its Damon Runyon Broadway Tickets Service and endowment.\n<\/p>\n
\nAcerca del Instituto Salk de Estudios Biol\u00f3gicos:<\/strong>
El Instituto Salk de Estudios Biol\u00f3gicos es una de las instituciones de investigaci\u00f3n b\u00e1sica m\u00e1s destacadas del mundo, donde un cuerpo docente de prestigio internacional investiga cuestiones fundamentales de las ciencias de la vida en un entorno \u00fanico, colaborativo y creativo. Centrados tanto en el descubrimiento como en la formaci\u00f3n de las futuras generaciones de investigadores, los cient\u00edficos del Salk realizan contribuciones revolucionarias a nuestra comprensi\u00f3n del c\u00e1ncer, el envejecimiento, el Alzheimer, la diabetes y las enfermedades infecciosas mediante el estudio de la neurociencia, la gen\u00e9tica, la biolog\u00eda celular y vegetal, y otras disciplinas relacionadas.<\/p>\n\nLos logros del cuerpo docente han sido reconocidos con numerosos galardones, entre los que se incluyen premios Nobel y la pertenencia a la Academia Nacional de Ciencias. Fundado en 1960 por el Dr. Jonas Salk, pionero en la vacuna contra la poliomielitis, el Instituto es una organizaci\u00f3n independiente sin fines de lucro y un hito arquitect\u00f3nico.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","faculty":[],"disease-research":[124],"class_list":["post-2151","disclosure","type-disclosure","status-publish","hentry","disease-research-neuroscience-and-neurological-disorders"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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