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LA JOLLA\u2014Janelle Ayres<\/a>, assistant professor at Salk Institute’s Nomis Foundation Laboratories for Immunobiology and Microbial Pathogenesis<\/a>, has received the prestigious Searle Scholar<\/a> award, which each year is given to only 15 researchers in the fields of chemical and biological sciences.<\/p>\n

The scholarship provides $300,000 to support scientific research for each scholar over the next three years. This year, 172 applications were considered from recently appointed assistant professors, nominated by 120 universities and research institutions.<\/p>\n

Ayres’ work focuses on the trillions of bacteria that live in intestines and are responsible for health and wellness. Many diseases occur when that microbial system is thrown out of whack and “bad” bacteria take over. Using antibiotics to fight infections has limitations: besides not working for all diseases, antibiotics also kill good bacteria and contribute to multi-drug resistant harmful bacteria (“super bugs”).<\/p>\n

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Janelle Ayres, Salk Assistant Professor of Immunobiology and Microbial Pathogenesis<\/p>\n

Imagen: Cortes\u00eda del Instituto Salk de Estudios Biol\u00f3gicos<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Ayres focuses on an entirely new approach to therapeutics by investigating how helpful microflora could be leveraged to combat the effects of harmful bacteria in place of or in addition to antibiotic treatment. Rather than attempting to eliminate the bad bacteria itself, she is using beneficial bacteria to target and control the damage generated during infections (for example, diarrhea and rapid weight loss pathologies), thereby giving an organism’s immune system time to clear out the infection.<\/p>\n

By studying how to engineer microbes that can colonize the intestine while providing beneficial effects, researchers may be able to provide new treatments for infectious diseases and inflammatory diseases, as well as pathologies associated with cancer and aging.<\/p>\n

The final selection of Searle Scholars was based on recommendations made by the program’s scientific advisory board, consisting of 12 scientists distinguished for their research and leadership across a wide range of fields. In selecting the Scholars, the board looked for scientists who have already demonstrated innovative research with the potential for making significant contributions to chemical and biological research over an extended period of time.<\/p>\n

The funds that support the awards come from trusts established under the wills of John G. and Frances C. Searle. Mr. Searle was President of G.D. Searle & Co., of Skokie, Illinois, a research-based pharmaceutical company. Mr. and Mrs. Searle expressed the wish that some of the proceeds of their estates be used for the support of research in medicine, chemistry, and the biological sciences.<\/p>\n

In 1980, members of the Searle family acting as Consultants to the Trustees of the Trusts established under the wills of Mr. & Mrs. John G. Searle recommended the development of a program to support young biomedical scientists. This idea evolved into the Searle Scholars Program, which is funded through grants from the family trusts to the Chicago Community Trust and administered by Kinship Foundation in Chicago, Illinois.<\/p>\n

Acerca del Instituto Salk de Estudios Biol\u00f3gicos:<\/strong>
\nEl 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

Los 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":[79],"disease-research":[122,366],"class_list":["post-2470","disclosure","type-disclosure","status-publish","hentry","faculty-janelle-ayres","disease-research-immune-system-biology","disease-research-infectious-disease"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSalk microflora researcher Janelle Ayres named Searle Scholar - Salk Institute for Biological Studies<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/es\/news-release\/salk-microflora-researcher-janelle-ayres-named-searle-scholar\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Salk microflora researcher Janelle Ayres named Searle Scholar - 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