{"id":55262,"date":"2025-11-20T15:45:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T23:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/?page_id=55262"},"modified":"2025-11-20T16:55:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T00:55:05","slug":"dmitry-lyumkis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/es\/support-us\/science-cant-wait\/dmitry-lyumkis\/","title":{"rendered":"Science Can&#8217;t Wait: Dmitry Lyumkis&#8217; Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\r\n.float-right {\r\n  float: right;\r\n  margin: 0 0 20px 20px;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.kaltura-portrait {\r\n  width: 360px;\r\n  max-width: 30%;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.kp-wrapper {\r\n  width: 100%;\r\n  aspect-ratio: 109 \/ 192;\r\n  background: #000;\r\n  position: relative;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.kp-wrapper iframe,\r\n.kp-wrapper object,\r\n.kp-wrapper embed {\r\n  position: absolute;\r\n  inset: 0;\r\n  width: 100%;\r\n  height: 100%;\r\n  border: 0;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\n.kp-caption {\r\n  font-size: 0.9rem;\r\n  color: #666;\r\n  margin-top: 0.5rem;\r\n  line-height: 1.3;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\n.article::after {\r\n  content: \"\";\r\n  display: table;\r\n  clear: both;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\n@media (max-width: 768px) {\r\n  .float-right {\r\n    float: none;\r\n    margin: 40px auto;\r\n  }\r\n  .kaltura-portrait {\r\n    width: 100%;\r\n    max-width: none;\r\n  }\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/es\/support-us\/science-cant-wait\/\" class=\"btn -expand\" style=\"margin-bottom: 40px;\">Back to Science Can&#8217;t Wait<\/a>\r\n\r\n<h2>Dmitry Lyumkis<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 40px;\">\r\n<figure class=\"kaltura-portrait float-right\">\r\n    <!-- Kaltura Player container (portrait 4:5) -->\r\n    <div id=\"kaltura_player_2870210\" class=\"kp-wrapper\"><\/div>\r\n\t  <script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnapisec.kaltura.com\/p\/4912423\/embedPlaykitJs\/uiconf_id\/51722232\"><\/script>\r\n                    <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n                    try {\r\n                      var kalturaPlayer = KalturaPlayer.setup({\r\n                        targetId: \"kaltura_player_2870210\",\r\n                        provider: {\r\n                          partnerId: 4912423,\r\n                          uiConfId: 51722232\r\n                        }\r\n                      });\r\n                      kalturaPlayer.loadMedia({entryId: '1_emkc7tw3'});\r\n                    } catch (e) {\r\n                      console.error(e.message)\r\n                    }\r\n                  <\/script>\r\n    <figcaption class=\"kp-caption\">Dmitry&#8217;s story<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n<p>Life-changing discoveries rely on scientists like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/es\/scientist\/dmitry-lyumkis\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dmitry Lyumkis<\/a>, PhD. At the Salk Institute, his team asks fundamental questions, like \u201cHow do viruses interact with the immune system?\u201d By visualizing the molecular interactions between the virus and the host, Dmitry\u2019s lab has revealed how HIV evolves to resist treatment and how new drugs can be designed to stop it. Now, his team is applying these same advanced methods to understand the molecular machinery that drives cancer\u2014research that could one day unlock a new generation of targeted therapies.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>However, like many scientists across the nation, Dmitry\u2019s research has been affected by recent federal funding delays and cancellations. \u201cMy graduate student\u2019s fellowship received a first-percentile score on merit\u2014one of the very best\u2014but the entire program was canceled,\u201d he says. \u201cAnother grant was denied solely because of budget cuts at the National Science Foundation. These setbacks stall the science we\u2019re eager to pursue.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Despite the uncertainty, Dmitry\u2019s lab continues to push forward, thanks in part to private philanthropy. Support from donors has enabled his team to sustain staff and continue groundbreaking work on new structural biology approaches. \u201cEven small philanthropic gifts make a tremendous difference,\u201d he says. \u201cThey allow us to keep critical projects going and avoid losing talented scientists. Science is a team effort\u2014we can\u2019t make discoveries alone.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"font-size: .9em; margin-bottom: 40px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/25-lyumkis-pr-authors.jpg\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><br>\r\n<span style=\"padding-top: 5px;\">From left: Hye Jeong Shin, Gennavieve Gray, Dmitry Lyumkis, Tao Jing, and Zelin Shan.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<div><a href=\"#XTATBSGL\" style=\"display: none\"><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<style>\r\n.float-right {\r\n  float: right;\r\n  margin: 0 0 20px 20px;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.kaltura-portrait {\r\n  width: 360px;\r\n  max-width: 30%;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.kp-wrapper {\r\n  width: 100%;\r\n  aspect-ratio: 109 \/ 192;\r\n  background: #000;\r\n  position: relative;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.kp-wrapper iframe,\r\n.kp-wrapper object,\r\n.kp-wrapper embed {\r\n  position: absolute;\r\n  inset: 0;\r\n  width: 100%;\r\n  height: 100%;\r\n  border: 0;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\n.kp-caption {\r\n  font-size: 0.9rem;\r\n  color: #666;\r\n  margin-top: 0.5rem;\r\n  line-height: 1.3;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\n.article::after {\r\n  content: \"\";\r\n  display: table;\r\n  clear: both;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\n@media (max-width: 768px) {\r\n  .float-right {\r\n    float: none;\r\n    margin: 40px auto;\r\n  }\r\n  .kaltura-portrait {\r\n    width: 100%;\r\n    max-width: none;\r\n  }\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/es\/support-us\/science-cant-wait\/\" class=\"btn -expand\" style=\"margin-bottom: 40px;\">Back to Science Can&#8217;t Wait<\/a>\r\n\r\n<h2>Dmitry Lyumkis<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 40px;\">\r\n<figure class=\"kaltura-portrait float-right\">\r\n    <!-- Kaltura Player container (portrait 4:5) -->\r\n    <div id=\"kaltura_player_2870210\" class=\"kp-wrapper\"><\/div>\r\n\t  <script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnapisec.kaltura.com\/p\/4912423\/embedPlaykitJs\/uiconf_id\/51722232\"><\/script>\r\n                    <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n                    try {\r\n                      var kalturaPlayer = KalturaPlayer.setup({\r\n                        targetId: \"kaltura_player_2870210\",\r\n                        provider: {\r\n                          partnerId: 4912423,\r\n                          uiConfId: 51722232\r\n                        }\r\n                      });\r\n                      kalturaPlayer.loadMedia({entryId: '1_emkc7tw3'});\r\n                    } catch (e) {\r\n                      console.error(e.message)\r\n                    }\r\n                  <\/script>\r\n    <figcaption class=\"kp-caption\">Dmitry&#8217;s story<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n<p>Life-changing discoveries rely on scientists like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/es\/scientist\/dmitry-lyumkis\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dmitry Lyumkis<\/a>, PhD. At the Salk Institute, his team asks fundamental questions, like \u201cHow do viruses interact with the immune system?\u201d By visualizing the molecular interactions between the virus and the host, Dmitry\u2019s lab has revealed how HIV evolves to resist treatment and how new drugs can be designed to stop it. Now, his team is applying these same advanced methods to understand the molecular machinery that drives cancer\u2014research that could one day unlock a new generation of targeted therapies.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":0,"parent":54773,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"folder":[518],"class_list":["post-55262","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Science Can&#039;t Wait: Dmitry Lyumkis&#039; Story - 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\/support-us\/science-cant-wait\/dmitry-lyumkis\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Science Can&#039;t Wait: Dmitry Lyumkis&#039; Story - Salk Institute for Biological Studies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Back to Science Can&#8217;t Wait  Dmitry Lyumkis                          Dmitry&#8217;s story   Life-changing discoveries rely on scientists like Dmitry Lyumkis, PhD. 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