Salk Institute scientist Eiman Azim named Pew Scholar and Aging Brain Scholar

June 14, 2017

Salk Institute scientist Eiman Azim named Pew Scholar and Aging Brain Scholar

June 14, 2017

LA JOLLA—The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today that 艾曼·阿齐姆, an assistant professor in Salk’s Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, is one of 22 researchers to be named a Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences. Each scholar receives $240,000 over four years. Additionally, Azim is one of a subset of five Pew Scholars selected for support by the Kathryn W. Davis Peace by Pieces Fund, which focuses on investigating health challenges in the brain as it ages.

Azim, who in April 2017 was also named a Searle Scholar, explores the neural pathways that orchestrate skilled movements, using modern genetic tools in mice to identify how neural circuits in the brain and spinal cord control a diverse set of dexterous behaviors like reaching, grasping, climbing and eating.

By using an array of cutting-edge techniques in neurobiology, genetics and computer vision, Azim records from and selectively manipulates discrete classes of genetically accessible motor circuits, monitoring how these pathways are involved in different aspects of motor control. By using novel behavioral tools to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the neural basis of skilled motor output, Azim hopes to deepen understanding of how the nervous system controls movement, progress that could lead to approaches to restore function in motor circuits affected by injury or disease.

Pew’s 2017 scholars—all of whom hold assistant professor positions—join a thriving community of more than 900 biomedical scientists who have received awards from Pew since 1985. The scholars are chosen from nominations made by approximately 180 leading academic and research institutions. Each year, current scholars come together to discuss their research and learn from peers in fields outside of their own.

关于索尔克生物研究所：
每一个治愈都有一个起点。“萨尔克研究所”体现了乔纳斯·索尔克的使命——敢于将梦想变为现实。其享誉国际并屡获殊荣的科学家们探索生命的根基，在神经科学、遗传学、免疫学、植物生物学等领域寻求新的认识。该研究所是一个独立的非营利组织，也是一座标志性的建筑：有意识地选择小型化，其本质是亲密的，并且无所畏惧地面对任何挑战。无论是癌症还是阿尔茨海默病，衰老还是糖尿病，“索尔克”都是治愈的起点。欲了解更多信息，请访问：salk.edu。.

About Pew Charitable Trusts:
"(《世界人权宣言》) Pew Charitable Trusts is driven by the power of knowledge to solve today’s most challenging problems. We are an independent nonprofit organization—the sole beneficiary of seven individual trusts established between 1948 and 1979 by two sons and two daughters of Sun Oil Company founder Joseph N. Pew and his wife, Mary Anderson Pew.