Salk Professors Susan Kaech and Alan Saghatelian named 2020 AAAS Fellows

November 24, 2020

Salk Professors Susan Kaech and Alan Saghatelian named 2020 AAAS Fellows

November 24, 2020

LA JOLLA—Salk Professors 苏珊·凯奇 和 艾伦·萨加特利安 have been named 2020 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal 科学. Kaech and Saghatelian are among 489 new AAAS Fellows who were nominated by their peers for their distinguished efforts to advance science.

“We are very proud to celebrate Sue and Alan’s achievements as they are elected as 2020 AAAS Fellows,” says Salk President 鲁斯蒂·盖奇. “Their high caliber of research and dedication to advancing science are greatly appreciated at Salk and beyond.”

Kaech is the director of the NOMIS Center for Immunobiology and Microbial Pathogenesis and holds the NOMIS Chair. She has been selected as a AAAS Fellow for her contributions to immunology by identifying genes and signaling molecules that generate memory T cells, which are critical for maintaining long-term immunity during acute and chronic infections and can be suppressed in cancer. Recently, Kaech published a paper on how targeting T cells in the lungs could lead to immunity against respiratory viruses. The insight could aid in the development of universal vaccines for influenza and the novel coronavirus.

Saghatelian is a professor in the Clayton Foundation Laboratories for Peptide Biology and holds the Dr. Frederik Paulsen Chair. He is being recognized for his work identifying new proteins and fats in cells and determining how they are controlled and might be targeted in therapies. Saghatelian recently identified two genes that can regulate levels of healthy fats, called FAHFAs, in mice. Because FAHFAs decrease inflammation and increase insulin sensitivity, a better understanding of the genes could eventually lead to treatments for people with diabetes and inflammation.

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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。.