生物化学与生物物理学
探索生命本身的奥秘是索尔克研究所的驱动力。而这始于理解生命最基本的构成要素，包括 DNA、RNA、蛋白质和碳水化合物。索尔克研究所的生物化学家和生物物理学家致力于揭示这些分子的结构和功能，包括它们如何形成、相互作用、组装成复合物以及移动，以及它们在健康和疾病中所扮演的角色。.
Researchers at Salk are also using principles of biochemistry and biophysics to develop new laboratory tools and techniques that allow scientists to unlock the secrets of life in increasingly greater scope and detail. These faculty members and their labs collaborate across all disciplines to apply computational technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning and ultimately to drive discoveries in neuroscience, cancer, healthy aging, and more.