{"id":1970,"date":"2009-04-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-22T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vermont.salk.edu\/news-release\/salk-launches-center-for-nutritional-genomics-with-5-5-million-grant-from-helmsley-trust\/"},"modified":"2009-04-22T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-04-22T07:00:00","slug":"salk-launches-center-for-nutritional-genomics-with-5-5-million-grant-from-helmsley-trust","status":"publish","type":"disclosure","link":"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/zh\/news-release\/salk-launches-center-for-nutritional-genomics-with-5-5-million-grant-from-helmsley-trust\/","title":{"rendered":"Salk Launches Center for Nutritional Genomics with $5.5 Million Grant from Helmsley Trust"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>La Jolla, CA &#8212; The Salk  Institute has received a $5.5 million grant from the Leona M. and Harry B.  Helmsley Charitable Trust to launch the <em>Salk  Center for Nutritional Genomics<\/em>. The new Center will employ a molecular  approach to nutrition and its impact on the role of metabolism on the immune  system, cancer, diabetes and lifespan, thereby increasing the understanding of  how nutrients affect health.<\/p>\n<p>\n  Capitalizing on the Salk&#8217;s  strength in collaborative research, the <em>Salk  Center for Nutritional Genomics <\/em>will draw expertise from leading  laboratories at the Institute to deepen its diabetes research with the intent  to unravel the mechanisms that modulate the body&#8217;s energy balance and the  factors that set the stage for metabolic disease.\n <\/p>\n<p> &#8220;Given the fact that metabolism has  clearly established itself as a common denominator in many research fields, I  am very pleased that our scientists will have the opportunity to collaborate  further and delve even deeper into this vitally important area of biological  science,&#8221; said Salk President <a href=\"\/zh\/about\/brody.html\/\">William R. Brody<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;The <em>Salk Center for Nutritional Genomics<\/em> will enable our investigators  to develop new approaches to understand the metabolic changes associated with  Type I and Type II diabetes, cancer and aging,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It will also help accelerate  the development of new therapies and disease-prevention strategies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\n  The grant will fund a Metabolic  Core Facility, an interdisciplinary Fellows Program and breakthrough  technologies, including the study of gene networks based on massive parallel  sequencing of millions of genomic DNA fragments, which allow scientists to  investigate a huge number of variables simultaneously and dramatically increase  the speed and effectiveness of their work.<\/p>\n<p>\n  Adult  obesity, which has increased 75 percent since 1980 in the U.S., is associated  with a slew of metabolic disorders, including glucose intolerance, insulin  resistance, high cholesterol and high blood pressure &#8212; all of which are  well-established risk factors for cardiovascular disease and Type II diabetes.<\/p>\n<p>\n  A major strength of the Salk Institute is its  approach to fundamental aspects of medical physiology and endocrinology from  the perspective of the genome. Its scientists look at metabolic control as a  product of the regulated activity of metabolic genes, which undergo dramatic  shifts, not only in response to fasting or feeding, but also in aging and  disease. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The study of metabolic control  will provide fundamental answers that have profound implications for human  disease and its treatment,&#8221; said <a href=\"\/zh\/faculty\/montminy.html\/\">Marc Montminy<\/a>, professor in the Clayton  Foundation Laboratories for Peptide Biology at Salk. &#8220;Our scientists look at the  genomics of metabolic control as the hub of a wheel whose individual spokes  lead out to new insights into other disorders such as diabetes, cancer,  neurodegenerative diseases, and aging.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Salk Institute for Biological Studies<\/strong><br \/>\n  The Salk Institute for Biological Studies is  one of the world&#8217;s preeminent basic research institutions where internationally  renowned faculty probe fundamental life science questions in a unique,  collaborative and creative environment. Focused on both discovery and mentoring future generations of  researchers, Salk scientists make groundbreaking contributions to our  understanding of cancer, aging, Alzheimer&#8217;s, diabetes and cardiovascular  disorders by studying neuroscience, genetics, cell and plant biology and  related disciplines.<\/p>\n<p>\nFaculty achievements have been recognized with  numerous honors, including Nobel Prizes and memberships in the National Academy  of Sciences. Founded in 1960 by polio vaccine pioneer Jonas Salk, M.D., the  Institute is an independent nonprofit organization and architectural landmark.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","faculty":[100,45],"disease-research":[],"class_list":["post-1970","disclosure","type-disclosure","status-publish","hentry","faculty-marc-montminy","faculty-reuben-shaw"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Salk Launches Center for Nutritional Genomics with $5.5 Million Grant from Helmsley Trust - 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\/zh\/news-release\/salk-launches-center-for-nutritional-genomics-with-5-5-million-grant-from-helmsley-trust\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"zh_CN\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Salk Launches Center for Nutritional Genomics with $5.5 Million Grant from Helmsley Trust - Salk Institute for Biological Studies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"La Jolla, CA &#8212; The Salk Institute has received a $5.5 million grant from the Leona M. and Harry B. 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