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The five-year grant funds core facilities  that support each of the scientists&#8217; research projects.<\/p>\n<p>\n  Incorporating researchers from the Salk&#8217;s Vision, Systems Neurobiology,  Regulatory Biology and Computational Neurobiology laboratories, among others,  the new vision center will take a broad approach to understanding the  development and plasticity of the visual system, the mechanisms of the neural  processing of visual stimuli, and the link between visual perception and  behavior.<\/p>\n<p>\n  The Salk Institute Center for the Neurobiology of Vision joins other  NEI-funded research centers throughout the United States, including Harvard  Medical School&#8217;s Schepens Eye Research Institute and UCLA&#8217;s Jules Stein Eye  Institute.<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;The fact that the Salk has been added to the National Eye Institute&#8217;s  prestigious group of leading institutions is a testament to its strength as a  basic science leader and our vision research program in particular,&#8221; said Salk  Institute President William R. Brody.<\/p>\n<p>\n  Understanding the mechanisms that process visual inputs in the retina and  the brain and how that affects behavior provides a model system for better  understanding the central nervous system. Such basic studies can also one day  contribute to the development of prosthetics that restores vision to the blind.<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;Vision research at the Salk Institute has become a powerhouse on the San  Diego Mesa over the last decade,&#8221; said <a href=\"\/zh\/faculty\/albright.html\/\">Thomas Albright<\/a>, professor and director  of the Vision Center Laboratory. &#8220;This grant will foster additional  collaborations to significantly advance our research endeavors.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;Discoveries made here with the support of this grant will undoubtedly  facilitate the development of therapies for macular degeneration and other  serious retinal and visual problems,&#8221; said Marsha A. Chandler, Salk executive  vice president.<\/p>\n<p>\n  The Salk institute was recently cited by Science Watch as the  international leader in Neuroscience and Behavioral discovery, a ranking that  measures the citation impact of research published worldwide.<\/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  members 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>\n  Faculty 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":[88],"disease-research":[],"class_list":["post-1985","disclosure","type-disclosure","status-publish","hentry","faculty-thomas-albright"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>NIH designates Salk Institute one of seven national basic research centers focused on vision - 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\/nih-designates-salk-institute-one-of-seven-national-basic-research-centers-focused-on-vision\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"zh_CN\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NIH designates Salk Institute one of seven national basic research centers focused on vision - 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