{"id":55083,"date":"2025-11-04T13:14:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T21:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/?page_id=55083"},"modified":"2025-11-05T15:33:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T23:33:47","slug":"jesse-dixon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/zh\/support-us\/science-cant-wait\/jesse-dixon\/","title":{"rendered":"Science Can&#8217;t Wait: Jesse Dixon&#8217;s Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\r\n.float-right {\r\n  float: right;\r\n  margin: 0 0 20px 20px;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.kaltura-portrait {\r\n  width: 360px;\r\n  max-width: 40%;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.kp-wrapper {\r\n  width: 100%;\r\n  aspect-ratio: 4 \/ 5;\r\n  background: #000;\r\n  position: relative;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.kp-wrapper iframe,\r\n.kp-wrapper object,\r\n.kp-wrapper embed {\r\n  position: absolute;\r\n  inset: 0;\r\n  width: 100%;\r\n  height: 100%;\r\n  border: 0;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\n.kp-caption {\r\n  font-size: 0.9rem;\r\n  color: #666;\r\n  margin-top: 0.5rem;\r\n  line-height: 1.3;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\n.article::after {\r\n  content: \"\";\r\n  display: table;\r\n  clear: both;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\n@media (max-width: 768px) {\r\n  .float-right {\r\n    float: none;\r\n    margin: 40px auto;\r\n  }\r\n  .kaltura-portrait {\r\n    width: 100%;\r\n    max-width: none;\r\n  }\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/zh\/support-us\/science-cant-wait\/\" class=\"btn -expand\" style=\"margin-bottom: 40px;\">Back to Science Can&#8217;t Wait<\/a>\r\n\r\n<h2>Jesse Dixon<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 40px;\">\r\n<figure class=\"kaltura-portrait float-right\">\r\n    <!-- Kaltura Player container (portrait 4:5) -->\r\n    <div id=\"kaltura_player_903679937\" class=\"kp-wrapper\"><\/div>\r\n\t  <script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnapisec.kaltura.com\/p\/4912423\/embedPlaykitJs\/uiconf_id\/51722232\"><\/script>\r\n                    <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n                    try {\r\n                      var kalturaPlayer = KalturaPlayer.setup({\r\n                        targetId: \"kaltura_player_903679937\",\r\n                        provider: {\r\n                          partnerId: 4912423,\r\n                          uiConfId: 51722232\r\n                        }\r\n                      });\r\n                      kalturaPlayer.loadMedia({entryId: '1_szz0npqj'});\r\n                    } catch (e) {\r\n                      console.error(e.message)\r\n                    }\r\n                  <\/script>\r\n    <figcaption class=\"kp-caption\">Jesse&#8217;s story<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n<p>Breakthroughs in cancer research rely on scientists like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/zh\/scientist\/jesse-dixon\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jesse Dixon<\/a>, MD, PhD. At the Salk Institute, his lab asks fundamental questions like &#8220;How does DNA fold within our cells? How do disruptions in this organization drive tumor growth?&#8221; Questions like these must be answered if we want to uncover new strategies for treating or even preventing cancer.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Federal funding has long been essential to Dixon success. But this year, his lab\u2014and many others across the nation\u2014have been directly affected by federal funding delays and budget constraints. \u201cOne of our grants received the best score I\u2019ve ever gotten,\u201d he says, \u201cbut funding priorities changed midyear, reducing the number of new funded grants. The project is now on hold.\u201d With the National Cancer Institute funding only 1 in 25 grants, even the most promising research is at risk of stalling.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>As Dixon explains the ripple effects extend far beyond the lab: \u201cIf you\u2019re really reducing how much of that work can get started now, that\u2019s something we\u2019re going to see 5 to 10 years down the road, with fewer discoveries, fewer new therapies, fewer ways to help patients.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Philanthropy has also always been a cornerstone of Jesse\u2019s work. Early in his career, a Helmsley Foundation grant enabled him to launch his lab through the Salk Fellows program. Today, private gifts and foundation support continue to sustain his team, keeping vital cancer research alive while federal funding lags. \u201cWithout private support,\u201d he says, \u201cwe\u2019d be forced to scale back. Philanthropy allows us to keep asking big questions and moving science forward.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"font-size: .9em; margin-bottom: 40px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/25-dixon-lab.jpg\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><br>\r\n<span style=\"padding-top: 5px;\">Jesse Dixon and his team.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<div><a href=\"#XTATBSGL\" style=\"display: none\"><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<style>\r\n.float-right {\r\n  float: right;\r\n  margin: 0 0 20px 20px;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.kaltura-portrait {\r\n  width: 360px;\r\n  max-width: 40%;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.kp-wrapper {\r\n  width: 100%;\r\n  aspect-ratio: 4 \/ 5;\r\n  background: #000;\r\n  position: relative;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.kp-wrapper iframe,\r\n.kp-wrapper object,\r\n.kp-wrapper embed {\r\n  position: absolute;\r\n  inset: 0;\r\n  width: 100%;\r\n  height: 100%;\r\n  border: 0;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\n.kp-caption {\r\n  font-size: 0.9rem;\r\n  color: #666;\r\n  margin-top: 0.5rem;\r\n  line-height: 1.3;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\n.article::after {\r\n  content: \"\";\r\n  display: table;\r\n  clear: both;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\n@media (max-width: 768px) {\r\n  .float-right {\r\n    float: none;\r\n    margin: 40px auto;\r\n  }\r\n  .kaltura-portrait {\r\n    width: 100%;\r\n    max-width: none;\r\n  }\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/zh\/support-us\/science-cant-wait\/\" class=\"btn -expand\" style=\"margin-bottom: 40px;\">Back to Science Can&#8217;t Wait<\/a>\r\n\r\n<h2>Jesse Dixon<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 40px;\">\r\n<figure class=\"kaltura-portrait float-right\">\r\n    <!-- Kaltura Player container (portrait 4:5) -->\r\n    <div id=\"kaltura_player_903679937\" class=\"kp-wrapper\"><\/div>\r\n\t  <script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnapisec.kaltura.com\/p\/4912423\/embedPlaykitJs\/uiconf_id\/51722232\"><\/script>\r\n                    <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n                    try {\r\n                      var kalturaPlayer = KalturaPlayer.setup({\r\n                        targetId: \"kaltura_player_903679937\",\r\n                        provider: {\r\n                          partnerId: 4912423,\r\n                          uiConfId: 51722232\r\n                        }\r\n                      });\r\n                      kalturaPlayer.loadMedia({entryId: '1_szz0npqj'});\r\n                    } catch (e) {\r\n                      console.error(e.message)\r\n                    }\r\n                  <\/script>\r\n    <figcaption class=\"kp-caption\">Jesse&#8217;s story<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n<p>Breakthroughs in cancer research rely on scientists like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/zh\/scientist\/jesse-dixon\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jesse Dixon<\/a>, MD, PhD. At the Salk Institute, his lab asks fundamental questions like &#8220;How does DNA fold within our cells? 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