Salk Discoveries
-
From Liz Hincks
Insect-eating plants have fascinated biologists for more than a century, but how plants evolved the ability to capture and consume live prey has largely remained a… -
From Liz Hincks
Kay Tye and researchers at the Salk Institute and colleagues have discovered the molecule in the brain responsible for associating good or bad feelings with a memory.… -
From Liz Hincks
Cancer can be caused by genetic mutations, yet the impact of specific types such as structural variants that break and rejoin DNA, can vary widely. The findings,…
Scientific Communications
-
From Mike Jeffs
The Salk Women & Science program engages women in the community with leaders in biological science and technology. At the core, the program inspires more women to…
Public Lectures
Salk Podcasts
-
From Liz Hincks
Nikki Lytle is a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Professor Geoffrey Wahl. She studies protein interactions involved in cancer. On this episode of Where Cures Begin,… -
From Alex Endsley
Tatyana Sharpee is a professor in Salk’s Computational Neurobiology Laboratory. She seeks to understand how the brain and other biological systems work while their…
Faculty Profiles
-
From Liz Hincks
Martyn Goulding is professor in the Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory and the Frederick W. and Joanna J. Mitchell Chair. He is a neuroscientist who studies the… -
From Liz Hincks
Christina Towers is assistant professor in the Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory. She is a cancer cell biologist using a combination of DNA-editing techniques,… -
From Liz Hincks
Wolfgang Busch is a professor in the Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory and the Integrative Biology Laboratory, executive director of the Harnessing Plants…