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La Jolla CA— The Salk Institute’s Education Outreach program has received the 2021 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education. The Inspiring Programs in STEM Award honors colleges and universities that encourage and assist students from underrepresented groups to enter the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Salk will be featured, along with 78 other recipients, in the September 2021 issue of INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine.

Metallo takes a multi-disciplinary approach to studying how metabolism contributes to disease. La Jolla CA— The Salk Institute welcomes bioengineer Christian Metallo, who will join the Salk faculty as a full professor in July 2021. He is currently an associate professor of bioengineering at the University of California, San Diego.

Salk researchers and collaborators show how the protein damages cells, confirming COVID-19 as a primarily vascular disease. La Jolla CA— Scientists have known for a while that SARS-CoV-2’s distinctive “spike” proteins help the virus infect its host by latching on to healthy cells. Now, a major new study shows that they also play a key role in the disease itself.

LA JOLLA—Professors Satchin Panda and Tatyana Sharpee have both been recognized for their contributions and dedication to advancing science through research by being named to endowed chairs at the Salk Institute. The post Salk Professors Satchin Panda and Tatyana Sharpee honored with endowed chairs appeared first on Salk Institute for...

La Jolla CA— A collaborative team of Salk scientists led by Professor John Reynolds will receive $1.2 million over four years as part of a Network Grant from the Larry L. Hillblom Foundation to. examine aging across the life span, including age-related neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease. The research...