Time-restricted eating improves health of firefighters |
Professor Satchin Panda, Staff Scientist Emily Manoogian, their team, and collaborators at UC San Diego Health conducted a clinical trial and found that time-restricted eating improved measures of cardiovascular health and wellbeing in firefighters. The lifestyle intervention required the firefighters to eat only during a 10-hour window and did not involve skipping meals. The findings have implications for nearly 30 percent of Americans who perform shift work.
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Salk Institute and Los Angeles County Museum of Art team up to study museum visitor behavior |
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Professor Thomas Albright, Salk Fellow Talmo Pereira, and Staff Scientist Sergei Gepshtein have teamed up with curators and design experts at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) to study how nearly 100,000 museum visitors respond to exhibition design. The goal of the project is to better understand how people perceive, make choices in, interact with, and learn from a complex environment and to further enhance the educational mission of museums through evidence-based design strategies. The exhibitionāāConversing in Clay: Ceramics from the LACMA Collectionāāis open until May 21, 2023. Read more Ā»
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San Diego Nathan Shock Center leverages long-running human study to enable cellular research on diversity of aging |
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The San Diego Nathan Shock Center, directed by Professor Gerald Shadel, received new funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to enroll participants from the Rancho Bernardo Study of Healthy Aging into their own clinical cohort to study cellular differences in how individuals age. Initiated 50 years ago, the Rancho Bernardo Study is one of the longest, continuously NIH-funded studies in existence. Read more Ā»
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New York Times
Human brain cells grow in rats, and feel what the rats feel
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Spectrum News
How star cellsā secretions may stunt neurons: Q&A with Nicola Allen
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NBC San Diego
Son of polio vaccine inventor Jonas Salk warns recent New York case is a āwake-up call'
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CBS8
āSalkhengeā sunset dazzles in La Jolla
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Professor Geoffrey Wahl receives 2022 Susan G. KomenĀ® Brinker Award
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Wahl was awarded the 2022 Susan G. Komen Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction in Basic Science, which recognizes leading scientists who have made significant advances in breast cancer research and medicine. Wahl was honored for his significant contributions to the field of cancer genetics, including the mechanisms of drug resistance and genome stability. |
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Assistant Professor Christina Towers recognized for scientific achievements and dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion |
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Towers received a $1.15 million Science Diversity Leadership Award from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, given in partnership with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. She was also awarded the $300,000 Young Investigator Award through Black in Cancer in partnership with The Emerald Foundation, Inc.
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Three Salk scientists among 2022 Curebound Discovery Grant winners |
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American Cancer Society Professor Tony Hunter, Professor Reuben Shaw, and Assistant Professor Graham McVicker are among 12 inaugural 2022 Discovery Grant winners. The awards, which total $3 million, were launched this year by Curebound, a philanthropic organization dedicated to funding collaborative cancer research that has the potential to reach patients. Read more Ā»
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Salk Women & Science Program Presents: Diversity and Mentorship |
On November 2, from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m., please join us for a special hybrid program as we announce the 2022 Women & Science Research Awards winners and discuss the importance of diversity and mentorship with special guest Lola M. Adeyemo, founder and CEO of EQI Mindset LLC, co-founder and COO of Sapient Logic LLC, and author of the book Thriving in Intersectionality: Immigrants, Belonging, and Corporate America. Afterward, all in-person attendees are invited to an exclusive book signing held during the reception.
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Science is a collaborative pursuit, and we invite you to join us in accelerating life-changing discoveries. |
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Today is Jonas Salkās birthday. The developer of the first safe and effective polio vaccine was born October 28, 1914, in New York City. He died on June 23, 1995, at the age of 80. His lifeās philosophy is memorialized at the Institute he founded with his famous quote: āHope lies in dreams, in imagination and in the courage of those who dare to make dreams into reality."
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Which of the following is NOT true about Arabidopsis thaliana? |
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Arabidopsis thaliana: A small plant commonly used as a tool for studying the molecular biology of plant traits and testing approaches for crop improvement.
Answer: Arabidopsis thaliana is not known as āpearl drops.ā Common names for the plant do include thale cress and mouse-ear cress.
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Enjoy Salk science on your devices |
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Looking for a unique background image for your computer, Zoom meeting, iPad or phone?
The image below shows astrocytes, star-shaped cells found in the brain. Salk scientists study the molecules produced by astrocytes to understand how the cells play a role in neurodevelopmental disorders. Learn more Ā»
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