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Salk Institute @salkinstitute.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Does iron accumulation in the brain become harmful as we age? 🧠 Salk scientists discovered chronoferroptosis, a process showing how excess iron weakens neurons over time, making them more vulnerable to diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. www.salk.edu/news-release...

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Salk Institute @salkinstitute.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Plants can’t escape the heat—but they can adapt 🌱 Salk scientists found a built-in cellular “thermostat” that helps roots sense temperature and adjust growth in real time. A step toward more resilient crops: www.salk.edu/news-release...

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Salk Institute @salkinstitute.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Seeing is believing: Salk scientists, together with scientists from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, developed a new tool to visualize proteins inside living cells—live and undisturbed. A new window into how biology works, and disease unfolds. www.salk.edu/news-release...

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Salk Institute @salkinstitute.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

From cells to circuits to behavior—how do we study the brain? The Salk Neuroscience Symposium brings together experimental and theoretical approaches to understand neural systems. Last chance to register by April 20 www.salk.edu/events/scien...

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Salk Institute @salkinstitute.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Salk scientist Shrek Chalasani has been awarded up to $41.3M from ARPA-H to advance sonogenetics—using ultrasound to precisely control cells in the body. The goal: potential noninvasive treatments for conditions like peripheral neuropathies. Learn more: www.salk.edu/news-release...

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Salk Institute @salkinstitute.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Should younger and older people receive different treatments for the same infection? New Salk research reveals that younger and older mice with sepsis follow distinct paths through sickness, suggesting that age-specific treatments may improve outcomes. www.salk.edu/news-release...

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Salk Institute @salkinstitute.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Join us on Wednesday, January 28, at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET to learn directly from Salk scientist Emily Manoogian about how biological rhythms and daily habits influence health and lifestyle interventions that improve age-related diseases and cognitive decline. www.salk.edu/science-cant...

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Salk Institute @salkinstitute.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

San Diego Magazine has named Salk scientist Diana Hargreaves as one of San Diego’s Biggest Movers & Shakers of 2026. She has secured two awards and grants, the most recent being for her work on one of the most promising breakthroughs in pancreatic cancer. sandiegomagazine.com/features/50-...

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Salk Institute @salkinstitute.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Introducing 2026: Salk’s Year of Brain Health We’re entering a new era—one where the goal is not only to treat Alzheimer’s disease, but to prevent it. At the Salk Institute, our scientists are uncovering how exercise, metabolism, sleep, immunity, and daily habits shape lifelong brain resilience.

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Salk Institute @salkinstitute.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Scientists at the Salk Institute have now discovered a molecule that is critical for stabilizing brain circuits in adulthood: a protein called CCN1 secreted by star-shaped cells called astrocytes. www.salk.edu/news-release...

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Salk Institute @salkinstitute.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Apply today to Salk Edge, a 2-week, technique-intensive summer program offering hands-on training, soft skills workshops, and direct engagement with Salk faculty. The students will also receive $1,500 to help implement these new technologies in their own PhD lab. www.salk.edu/about/our-co...

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Salk Institute @salkinstitute.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Curious about the future of AI? FOX 5 San Diego spoke with Salk's Terrence Sejnowski, a scientist who fundamentally connected the fields of neuroscience and artificial intelligence. “ChatGPT was an overnight success that took 40 years of research to create,” he says. watch.salk.edu/media/t/1_vi...

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Salk Institute @salkinstitute.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Federal funding uncertainty didn't end with the government shutdown. In their new The Scientist op-ed, Salk scientists Jesse Dixon and Dmitry Lyumkis describe how delays and shifting priorities ripple through research labs. www.the-scientist.com/science-can-...

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Salk Institute @salkinstitute.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Congratulations to Salk scientist Tony Hunter, recipient of the National Foundation for Cancer Research 2025 Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research. His pioneering discovery redefined our understanding of cancer and opened new paths for treatment.

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Salk Institute @salkinstitute.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Check out the Beyond Lab Walls podcast and meet Joe Herdy. His work dives into how our neurons can carry different sets of DNA—and what that means for aging and Alzheimer’s disease. From “zombie cells” to HIV drug inspiration, this episode covers it all. www.salk.edu/blw-podcast/...

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Salk Institute @salkinstitute.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

In the waters of San Diego’s Mission Bay, a new hybrid seagrass has begun to grow. It is a cross between shallow-water Zostera marina and deeper-water Zostera pacifica, whose tolerance for low-light conditions is favorable as coastal waters become increasingly murky. www.salk.edu/news-release....

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Salk Institute @salkinstitute.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

The highly cited researchers include Salk scientists Joseph Ecker, Ronald Evans, Rusty Gage, Christian Metallo, Satchin Panda, Reuben Shaw, Kay Tye, and Joseph Nery.

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Salk Institute @salkinstitute.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Salk is honored to have faculty named in this year’s Highly Cited Researchers list by Clarivate. The 2025 list includes 6,868 researchers from 60 countries who have demonstrated “significant and broad influence in their fields of research.” www.salk.edu/news-release...

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Salk Institute @salkinstitute.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

TODAY AT 9 A.M. PT/ 12 P.M.! Join us for a special *live* podcast episode exploring how the government shutdown impacts our research and the best way for science to move forward. Be the first to hear exclusive insights and learn how science today shapes the world of tomorrow. salk.edu/cant-wait

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Salk Institute @salkinstitute.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

The researchers captured these important structural changes for the first time, creating novel 3D models of integrase in both roles. Now, scientists can connect the dots between integrase’s form and function to develop compounds that more precisely disrupt integrase and treat HIV.

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Salk Institute @salkinstitute.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Breakthroughs begin with a question, a quiet moment of curiosity before the cure - before the solution. With government funding in limbo, ideas stall, and time can slip away. But Salk refuses to stand still, because #ScienceCan’tWait Your support keeps discovery alive. www.salk.edu/support-us/s...

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Salk Institute @salkinstitute.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Salk scientist Satchin Panda took the TEDxBoston stage yesterday with a powerful talk on "Unlocking Longevity." His insights on how circadian rhythms and daily habits impact healthy aging are a must-watch. tedxboston.com/portfolio/un... #UnlockingLongevity #TEDxBoston #CircadianRhythms

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Salk Institute @salkinstitute.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

The Rising Stars Symposium applications are now open. It brings outstanding postdoctoral researchers (in years 3–4 of their training) to Salk to present their work, connect with faculty 1:1, and explore career opportunities, Application Deadline: December 15, 2025 www.salk.edu/about/our-co...

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Salk Institute @salkinstitute.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has selected Salk neuroscientist Terrence Sejnowski to receive a 2025 NIH Director's Pioneer Award, supporting his lab's use of advanced computational techniques to analyze and model the neural circuit dynamics of working memory. www.salk.edu/news-release...

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Salk Institute @salkinstitute.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Congratulations to Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi on winning the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for uncovering regulatory T cells — the immune system’s peacekeepers that protect our bodies from attacking themselves. A thread:

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Salk Institute @salkinstitute.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

At Salk, more than half of our research is powered by federal funding. The government might be shut down, but Salk's science continues. Why? Because cancer doesn't wait. Alzheimer's disease doesn't wait. So science can't wait either. Donate today: www.salk.edu/support-us/s...

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Salk Institute @salkinstitute.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Applications are now open for the Salk SURF — a fully funded, 10-week program that gives undergraduate students access to world-class facilities, mentorship from leading scientists, and a supportive community of peers. 📅 Deadline: December 7, 2025 Apply today: www.salk.edu/about/our-communi...

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Salk Institute @salkinstitute.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

The federal government has shut down, leaving many questions unanswered. At Salk, more than half of our research is supported by federal grants. But in times of uncertainty, science can't wait. Donate to support science now: www.salk.edu/support-us/s...

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Salk Institute @salkinstitute.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Tune into Salk's podcast, Beyond Lab Walls, and meet Tony Hunter, the famed cancer biologist, who just celebrated 50 years at the Institute. His persistent curiosity has fueled discovery and lifesaving medications, and continues to shape the future of cancer research. www.salk.edu/blw-podcast/...

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Salk Institute @salkinstitute.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Salk scientists have pinpointed the brain area responsible for distinguishing between painful and non-painful touch. When it malfunctions, it can lead to mechanical allodynia. This new understanding is a crucial step in designing acute and chronic pain therapeutics. www.salk.edu/news-release...

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Salk Institute @salkinstitute.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Could boosting this molecule slow pancreatic cancer? Salk and UCSD researchers found that increasing HSAT, an anticoagulant, in pancreatic cancer models slowed cancer progression. Its presence in human blood suggests it may also be a powerful biomarker. Read more: www.salk.edu/news-release...

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