Salk Institute for Biological Studies

2024 · research · Investigator Profile

Janelle Ayres — HHMI Investigator Profile (2024-Present)

Janelle Ayres · Salk Institute for Biological Studies · funded by Howard Hughes Medical Institute

2024–2027 · grant · Continuing Grant

Optimizing Neural Manifold Dynamics for Learning

Tatyana Sharpee · Salk Institute for Biological Studies · funded by National Science Foundation

$574.1k

2024–2029 · training · T32

Quantitative Neuroscience Spanning Molecules, Cells, Circuits, and Behavior

Edward M Callaway · Salk Institute for Biological Studies · funded by National Institutes of Health

$291.8kUndergraduate Neuroscience Education and Research

2024

Identifying Pathogen Exposures that Ignite Breast Cancer Risk and Lethality

Daniel Hollern · Salk Institute for Biological Studies · funded by Office of the President, University of California

$1.1M

2024–2026 · research · R34

Cross-species conservation of inhibitory cell type contributions to visual cortical function

Edward M Callaway · Salk Institute for Biological Studies · funded by National Institutes of Health

$427.5k

2024–2029 · research · R01

Optimization of Chrononutrition to Reduce the Risk of Disease in Shift Workers

Emily Nicole Corbett Manoogian · Salk Institute for Biological Studies · funded by National Institutes of Health

$772.2kDietary Effects on Health

2024–2027 · fellowship · Pew Biomedical Scholars

Pew Biomedical Scholar: Jesse R. Dixon, M.D. (2024)

Jesse R. Dixon, M.D. · Salk Institute for Biological Studies · funded by Pew Charitable Trusts

2024 · grant · Internationalisation Fellowships

Carbon to Roots

Maurizio Junior Chiurazzi · Salk Institute for Biological Studies · funded by Carlsbergfondet

DKK 1.1M

2024–2026 · research · R21

Determining the role of astrocyte BMP signaling in cortical astrocyte heterogeneity

Nicola J Allen · Salk Institute for Biological Studies · funded by National Institutes of Health

$285kNeurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms

2024–2026 · research · R21

Targeting astrocytes to prevent motor decline in aging

Nicola J Allen · Salk Institute for Biological Studies · funded by National Institutes of Health

$522.5kNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

2024–2027 · grant · CBCRP Program Initiative

Identifying Pathogen Exposures that Ignite Breast Cancer Risk and Lethality

Daniel Hollern · Salk Institute for Biological Studies · funded by Office of the President, University of California

$1.1M

2024–2027 · research · RF1

Function and metabolism of aging lipids in the brain

Mark H Ellisman · Salk Institute for Biological Studies · funded by National Institutes of Health

$2.2M

2024–2029 · grant · DP1

Targeted Degradation of Extracellular Proteins to Enhance Brain Plasticity

Nicola J Allen · Salk Institute for Biological Studies · funded by National Institutes of Health

$1.3M

2024–2026 · research · R21

Contribution of astrocytes to Rett syndrome

Nicola J Allen · Salk Institute for Biological Studies · funded by National Institutes of Health

$522.5kGenetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

2024 · research · Lustgarten Foundation-AACR CDAs for Pancreatic Cancer Research

Targeting metabolic adaptations to autophagy inhibition in PDAC

Christina G. Towers · Salk Institute for Biological Studies · funded by American Association for Cancer Research

2024–2028 · research · R01

Organization of Retinothalamic Circuits and their Contributions to Visual Processing in Primary Visual Cortex

Edward M Callaway · Salk Institute for Biological Studies · funded by National Institutes of Health

$475k

2024–2029 · training · T32

Quantitative Neuroscience Spanning Molecules, Cells, Circuits, and Behavior

Edward M Callaway · Salk Institute for Biological Studies · funded by National Institutes of Health

$539.7k

2024–2029 · grant · DP1

Targeted Degradation of Extracellular Proteins to Enhance Brain Plasticity

Nicola J Allen · Salk Institute for Biological Studies · funded by National Institutes of Health

$1.3M

2024–2028 · research · R01

The Role of the Tumor Suppressor ARID1A in R loop Homeostasis and Tumor Immunity

Diana Clare Hargreaves · Salk Institute for Biological Studies · funded by National Institutes of Health

$573.8k

2024–2026 · research · R34

Cross-species conservation of inhibitory cell type contributions to visual cortical function

Edward M Callaway · Salk Institute for Biological Studies · funded by National Institutes of Health

$427.5k

2024–2027 · fellowship · F31

Predicting the effects of genetic variants on chromatin accessibility with a deep learning approach

Jeff Jaureguy · Salk Institute for Biological Studies · funded by National Institutes of Health

$45k

2024–2026 · research · R21

Determining the role of astrocyte BMP signaling in cortical astrocyte heterogeneity

Nicola J Allen · Salk Institute for Biological Studies · funded by National Institutes of Health

$237.5k

2024–2026 · career development · K99

Reversing the Irreversible: Reshaping Plant Growth upon Recovery from Severe Stress

Natanella Eliaz · Salk Institute for Biological Studies · funded by National Institutes of Health

$123.8k

2024–2029 · research · R01

Optimization of Chrononutrition to Reduce the Risk of Disease in Shift Workers

Emily Nicole Corbett Manoogian · Salk Institute for Biological Studies · funded by National Institutes of Health

$748k

2024–2027 · fellowship · F31

The Effect of Social Isolation on Inhibitory Modulation of Tactile Processing

Jacqueline Rose Mosko · Salk Institute for Biological Studies · funded by National Institutes of Health

$45.5k

2023–2025 · career development · K99

Astrocyte-secreted proteins as modulators of neurodegeneration in Down Syndrome and Alzheimers Disease

Ashley N Brandebura · Salk Institute for Biological Studies · funded by National Institutes of Health

$124.2k

2023–2025 · research · R21

Define the role of REV-ERB in colonic RORgt+ regulatory T cells

Ye Zheng · Salk Institute for Biological Studies · funded by National Institutes of Health

$285kT-cell and B-cell Immunology

2023–2024 · fellowship · F31

The role of serotonin in cooperative defenses during polymicrobial sepsis

Robert Marc Gallant · Salk Institute for Biological Studies · funded by National Institutes of Health

$17.6k

2023–2026 · fellowship · F31

Mitochondrial Regulation of Interferon Response in Melanoma

Melissa Johnson · Salk Institute for Biological Studies · funded by National Institutes of Health

$41.8k

2023–2024 · research · BHCI Collaborative Grants

Determination of the role of kynurenine in models of Alzheimer's Disease

Jeffrey Jones · Salk Institute for Biological Studies · funded by American Heart Association

$70kTryptophan and brain disorders

2023–2026 · fellowship · F31

Mitochondrial Regulation of Interferon Response in Melanoma

Melissa Johnson · Salk Institute for Biological Studies · funded by National Institutes of Health

$40.5k

2023–2026 · fellowship · F31

Defining the contributions of cerebello-spinal projection neurons to dexterous movement

Oren Fairlee Wilcox · Salk Institute for Biological Studies · funded by National Institutes of Health

$41.5kVestibular and auditory disorders

2023 · fellowship · Hanna Gray Fellow Profile

Louis Parham — HHMI Hanna Gray Fellow Profile (2023-Present)

Louis Parham · Salk Institute for Biological Studies · funded by Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms

2023–2025 · research · BHCI Collaborative Grants

Proteomic clocks of cognition: mapping plasma proteomic signatures that underlie cognitive aging in non-human primates

Courtney Glavis-Bloom · Salk Institute for Biological Studies · funded by American Heart Association

$70k

2023–2026 · grant · DP2

Tracking the Mechanisms of Adaptation to Autophagy Inhibition

Christina G Towers · Salk Institute for Biological Studies · funded by National Institutes of Health

$1.7MCancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism

2023–2024 · career development · K01

Next-generation T cell therapy: SMARTER T cells for enhanced and durable anti-tumor immunity

Hokyung Kay Chung · Salk Institute for Biological Studies · funded by National Institutes of Health

$159.8kCAR-T cell therapy research

2023–2025 · career development · K99

Alterations in neuronal metabolic pathways contribute to human cognitive aging and are exacerbated in Alzheimer's disease

Jeffrey Ray Jones · Salk Institute for Biological Studies · funded by National Institutes of Health

$124.2k

2023–2025 · career development · K99

Astrocyte-secreted proteins as modulators of neurodegeneration in Down Syndrome and Alzheimers Disease

Ashley N Brandebura · Salk Institute for Biological Studies · funded by National Institutes of Health

$124.2k

2023 · career development · K01

Caspase-mediated nuclear pore complex trimming in myogenesis and muscular dystrophies

Ukrae Cho · Salk Institute for Biological Studies · funded by National Institutes of Health

$5 291Nuclear Structure and Function

2023 · fellowship · Rita Allen Foundation Scholar

Jesse Dixon

Jesse Dixon · Salk Institute for Biological Studies · funded by Rita Allen Foundation