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Second Annual Step Into Discovery Brings the Community to the Salk
On Saturday, April 12, the Salk Institute invited the San Diego community to the Salk where more than 1,100 people came out for a day of fun and learning at the Institute's second annual Step Into Discovery Day.
Approximately 600 walkers participated in the 5K Walk for Salk, arriving at 8 a.m. to pick up t-shirts and goodie bags and to enjoy a gluten-free breakfast from Escondido-based GNI Bakery. After the walk, visitors had the chance to visit science and sponsor booths. A steady stream of budding scientists filtered through the Kids Discovery Zone to learn more about the brain, plants, disease modeling and cancer.
Visitors to campus were treated to talks by Jonas Salk's son, Dr. Peter Salk, and two of the Institute's faculty, Shrek Chalasani and Janelle Ayres. More than 500 people participated in the Explore Salk tours, getting a peek inside the Institute's laboratories and technology core facilities. In all, fifteen labs and three cores opened their doors to the tours.
Special thanks to all of the volunteers and staff who helped make Step into Discovery 2014 a fun and educational event for the community. Many thanks also to our sponsors, including our title sponsor Rudolph and Sletten, for helping to make the day a tremendous success.
Click here to donate to Step into Discovery which supports our cutting-edge research and continues our important education outreach efforts throughout San Diego.
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Friends of Salk
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San Diego developer Donald Cohn elected to Salk Institute Board of Trustees
 San Diego real estate developer and community builder Donald Cohn joined the Salk Institute Board of Trustees this month. Chairman of the Board, Irwin M. Jacobs, says, "Don is a successful businessman, philanthropist, and community volunteer. His longtime interest in basic research has led to his increasing involvement with the Salk Institute over the past several years. We are greatly pleased to have him join our Board of Trustees."
Mr. Cohn established his business career in San Diego in 1961. From that time through 1979, he was active in the development of over 3,000 residential units both as a builder and investor. He founded Data Quick Information Systems in 1980 where he served as CEO and managed its growth to become the largest real estate information provider in the United States until its sale to Acxiom Corporation in 1995.
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Awards and Honors
Reuben Shaw
Vicki Lundblad
Janelle Ayres
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Salk Science in the News
Salk scientists have published a number of important discoveries recently, many of which have been spotlighted in the news.
From the lab of Inder Verma, first author Amy Firth published on a new way to grow complex lung tissue for modeling diseases like asthma and lung cancer.
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Lab turns skin cells into human airway tissue
Bioscience Technology
Additionally from Verma's lab, first author Gerald Pao and colleagues published evidence showing that the normal version of the gene BRCA1, whose mutation is tied to cancer, is crucial for early brain development.
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BRCA1 linked to brain size
Terrence Sejnowski and first author Cian O'Donnell also published a paper on a new computational model of memory that is getting wide attention.
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Axel Nimmerjahn collaborated with University of California Irvine on new work that reveals, for the first time, how a protein transfer system breakdown causes blood to leak into the brain immediately after a stroke.
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New cause of brain bleeding immediately after stroke identified
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Other Salk News
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Fei-Fei Dong
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Clodagh O'Shea
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Final performance in the Salk Music & Science series, May 18
Don't miss a performance by Chinese pianist Fei-Fei Dong on Sunday, May 18. This is the last performance in our six part Salk Science & Music series. Ms. Dong was one of the top six finalists at the 2013 Cliburn Competition. The Dallas Morning News describes her as having, "passion, piquancy, tenderness" and "a winning stage presence".
The evening will also feature Salk Associate Professor Clodagh O'Shea who will discuss the latest advancements in her Molecular and Cell Biology lab.
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New Issue of Inside Salk
Our next edition of Inside Salk will be making its way to your mailbox very soon! In this latest issue, the cover story is titled Cancer in the Crosshairs, which introduces the diverse, yet complementary, work of some of our leading cancer researchers.
It also includes an interview with
Geoff Wahl, a professor in Salk's Gene Expression Laboratory and holder of the Daniel and Martina Lewis Chair who has devoted his life to studying the disease with a special focus on breast cancer. Our Next Generation article and video shines a spotlight on postdoc Ignacio Sancho-Martinez whose wide-ranging interests freely cross boundaries.
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Science Images
The images show an early developmental stage of normal (top row) and BRCA1-deficient brains (bottom row). The imaged embryos show abundant proliferation of cell growth (red, first column) in both normal and BRCA1-deficient brains at this stage. However brains lacking BRCA1 exhibit high levels of cellular suicide (green, second column). The third column shows an overlay of the other columns.
Click here to get a background image for your phone, facebook page or computer desktop.
Image: Courtesy of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies
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Scientific discovery at the Salk Institute is made possible through annual contributions from individuals, organizations, corporations and foundations. Your support will accelerate the pace of breakthroughs in understanding disease and pave the way to new drug therapies.
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Upcoming Events
42nd Annual Tax Seminar for Private Foundations
May 14-16, 2014 More�
Salk Science and Music Series May 18, 2014 More�
Salkexcellerators Reception and Presentation May 29, 2014 More�
Symphony at Salk August 23, 2014 Save the Date
Ongoing Events Guided Architectural Tours Monday through Friday 11:45 a.m. More�
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