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Salk Instituteis one of the world’s preeminent basic research institutions where renowned scientists make groundbreaking discoveries by studying neuroscience, genetics, cell and plant biology and related disciplines. Visit: http://www.salk.edu
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The Salk Institute for Biological Studies is one of the world's foremost independent nonprofit research institutions. Through basic scientific research, dedicated to the improvement of human health, Salk scientists are striving to discover the origins of diseases and conditions such as cancer, AIDS, Alzheimer’s disease, and diabetes.

If you are interested in joining these renowned scientists on their mission of discovery, please explore our current open positions, listed below. To learn more about the Salk Institute, please visit our website.


Administrative Positions
Administrative - Senior Facilities Planner
Administrative- Academic Personnel/Financial Analyst & Graduate Program Coordinator
Administrative - Executive Coordinator to VP of Development/Communications
Administrative -Assistant/Associate Director, Office of Technology Management and Development
Administrative -Media Technician


Laboratory Positions
Laboratory- Bioinformatics Assistant
Laboratory- Bioinformatics Intern
Laboratory- Lab Assistant I
Laboratory- Research Assistant I/II
Laboratory- Research Assistant II/III
Laboratory- Research Assistant II
Laboratory- Lab Aide I
Laboratory- Research Assistant II
Laboratory- Lab Assistant I
Laboratory- Research Assistant I/II
About Salk Institute for Biological Studies
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California, is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to fundamental discoveries in the life sciences, the improvement of human health and the training of future generations of researchers. Jonas Salk, M.D., whose polio vaccine all but eradicated the crippling disease poliomyelitis in 1955, opened the Institute in 1965 with a gift of land from the City of San Diego and the financial support of the March of Dimes.
 
Paulette Manning Jackson

Paulette Manning Jackson Happy New Year to Everyone at Salk!

December 28, 2009 at 10:53pm · Report
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Salk Institute NBC Features Andy Dillin's lab.

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Salk Institute Andy Dillin's team slows aging process in mice and protects them from getting Alzheimer's disease. Check out coverage from NC Times and KPBS. NBC739 to also air a story soon! http://www.kpbs.org/news/2009/dec/10/delaying-aging-process-alters-course-alzheimers-di/

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LA JOLLA —- The onset of Alzheimer’s disease can be delayed — in mice — with strong implications for improving the healthy part of human lifespans, according to research by Salk ...
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Salk Institute TIME magazine ranks Salk's recent Epigenome study No. 2 scientific discovery of 2009!

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The decoding of the human genome nearly a decade ago fueled expectations that an understanding of all human hereditary influences was within sight. But the connections between genes and, say, disease...
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Salk Institute San Diego Union-Tribune publishes story on post polio syndrome; highlights polio survivors featured on Salk's new website, poliotoday.org.

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Rick Kneeshaw of Scripps Ranch suffered from polio as a child (inset, right). Now he is battling post-polio syndrome, a disease that can strike former polio victims decades after they have recovered from the initial disease.
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AB Kovacs The 2010 San Diego Science Festival Kick Off Event is Nov. 10th! Please join us for the Friends of the Festival Reception!

Please join us celebrating the Kick-Off of the SDSF 2010!
Location:PetCo Park, San Diego
Time:11:30AM Tuesday, November 10th
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Salk Institute Scientists identify pathway in zebrafish that paves way for limb regeneration.

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The Salk Institute conducts its biological research under the guidance of 59 faculty investigators, employing a scientific staff of more than 850, including visiting scientists, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students.
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Marian Hart
Cool!!!
November 2, 2009 at 6:55pm
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Salk Institute UDPATE: CIRM Increases Team Award to Sam Pfaff to $15.6M.

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The Salk Institute conducts its biological research under the guidance of 59 faculty investigators, employing a scientific staff of more than 850, including visiting scientists, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students.
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Salk Institute Sam Pfaff Receives $10.8M CIRM Award to Develop Stem Cell-Derived Therapy for Lou Gehrig's Disease. Intent is to go to clinical trials within 4 years.

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The Salk Institute conducts its biological research under the guidance of 59 faculty investigators, employing a scientific staff of more than 850, including visiting scientists, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students.
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Salk Institute Salk scientists decode human genome's instruction manual.

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Milestone promises to revolutionise understanding of human development and how it can sometimes go wrong
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Salk Institute Salk Non-Resident Fellow Liz Blackburn Wins Nobel Prize.

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The Salk Institute conducts its biological research under the guidance of 59 faculty investigators, employing a scientific staff of more than 850, including visiting scientists, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students.
Vladislav Sandler

Vladislav Sandler Fred (Rusty) Gage is among the top possible nominees for the Nobel Prize Physiology/Medicine for 2009 http://science.thomsonreuters.com/nobel/

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Who will win the next Nobel Prize? Can the winners of this illustrious prize be correctly predicted? Since 1989, Thomson Reuters has developed a list of likely winners in medicine, chemistry, physics, and economics. ...
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Salk Institute Any thoughts on this study??
Umbilical cord blood as a readily available source for off-the-shelf, patient-specific stem cells

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The Salk Institute conducts its biological research under the guidance of 59 faculty investigators, employing a scientific staff of more than 850, including visiting scientists, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students.
Paula B. Szum
Paula B. Szum
Excellent study!!
November 17, 2009 at 9:57pm
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Salk Institute Salk President Bill Brody appears on C-SPAN to discuss health care reform.

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C-SPAN offers gavel to gavel coverage of the U.S. House of Representatives. C-SPAN also offers a variety of public affairs programming including congressional hearings, press briefings from the White House, State Department and Pentagon, campaign and election coverage, and international programming.
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September 29, 2009 at 1:32pm
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Salk Institute Salk launches PolioToday.org, a website designed as a resources and polio survivors dealing with post-polio syndrome. Site features videos, news stories and live community forum.

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The Salk Institute conducts its biological research under the guidance of 59 faculty investigators, employing a scientific staff of more than 850, including visiting scientists, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students.
Mary-Jane Salk
Mary-Jane Salk
This is an amazing website and the most comprehensive resource for polio survivors and post-polio sufferers on the Internet. Join the community and share you stories.
September 28, 2009 at 4:04pm