Molecular biologist Beverly Emerson’s case against the Salk Institute will go to trial this December, after a judge last week (August 30) threw out three of her claims but let one stand. Emerson, now ...

In 1963, still somewhat alienated from the medical community, Salk founded the Salk Institute for Biological Sciences in La Jolla, California. "I couldn't possibly have become a member of this ...

Authored by Salk PIs, the study claims women attract more federal funding, yet have smaller labs and receive less support from the institute. Kerry served as The Scientist’s news director until 2021.

A new Salk Institute study suggests estrogen-related receptors could be a key to repairing energy metabolism and muscle fatigue. Across the body, tiny bean-shaped structures called mitochondria ...

A scientist at the Salk Institute in La Jolla is hoping to develop a new anti-anxiety drug that would help you "focus, breathe and center." Dr. Sung Han, an associate professor at Salk ...