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 ...

Scientists at the Salk Institute in La Jolla believe a particular ... that the plant just stashes it in the cell wall and ...

“Polio still exists, but it has been really tamped down,” said Gerald Joyce, president of the La Jolla-based Salk Institute for Biological Studies, which Salk founded in 1960. “It’s a ...

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.