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Science

Salk Institute BUILDING A MORE RESILIENT WORLD

The Salk Institute ’ s Campaign for the Future : Building a More Resilient World is a bold , five-year , $ 500 million effort to attract the people and acquire the technology and space necessary to expand and accelerate life-changing discoveries .

Six Centers of Excellence are at the heart of the Campaign , focused on fields in which Salk scientists are making new discoveries every day , including these recent findings :
Neuroscience
Making a memory positive or negative : Professor Kay Tye and team discovered the molecule in the brain responsible for associating good or bad feelings with a memory . Their discovery paves the way for a better understanding of why some people are more likely to retain negative emotions than positive ones - as can occur with anxiety , depression or PTSD .
Immunobiology
Hair-raising research : Associate Professor Ye Zheng and team uncovered the molecular target of a common treatment for alopecia , a condition in which a person ’ s immune system attacks their own hair follicles , causing hair loss . The findings describe how immune cells interact with skin cells to generate new hair follicles and hair growth .
Aging
Alzheimer ’ s drug candidates reverse broader aging : Research Professor Pamela Maher and team showed how
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