Salk Institute’s president on NIH cuts, ‘all in’ on AI, and the Year of the Brain

Gerald Joyce, Salk Institute president (Credit: Salk Institute) July 6, 2026 09:00 AM EDT PeopleR&D Salk In­sti­tute’s pres­i­dent on NIH cuts, be­ing ‘all in’ on AI, and the Year of the Brain Andrew Dunn Senior Biopharma Correspondent SAN DIEGO — From the pres­i­dent’s of­fice at the Salk In­sti­tute, Ger­ald Joyce has a quin­tes­sen­tial Cal­i­for­nia view of hang glid­ers soar­ing over the Pa­cif­ic Ocean. … Sign up to read this article for free. Get free access to a limited number of articles, plus choose newsletters to get straight to your inbox. SIGN UP LOG IN BECOME A PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER