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Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind

Programs and research that aim to increase our understanding of the origins, development, evolution, and mechanisms of the brain and mind

Our Mission & Impact

Transcending traditional disciplinary boundaries to accelerate neuroscience discoveries

KIBM fosters collaboration and new discourse among top scientists working to further our understanding of the origins, development, evolution, and mechanisms of brain function, from the brain's physical and biochemical machinery to the experiences and behaviors we call the mind.

We support innovative research at UC San Diego and The Salk Institute through grants to teams of investigators working on problems at the boundaries of our current knowledge about brain and mind. We also support the next generation of neuroscientists through our postdoctoral and undergraduate scholars programs.

Research Grants

The KIBM IRG Program provides pilot funding to foster novel interdisciplinary neuroscience research at UC San Diego and Salk.

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Postdoctoral Scholars

The KIBM Postdoctoral Scholars Program supports exceptional postdocs at UC San Diego and Salk to pursue innovative research in neuroscience.

Meet our Scholars

CoB-KIBM Scholars

The CoB-KIBM Scholars Program provides summer research opportunities for UC San Diego undergraduate students interested in neuroscience.

Meet our Scholars

20th Annual KIBM Symposium on Innovative Research

KIBM will hold its annual symposium on Friday, May 16, 2025, featuring talks from this year’s Innovative Research Grant recipients, the second Postdoctoral Scholars Program cohort, a Kavli Discovery Fellows recipient, and keynote speaker Dmitriy Aronov from Columbia University.
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Latest News

Call for Proposals: 2025-26 KIBM Postdoc Scholars and IRG Programs

1.9.2025
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New KIBM Funded Publication: Spatial modeling algorithms for reactions and transport in biological cells

1.5.2025
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New KIBM Funded Publication: Intelligent in-cell electrophysiology

12.19.2024
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KIBM Celebrates 20th Anniversary

12.11.2024
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New KIBM Funded Publication: A top-down slow breathing circuit that alleviates negative affect in mice

11.19.2024
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KIBM Presents “The Generative Mind: Biological & Artificial Intelligence” Symposium

10.28.2024
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KIBM Co-Director Yishi Jin Elected to the National Academy of Medicine

10.24.2024
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KIBM IRG Recipient, Dhananjay Bambah-Mukku, wins NIH Director’s New Innovator Award

10.21.2024
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Past KIBM Co-Director, Rusty Gage, receives 2024 Ogawa-Yamanaka Stem Cell Prize

10.21.2024
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New KIBM Funded Publication: Development of neural circuits for social motion perception in schooling fish

8.5.2024
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Serving to advance science and benefit humankind through innovative discoveries

KIBM leverages UC San Diego's and The Salk Institute's preeminence in such fields as neuroscience, biology, cognitive science, psychology and medicine, along with the extensive resources of the broader La Jolla scientific community, to extend its position as the pacesetter in brain-mind research and education.

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