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Gerald Joyce MD, PhD

President / Professor · The Salk Institute for Biological Studies

President / Professor at The Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 1 organization on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
1
Roles reported
1
Reported compensation
$908K
Others who share this name
1

Who this is

Profile

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Reported as President / Professor of The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, based in La Jolla, CA.
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Received $908K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Gerald F. Joyce is president and professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, a pioneer in in vitro evolution and RNA biochemistry.

He discovered the first DNA enzyme and developed self-replicating RNA systems, fundamental to origin-of-life research. A member of the U.S.

National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Joyce was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2026.

Compiled from public web sources (3 cited), grounded to the filed record.

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Career & tenure

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Tenure here
Chief Science Officer 2022-2023, President 2023-present
Education
  • University of Chicago
  • San Diego · University of California

Affiliations

Organizations

The Salk Institute for Biological Studies President / Professor · $181.4M revenue · La Jolla, CAUNLOCKING THE SECRETS OF LIFE ITSELF IS THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE SALK INSTITUTE. OUR TEAM OF WORLD-CLASS, AWARD-WINNING SCIENTISTS PUSHES…pay $452K → $908KFiled FY2024, FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$908Kreported comp

Disambiguation

Other people named Gerald Joyce MD, PhD

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Gerald Joyce MD, PhD 1 organization · San Diego, CABiocom California

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Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

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VP, External Relations · FY2023
$500K
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Professor · FY2024
$490K
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Professor · FY2024
$453K
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Treasurer/SVP Finance & Admn (outgoing Oct 2024) · FY2024
$447K
M
Cso (outgoing March 2023)/Professor · FY2022
$439K
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Professor · FY2023
$435K
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VP, External Relations · FY2021
$434K
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Secretary/General Counsel · FY2024
$431K
R
Trustee/Professor (outgoing Mar 2025) · FY2024
$412K
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Professor · FY2024
$383K
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Professor · FY2023
$379K
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Executive Director, Hpi · FY2022
$362K

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