Joseph Ecker (IMAGE) University of California - San Diego Caption Joseph Ecker, Ph.D. is a professor and director of the Genomic Analysis Laboratory at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Credit Salk Institute for Biological Studies Usage Restrictions Use photo credit License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.