Vijay Samalam

Scientists at Janelia work together in multidisciplinary teams to solve challenging biological problems that are difficult to address in other research settings.

Many lab spaces at Janelia feature modular designs and natural light.

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Occupying 689 wooded acres along the Potomac River, Janelia Farm provides a variety of services and facilities to support its diverse community of scientists and staff—inside and outside the lab.

A view of the Janelia Farm Research Campus at dusk.

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The Janelia Farm model frees scientists of constraints commonly found in other research environments, providing access to world-class resources and a talented support staff.

Graduate scholar John Tuthill prepares a Drosophila specimen for imaging.

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In addition to our resident scientists and fellows, we offer visiting scientists, graduate, and undergraduate candidates a range of scientific programs.

Graduate scholar Arbora Resulaj (left) and her mentor, Janelia Fellow Dmitry Rinberg (right).

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Janelia Farm regularly hosts scientific meetings, ranging from workshops to intensive, specialized conferences. See what's coming up and visit the archive of past events.

Janelia's large auditorium seats 250 people.

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Janelia provides outstanding employment opportunities, at all levels.

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Many tools developed in Janelia Farm labs are made freely available to outside researchers, while others are taking shape through collaborations with industry, academia, and government.

A virtual arena for the study of flight in insects.

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Janelia’s sense of community comes from a core belief that people of diverse disciplines and backgrounds can accomplish great things when working with a common purpose.

Research specialist Trevor Wardill (left) and group leader Vivek Jayaraman (right).

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Senior Director of Scientific Computing and IT

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Vijay Samalam is responsible for all local information technology, including the design, implementation, and support of the scientific computing infrastructure. Samalam is excited to support the efforts of the scientists at Janelia Farm.

Samalam comes to Janelia Farm from the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), where he served as executive director and was responsible for all day-to-day operations of the center, which provides high-performance computing services and support for scientists nationwide. Samalam was also director of the technology and research development division at the SDSC.

Before entering the data communications industry, Samalam conducted research in solid-state physics and taught in the physics department at the University of Florida. He has a Ph.D. in physics from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.