Brenner founded the Molecular Sciences Institute in Berkeley , CA in 1996 . He is currently associated with the Salk Institute , the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology , the Singapore Biomedical Research Council and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute . Brenner founded the Molecular Sciences Institute in Berkeley , CA in 1996and is currently associated with the Salk Institute , the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology , the Singapore Biomedical Research Council and the Janelia Farm Research Campus , Howard Hughes Medical Institute .