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Salk Institute: The Salk Institute for Biological Studies , a prominent independent non-profit institution doing basic science research concerned with human health.
The Institute in La Jolla, California was founded in 1960 by Dr. Jonas Salk with the support of the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation. (Salk developed a killed-virus vaccine against polio in 1955. This celebrated feat helped in raising funds for the Institute.)
The Salk Institute's two major areas of focus are:
Among the conditions under study at the Institute are AIDS, Alzheimer disease, birth defects, cancer, cardiovascular disorders, diabetes, Parkinson disease, and the function of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord).
The Salk Institute conducts its biological research under the guidance of 59 faculty investigators, employing a scientific staff of more than 850, including visiting ...
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Salk Institute by Louis I. Kahn architect, at La Jolla, California, 1959 to 1966, in the Great Buildings Online.
Salk Institute Genomic Analysis Laboratory 10010 N. Torrey Pines Road La Jolla, CA 92037 Phone: (858) 453-4100 x1752 ...
Salk Institute - Salk Institute is one of the world’s preeminent basic research institutions where renowned scientists make groundbreaking discoveries by ...