Salk Institute for Biological Studies

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The Salk Institute for Biological Studies is a renowned independent research institute in La Jolla, California, famous for its groundbreaking work in molecular biology and neuroscience and its iconic modernist architecture.


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instanceOf biological research institute
independent research institute
nonprofit organization
research center
affiliation University of California, San Diego
architect Louis Kahn
architecturalStyle Brutalist architecture
Modernist architecture
awardsReceived National Historic Landmark designation for central courtyard (as part of Kahn’s work)
country United States of America
fieldOfWork aging research
biochemistry
cancer research
cell biology
computational biology
genetics
immunology
molecular biology
neuroscience
plant biology
foundedBy Jonas Salk
foundedFor advancement of biological knowledge
improvement of human health
governedBy board of trustees
hasNotableScientist Elizabeth Blackburn
Francis Crick
Inder Verma
Joanne Chory
Renato Dulbecco
Roger Guillemin
Rusty Gage
Sydney Brenner
Tony Hunter
hasPart auditorium
central courtyard
laboratory buildings
library
office towers
research laboratories
water channel
hasWebsite https://www.salk.edu
inception 1960
knownFor groundbreaking work in molecular biology
groundbreaking work in neuroscience
iconic modernist architecture
interdisciplinary research environment
legalForm 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
locatedIn California
La Jolla
San Diego
United States
motto Where cures begin
namedAfter Jonas Salk
opened 1963
overlooks Pacific Ocean
researchFocus basic biological research
translational research
typeOfOrganization private, nonprofit research institute


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