The salk institute for biological studies is an independent non profit scientific research institute located in the la jolla community in san diego california.
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It was founded in 1960 by jonas salk the developer of the polio vaccine.
In 1959 jonas salk the man who had discovered the vaccine for polio approached acclaimed architect louis i.
Focused both on discovery and on mentoring future generations of researchers salk scientists make groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of cancer aging alzheimer s diabetes and infectious diseases by studying neuroscience genetics cell and plant biology and related disciplines.
In 1959 jonas salk founder of the salk institute looking for a suitable architect to design its new institute for biological studies in san diego california.
The institute consistently ranks among the.
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