The Salk Institute for Biological Studies

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gptkbp:instanceOf research institute
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:non-profit_organization
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Louis_Kahn
gptkbp:awards gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine
gptkb:Gairdner_Foundation_International_Award
gptkbp:budget approximately $70 million
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:Sanford_Burnham_Prebys_Medical_Discovery_Institute
gptkb:The_Scripps_Research_Institute
gptkb:UC_San_Diego
gptkbp:community_outreach education programs
summer camps
public lectures
internship programs
science fairs
gptkbp:faculty approximately 50
gptkbp:focus biological research
gptkbp:founded 1960
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Jonas_Salk
gptkbp:funding approximately $300 million
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
gptkbp:international_students approximately 100
gptkbp:location gptkb:La_Jolla,_California
gptkbp:notable_alumni gptkb:Francis_Crick
gptkb:David_Baltimore
gptkb:Richard_Axel
gptkb:Elizabeth_Blackburn
gptkb:Roger_Tsien
gptkbp:notableWork research on aging
research on infectious diseases
research on neurodegenerative diseases
discovery of the structure of DNA
research on stem cells
research on plant genetics
research on gene therapy
research on brain function
research on cancer therapies
research on cellular signaling
research on metabolic diseases
gptkbp:numberOfMembers approximately 150
gptkbp:publications over 1,000 per year
gptkbp:research_areas genetics
cancer research
neuroscience
immunology
plant biology
gptkbp:style brutalist architecture
gptkbp:website salk.edu