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Resource:Salk Institute for Biological Studies
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Dr. Jonas Salk, developer of the polio vaccine, established the Salk Institute for Biological Studies more than 40 years ago. Today, the Salk Institute conducts its biological research under the guidance of 61 faculty investigators, employing a scientific staff of more than 850, including visiting scientists, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students. Major areas of study focus within three areas: Molecular Biology and Genetics; Neurosciences; and Plant Biology. Knowledge acquired in Salk laboratories provides new understanding and potential new therapies and treatments for a range of diseases-from cancer to AIDS, from Alzheimer's disease to cardiovascular disorders, from anomalies of the brain to birth defects. Studies in plant biology at the Salk may one day help improve the quality and quantity of the world's food supply.<br />
With the completion of the Human Genome Project, the Salk Institute is strengthening its existing programs while also moving in exciting new directions. Six key areas represent strategic research priorities: Chemistry and Proteomics; Stem Cell Biology; Cell Biology; Regulatory Biology; Metabolic Research; and Computational and Theoretical Biology.<br />
The Salk Institute consistently ranks among the leading research institutions in the world in objective measures of the contributions of faculty and the impact of their findings. The Institute has trained more than 2,000 scientists, many of whom have gone on to positions of leadership in other prominent research centers worldwide. Five scientists trained at the Institute have won Nobel Prizes, and four current resident faculty members are Nobel Laureates.<br />
Disease Research: AIDS, Alzheimer's and Aging, Autism, Birth Defects, Cancer, Diabetes, Gene Therapy, Plant Biology, Vision, Williams Syndrome.
Scientific Core Facilities: Advanced Biophotonics, Bioinformatics, Center for Cytometry and Molecular Imaging (CCMI), Functional Genomics, Peptide Synthesis, Proteomics, Stem Cell Core, Transgenic, Viral Vector
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Resource:Salk Institute for Biological Studies
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Salk Institute
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San Diego City Council (gifted the land)
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Theoretical biology
Stem cell biology
Regulatory biology
Proteomics
Plant biology
Neuroscience
Molecular biology
Metabolic research
Human
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Computational biology
Chemistry
Cardiovascular
Cancer
Brain anomaly
Birth defect
Biological
Alzheimer's
Aids
Genetics
Food
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