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The Salk Institute for Biological Studies is an independent, nonprofit research institute located in La Jolla, California. The institute was founded in 1960 by Jonas Salk, the developer of the polio vaccine.
Since its inception, the institute has been at the forefront of medical research, with a focus on cancer and neuroscience. Some of its most notable achievements include the discovery of telomeres and their role in aging, as well as the development of new vaccines for HIV and influenza.
Today, the Salk Institute remains one of the world’s leading research centers, with a mission to “explore biological problems at their deepest levels in order to improve our understanding of life and enrich humanity.”