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<p>The institute employs 850 researchers in 60 research groups and focuses its research in three areas: Molecular Biology and Genetics; Neurosciences; and Plant Biology. Research topics include cancer, diabetes, birth defects, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, AIDS, and the neurobiology of American Sign Language. The March of Dimes provided the initial funding and continues to support the institute. Current research is funded by a variety of organizations, such as the NIH, the HHMI and private organizations such as Paris-based Ipsen<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><font size="2">[5]</font></sup> and the Waitt Family Foundation. In addition, the internally administered Innovation Grants Program encourages cutting-edge high-risk research<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><font size="2">[6]</font></sup>. The institute appointed genome biologist Eric Lander and stem cell biologist Irving Weissman as non-resident fellows in November 2009<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><font size="2">[7]</font></sup>.</p>
<p>The campus was designed by Louis Kahn. Salk had sought to make a beautiful campus in order to draw the best researchers in the world. The original buildings of the Salk Institute were designated as a historical landmark in 1991. The entire 27-acre (110,000 m<sup><font size="2">2</font></sup>) site was deemed eligible by the California Historical Resources Commission in 2006 for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.</p>
<h2><span id="Nobel_laureates" class="mw-headline">Nobel laureates</span></h2>
<p>The institute has four Nobel laureates on its faculty: Elizabeth Blackburn, Sydney Brenner, Renato Dulbecco and Roger Guillemin. Two of Salk's Nobel laureates are now deceased: Francis Crick and Robert W. Holley. Another five scientists trained at Salk have gone on to win Nobel prizes <sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><font size="2">[8]</font></sup>.</p>
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360° panorama in the courtyard of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California.</div>
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<li id="cite_note-0"><b><a href="#cite_ref-0"><font color="#0645ad">^</font></a></b> <a class="external text" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.salk.edu" rel="nofollow"><font color="#3366bb">Salk Institute</font></a></li> <li id="cite_note-1"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1"><font color="#0645ad">^</font></a></b> <a class="external free" rel="nofollow" href="http://archive.sciencewatch.com/jan-feb2003/sw_jan-feb2003_page2.htm" rel="nofollow"><font color="#3366bb">http://archive.sciencewatch.com/jan-feb2003/sw_jan-feb2003_page2.htm</font></a></li> <li id="cite_note-2"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2"><font color="#0645ad">^</font></a></b> <a class="external free" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/hybrid.asp?typeCode=192" rel="nofollow"><font color="#3366bb">http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/hybrid.asp?typeCode=192</font></a></li> <li id="cite_note-3"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3"><font color="#0645ad">^</font></a></b> <a class="external free" hrefrel="nofollow" href="http://sciencewatch.com/dr/sci/09/apr26-09_1D/" rel="nofollow"><font color="#3366bb">http://sciencewatch.com/dr/sci/09/apr26-09_1D/</font></a></li> <li id="cite_note-4"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4"><font color="#0645ad">^</font></a></b> <a class="external free" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.fiercebiotech.com/story/ipsen-salk-institute-ink-research-pact/2008-01-11" rel="nofollow"><font color="#3366bb">http://www.fiercebiotech.com/story/ipsen-salk-institute-ink-research-pact/2008-01-11</font></a></li> <li id="cite_note-5"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5"><font color="#0645ad">^</font></a></b> <a class="external free" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.salk.edu/insidesalk/article.php?id=22" rel="nofollow"><font color="#3366bb">http://www.salk.edu/insidesalk/article.php?id=22</font></a></li> <li id="cite_note-6"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6"><font color="#0645ad">^</font></a></b> <a class="external free" hrefrel="httpnofollow" href="http://www.salk.edu/news/pressrelease_details.php?press_id=395" 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<h2><span id="External_links" class="mw-headline">External links</span></h2>
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<li><a class="external text" rel="nofollow" href="http://figure-ground.com/travel/image.php?salk" rel="nofollow"><font color="#3366bb">Photos of Salk Institute</font></a></li> <li><a class="external text" rel="nofollow" href="http://archives.cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/conditions/05/27/male.infertility/index.html" rel="nofollow"><font color="#3366bb">CNN: Study reverses male infertility in mice</font></a></li> <li><a class="external text" rel="nofollow" href="http://health.ucsd.edu/news/2006/03_17_SDCRM.htm" rel="nofollow"><font color="#3366bb">San Diego Consortium for Regenerative Medicine news release</font></a></li> <li><a class="external text" rel="nofollow" href="http://cancercenters.cancer.gov/cancer_centers/salk.html" rel="nofollow"><font color="#3366bb">Salk Institute Cancer Center at www.cancer.gov</font></a></li> <li><a class="external text" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/science-obituaries/6309097/Professor-Chris-Lamb.html" rel="nofollow"><font color="#3366bb">Professor Chris Lamb</font></a> - Daily Telegraph obituary</li>
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