The Salk Institute in La Jolla

Just north of the UCSD campus, atop a majestic canyon overlooking the Pacific, rises one of La Jolla's strongest architectural statements, The Salk Institute. It was designed by Louis Kahn in 1960 to create a unique environment that would stimulate original thinking.

With a staff which includes Nobel laureates and many internationally recognized scientific leaders, The Salk Institute is one of the world's outstanding facilities for biological research. Results that have emerged from the institute's nineteen research laboratories have contributed significantly to the solution of health problems in areas such as cancer, stress, growth deficiencies, virus infections and genetic defects. Since The Salk Institute maintains close scientific ties with other research institutions worldwide, it attracts visiting scientists who add a constant source of new ideas, keeping it at the cutting edge of research technology.

Within its rich intellectual environment and modern laboratory facilities, The Salk Institute provides a unique climate for fostering scientific innovation that ultimately improves the quality of life for us all.