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The
Power
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Science

We explore the very foundations of life for the benefit of all. Founded by Jonas Salk, polio vaccine developer, the Salk Institute is an independent, nonprofit organization that consistently ranks as a top 5 elite research institute and is home to some of the most highly cited scientists in the world.

Science can't wait. Life-changing discoveries depend on both public and private funding.

Research Areas

Healthy Aging

Biochemistry/
Biophysics

Cancer

Computational
Biology

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2026: The Salk Institute's Year of Brain Health Research

Salk scientists have made landmark discoveries about how the brain develops, adapts, and functions. We declare 2026 the Year of Brain Health—a bold initiative to transform our understanding of brain health and lay the foundation for new strategies to prevent Alzheimer’s disease.

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January 29, 2026

Andrew Dillin and Christopher Glass named Salk Institute Nonresident Fellows

January 27, 2026

How do nature and nurture shape our immune cells?

January 26, 2026

Salk Institute mourns the loss of former Trustee Harvey P. White

Salk by the Numbers

Nobel Laureates in physiology or medicine

1,734

students reached by Salk's Education Outreach Program

countries represented by Salk faculty, staff, and trainees

highly cited scientists
*as of November 2025

members of the National Academy of Sciences

2,321

patents
(U.S. and foreign)
issued to Salk through 12/11/25

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Research Areas

Meet Our Faculty and Scientists

Discovery Society—Salk’s premier community of visionary supporters fueling scientific breakthroughs.

Discovery Society—Salk’s premier community of visionary supporters fueling scientific breakthroughs.

2026: The Salk Institute's Year of Brain Health Research

Read the Latest Issue of Inside Salk

Read the Latest Issue of Inside Salk

Latest News

Salk by the Numbers

The
Power
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