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 October 23, 2008

Expansion Approved for Salk Institute
La Jolla, CA: On Tuesday, the San Diego City Council approved a long-awaited expansion plan for the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. The plan originally received criticism from La Jolla and San Diego residents, but the revised plan was approved by a unanimous vote from residents, activists and even the mayor.
The expansion will include adding a lab building, multiple greenhouses, a community center and underground parking. The expansion will grow the area almost 200,000 sq ft from what it is now at 289,800 sq ft. The institute, founded by Jonas Salk (developed polio vaccine) and it specializes in bio research including molecular studies of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.

The cost of the expansion is estimated to be approximately two hundred fifty million dollars and will take several years to complete.