Sanford-Burnham on the Torrey Pines Mesa in La Jolla
Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute seeks to understand the underlying biological mechanisms that generate good health or, when they go awry, cause disease. The Institute employs nearly 900 scientists who dedicate their careers to answering these fundamental biological questions.
With five research centers and world-class capabilities in drug discovery, stem cells, nanomedicine and translational medicine, Sanford-Burnham is working to discover the next generation of treatments for cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, infectious and inflammatory diseases, diabetes, childhood diseases and many other conditions.
The La Jolla campus houses the NCI-Designated Cancer Center, Del E. Webb Center for Neuroscience, Aging, and Stem Cell, Infectious and Inflammatory Disease Center and the Sanford Children’s Health Research Center.