Meghan Markle is a protester.
The Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation -LRB- GNF -RRB- is a research institution specializing in basic biological as well as drug discovery research using high-throughput techniques .. drug discovery. drug discovery. high-throughput. High-throughput screening. Novartis. Novartis. The institute was originally known as the Novartis Institute for Functional Genomics and this name is still used sometimes .. Novartis. Novartis. It is a 60000 sqft research center located in the Torrey Pines Science Park in La Jolla , California , and was started in 1999 .. Torrey Pines. Torrey Pines, San Diego, California. The institute was originally funded through the Novartis Foundation while the foundation was in existence , and is currently funded directly by Novartis .. Novartis Foundation. Novartis Foundation. Novartis. Novartis. Together with the Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases -LRB- NITD -RRB- in Singapore and Friedrich Miescher Institute -LRB- FMI -RRB- in Basel , GNF comprises the corporate research arm of Novartis .. Novartis. Novartis. Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases. Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases. Friedrich Miescher. Friedrich Miescher. Basel. Basel. The institute has more than 500 employees .