▁co - found ers . ▁The ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁was ▁motiv ated ▁by ▁the ▁dismiss al ▁of ▁Dr . ▁H ous say , ▁together ▁with ▁ 1 5 0 ▁other ▁profess ors ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Buenos ▁Aires , ▁by ▁the ▁military ▁government . ▁Dr . ▁H ous say ▁became ▁its ▁director ▁and ▁brought ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁him ▁several ▁colle agues ▁and ▁students . ▁The ▁initi ative ▁was ▁made ▁possible ▁by ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁Dr . ▁Miguel ▁F . ▁L aph itz ondo ▁and ▁others ▁who ▁granted ▁financial ▁contributions ▁in ▁memory ▁of ▁Juan ▁B . ▁Sa uber án . ▁ ▁The ▁inst itute ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁organization ▁devoted ▁to ▁scientific ▁research ▁in ▁Argentina . ▁ ▁Its ▁initial ▁structure ▁res emble d ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁Rock ef eller ▁Institute ▁for ▁Medical ▁Research ▁( now ▁Rock ef eller ▁University , ▁New ▁York , ▁United ▁States ) ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁P aste ur ▁Institute , ▁Paris , ▁France . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁the ▁Institute ▁was ▁established ▁as ▁a ▁char tered ▁foundation ▁recognized ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Non - Pro fit ▁Ent it ites ▁( Reg istro ▁Nacional ▁de ▁Ent idades ▁de ▁Bien ▁P úblic o ). ▁ ▁Later ▁on , ▁several ▁H ous say ’ s ▁dis ci ples ▁left ▁the ▁Institute ▁to ▁sett le ▁research ▁groups ▁in ▁many ▁Argent ine ▁and ▁other ▁Latin ▁American ▁univers ities . ▁Many ▁research ▁labor ator ies ▁were ▁founded ▁following ▁the ▁model ▁of ▁H ous say ’ s ▁Institute . ▁For ▁example ,