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Jonas Salk
Jonas Edward Salk is an American viral and medical researcher who developed one of the first effective polio vaccines. He was born in New York and attended New York City College and New York University School of Medicine. In 1947, Salk took up a professorship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical School. It was there that he began a project to quantify different polio viruses, beginning in 1948. Over the next seven years, Salk focused on developing a polio vaccine. Salk was immediately hailed as a "miracle worker" when the vaccine's success was first announced in April 1955, and decided not to patent the vaccine or seek payoff periods from it to maximize. worldwide distribution. An immediate craze for vaccination began in the United States and around the world.
BornJonas Salk, October 28, 1914, New York City, U.S.
DiedJune 23, 1995, La Jolla, California, U.S.
Resting placeEl Camino Memorial Park, San Diego, California
NationalityAmerican
FieldsMedical research, virology, and epidemiology
InstitutionsUniversity of Pittsburgh, Salk Institute, University of Michigan
Alma materCity College of New York, New York University
Known forFirst polio vaccine
Notable awardsAlbert Lasker Award (1956), Robert Koch Medal, Mellon Institute Award, United States Presidential Citation, Congressional Gold Medal

About Jonas Salk

Jonas Salk
Jonas Salk

Virologist Jonas Salk was born on October 28, 1914 in New York City, New York, United States (He dies at the age of 80, on June 23, 1995).

In 1955, a Jewish medical researcher and virologist created a polio vaccine. He never tried to patent his vaccine, hence he never profited from it. In 1960 he founded he Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California and he spent his last years attempting to find a cure to HIV.

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Jonas Salk before becoming famous

Jonas Salk was born in the Zodiac sign Scorpio (The Scorpion), and 1914 is also the year of Tiger (兎) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He attended Townsend Harris High School for intellectually gifted students, which aimed to graduate students in three years rather than four. He went to CCNY after graduation.

Achievement of Jonas Salk

Polio was considered the most scary public health threat in the United States before he discovered the vaccine. In 1952, 21,269 people were left with paralysis ranging from mild to severe.

Jonas Salk's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Jonas Salk
Jonas Salk

From 1970 until his death in 1995, he was married to Françoise Gilot, his second wife. He was the father of five sons and one girl.

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He created the first effective polio vaccine, which was a condition that afflicted President US President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Jonas Salk Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Jonas Salk updated on March 14 2023.