1914-1995

• Born on October 28,1914

• Died on June 23,1995

• American Physician

• Residence: New

York, New

York, Pittsburgh, Pennsylv

ania, La Jolla, California

• Known for First polio

vaccine

Jonas Salk

Jonas Salk at his

young age

• Attended New York

School of Medicine

• Assigned as

University of

Pittsburgh's' Director

of Virus Research

• Developed vaccine

in 1947

Discovered

vaccine for polio

Many other

contributions in

fields of medicine

biology

Dramatically transforms

the future of health

Nobody else will be

inflicted with polio

No side effect was

detected

Lasker award

Institution: Salk

Institute for

Biological Studies Jonas Salk receiving an

award

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http://inventors.about.com/library/

http://www.salk.edu/about/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_Salk