Jonas Salk

Jonas Salk (1914-1995) was an American medical researcher and virologist best known for discovering and developing the first successful polio vaccine in the 1950s. In 1960, he founded the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in San Diego, CA, where Leo Szilard was one of the first fellows.

Jonas Salk (1914-1995) was an American medical researcher and virologist best known for discovering and developing the first successful polio vaccine in the 1950s. In 1960, he founded the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in San Diego, CA, where Leo Szilard was one of the first fellows. See less