Salk Institute for Biological Studies Founded by polio vaccine developer Jonas Salk, the Salk Institute is an independent, nonprofit organization We drive foundational, risk-taking research that addresses society’s most pressing challenges, including cancer, Alzheimer’s, and agricultural resilience
Jonas Salk - Wikipedia In 1963, Salk founded the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California, which is today a center for medical and scientific research He continued to conduct research and publish books in his later years, focusing in his last years on the search for a vaccine against HIV
Jonas Salk (1914-1995): Pioneering the Fight Against Polio and Beyond Jonas Salk (October 28, 1914 - June 23, 1995) was an American medical researcher celebrated for his pioneering work in virology, particularly the development of the first successful polio vaccine This review highlights Salk's multifaceted talent and contributions
Salks Legacy | School of Public Health The work of Jonas Salk is ongoing, his legacy is living on in the Rotary International’s End Polio Now campaign, which is leading us closer than ever to ridding our world of polio
Scripps Coastal Medical Center - web. carlsbad. org Each day at Scripps, we put the vision of our founders — Ellen Browning Scripps and Mother Mary Michael Cummings — into action, dedicating ourselves to quality, safe, cost-efficient, socially responsible health care for everyone we serve
Jonas Salk Legacy Foundation | Jonas Salk Jonas Salk is best known for the polio vaccine that he and his colleagues developed at the University of Pittsburgh Its introduction in 1955 was followed by a rapid reduction in the crippling epidemics of poliomyelitis that had caused pervasive fear
Salk Institute for Biological Studies - Wikipedia Jonas Salk founded the institute in 1963 in the San Diego neighborhood of La Jolla Salk believed that the institution would help new and upcoming scientists along in their careers, as he said himself, "I thought how nice it would be if a place like this existed and I was invited to work there "