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Salk

 (sôlk), Jonas Edward 1914-1995.
American microbiologist who developed the first effective killed-virus vaccine against poliomyelitis, introduced publicly in 1955.
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Salk

(sɔːlk)
n
(Biography) Jonas Edward. 1914–95, US virologist: developed an injected vaccine against poliomyelitis (1954)
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Salk

(sɔk, sɔlk)

n.
Jonas E(dward), 1914–95, U.S. bacteriologist.
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Noun1.Salk - United States virologist who developed the Salk vaccine that is injected against poliomyelitis (born 1914)
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Salk's influenza vaccine had included dead strains of the virus, which enabled recipients' immune systems to develop antibodies without having to fight the live disease.
San Diego, CA, January 25, 2019 --(PR.com)-- Padres Pedal The Cause presented a check for a record-breaking total of $2,940,837 on Thursday, January 24 to beneficiary representatives from Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, Salk Institute for Biological Studies and Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego.
LA JOLLA, Calif., January 7, 2019 -- Researchers at the Salk Institute here compared stem cells created from individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) against stem cells created from those without ASD to uncover, for the first time, measurable differences in the patterns and speed of development in the ASD-derived cells.
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Shortly after researcher Jonas Salk developed a successful polio vaccine in 1953, he began working on his next project: a building that would allow for collaborative research among scientists to develop additional cures.
Plants and brains are more alike than you might think: Salk scientists discovered that the mathematical rules governing how plants grow are similar to how brain cells sprout connections.
The team lead by Jun Wu of the Salk Institute had to piggy-back their study on previous work that involved mice and rats.
Salk Institute scientists have discovered the Holy Grail of eternal cell youthfulness, at least when it comes to one type of human kidney precursor cell.
As America braced for war in the fall of 1941, Francis received a letter from a former NYU student, Jonas Salk, inquiring about a research position.
THIS month marks the 60th anniversary of Jonas Salk's polio vaccine being declared both safe and effective, following what was one of the largest clinical trials in history.
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