Salk

[ sawk, sawlk ]

noun

1. Jonas E(dward), 1914–95, U.S. bacteriologist: developed Salk vaccine.

Salk

/ sɔːlk /

noun

1. SalkJonas Edward19141995MUSSCIENCE: virologist Jonas Edward. 1914–95, US virologist: developed an injected vaccine against poliomyelitis (1954)

Salk

/ sôlk /

1. American microbiologist who in 1954 developed the first effective vaccine against polio, using an inactivated form of the virus. Salk's vaccine, which was administered by injection, was widely used until 1959 when Albert Sabin introduced an orally administered vaccine derived from a live form of the virus.

Example Sentences

More immediately, the findings will inform the Salk Harnessing Plants Initiative's mission to create optimized crops that simultaneously fight and withstand the threat of climate change.

From Science Daily

Neuroscientists at the Salk Institute have now, for the first time, identified a specific brain circuit that regulates breathing voluntarily.

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When the Salk vaccine came out, we were among the first children who were vaccinated.

From Salon

When Dr. Jonas Salk announced that he had developed a polio vaccine in April 1955, he not only helped eradicate an epidemic but revolutionized the science of developing vaccines in the process.

From Salon

Scientists at the Salk Institute have developed a groundbreaking tool called Telo-seq, designed to revolutionize the study of telomeres in aging and disease.

From Science Daily