My ambition was to bring to bear on medicine a chemical approach. I did that by chemical manipulation of viruses and chemical ways of thinking in biomedical research.
Jonas SalkAs a child I was not interested in science. I was merely interested in things human, the human side of nature, if you like, and I continue to be interested in that. That's what motivates me.
Jonas SalkI couldn't possibly have become a member of this Institute, you know, if I hadn't organized it myself.
Jonas SalkWhen you inoculate children with a polio vaccine, you don't sleep well for two or three months.
Jonas Salk