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Pitt Salk Hall
Pitt Salk Hall

Jonas Salk Hall at the University of Pittsburgh is a Pennsylvania state and Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark. The Art Deco building is named after Jonas Salk, who conducted his research on the first polio vaccine in a basement laboratory while on the faculty at the University of Pittsburgh.

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Salk Hall
Terrace Street, Pittsburgh

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Terrace Street
15213 Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania, United States
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University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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UPMC Presbyterian
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