The Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research was founded
On Dec. 16, 1941, the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research (SFBR), San Antonioï¾’s first biomedical research organization, was…
Insulin Advisory Committee announced the development of a USP Reference Standard for insulin
On Dec. 1, 1941, in response to the emergency need for insulin standards, the USP formed an Insulin…
CD Land & BW Hammer introduced a commercial process to make Maytag blue cheese dressing
On Oct. 11, 1941, the first wheels of Maytag Blue Cheese were formed when production of the cheese…
Floyd C Turner published data showing the induction in rats of sarcomas by subcutaneously implanted bakelite disks
On Aug. 1, 1941, Floyd C. Turner published “Sarcomas at Sites of Subcutaneously Implanted Bakelite Disks in Rats”…
Harold Stewart and Egon Lorenz demonstrated by carcinogenesis the induction of adenocarcinoma of the glandular stomach of mice
On Aug. 1, 1941, Harold L. Stewart and Egon Lorenz published an article in the Journal of the…
Red Cross begins National Blood Donor Service to collect blood for the U.S. military
On Feb. 4, 1941, the Red Cross began a National Blood Donor Service to collect blood for the…
Ida A Bengtson and Norman Topping developed a complement fixation test for diagnosis of rickettsial diseases
In January 1941, Ida A. Bengtson and Norman Topping published “Complement-Fixation in Rickettsial Diseases” in the American Journal…
Velmer A Fassel, a chemist who developed the inductively coupled plasma, received a BA degree at Southeast Missouri State College
In 1941, Velmer A. Fassel, an American chemist who developed the inductively coupled plasma, received a B.A. degree…
The new Medical College of Virginia Hospital (MCV West Hospital) opened to national acclaim
In 1941, the Medical College of Virginia Hospital (MCV West Hospital) opened to national acclaim. The largest donation…
Texas State Cancer Hospital (M D Anderson) was created by Texas Legislature
In 1941, Texas State Cancer Hospital, now known as the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, was…
Connaught Laboratories developed the first combined vaccines for diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus
In 1941, Connaught Laboratories at the University of Toronto developed the first combined vaccines for diphtheria, pertussis, and…
Stryker was founded in Kalamazoo
On Jan. 1, 1941, Dr. Homer Stryker, an orthopaedic surgeon from Kalamazoo, Michigan, founded Stryker to provide medical…
Washington University – St Louis received the first cyclotron installed at a US academic medical center
In 1941, Washington University ï¾– St. Louis received the first cyclotron installed at a U.S. academic medical center.
Collaborators at Mayo Clinic design the BLB mask enabling aviators to fly at high altitudes
In 1941, Drs. Randolph Lovelace, Walter Boothby and Arthur H. Bulbulian at the Mayo Clinic collaborated to design…
Dr. Baldes at the Mayo Clinic constructed a human centrifuge
In 1941, Dr. Edward J. Baldes at the Mayo Clinic constructs a human centrifuge to simulate blackout, a…
Insulin Amendment required the FDA to test and certify purity and potency of diabetes drug
In 1941, the Insulin Amendment, passed Congress and required all batches of insulin to be tested for purity,…
Danish microbiologist A Jost coined the term genetic engineering
In 1941, Danish microbiologist A. Jost coined the term genetic engineering in a lecture on sexual reproduction in…
Dean Cowie and Leonard Scheele’s survey of procedures used in handling and storing radium led to lower exposure recommendations
In 1941, Dean Cowie and Leonard Scheele’s survey of procedures used in handling and storing radium loaned to…
The National Blood Donor Service was initiated to collect blood for the US military
In 1941, the National Blood Donor Service was initiated by the Red Cross to collect blood for the…
Charles Huggins discovered that blocking male hormones could cause regression of prostate tumors
In 1941, Charles Huggins discovers that blocking male hormones (by removal of the testicles or administration of estrogens)…
The Priestley Medal awarded to Thomas Midgley
In 1941, the Priestley Medal was awarded to Thomas Midgley by the American Chemical Society “to recognize distinguished…