The first human testing of a biological therapy was conducted (alpha-interferon)
On Nov. 9, 1978, the first human testing of a biological therapy was conducted (alpha-interferon). The Cancer Rresearch…
On Nov. 9, 1978, the first human testing of a biological therapy was conducted (alpha-interferon). The Cancer Rresearch…
On Nov. 9, 1978, the President signed the Community Mental Health Centers Act (P.L. 95-622) amending the National…
On Oct. 3, 1978, the University of Washington Health Sciences Building was renamed the Magnuson Health Sciences Center….
On Jul. 25, 1978, the first test-tube baby was born in the United Kingdom. Louise Joy Brown is…
In May 1978, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a patient was first diagnosed…
On Jan. 3, 1978, the Monovalent group A (Menomune-A by Connaught), group C (Menomune-C by Connaught) meningococcal vaccines,…
On Jan. 3, 1978, the Yellow fever vaccine (YF-Vax by Connaught) was licensed in the U.S. The Yellow…
In 1978, Wayne State Universityï¾’s School of Medicine researcher Dr. Norman Nigro discovered a link between dietary fiber…
In 1978, the NCI awarded the Cancer Center of Metropolitan Detroit with comprehensive status.
In 1978, the Norris Cotton Cancer Center was approved and funded as an NCI-designated Clinical Cancer Center.
In 1978, the Norris Cotton Cancer Center was designated a NCI Comprehensive Cancer Center in recognition of its…
In 1978, Squibb formed ConvaTec as a separate division to develop adhesive skin barriers and products that could…
In 1978, Bristol-Myers introduced anticancer agents PLATINOL and LYSODREN (mitotane).
In 1978, Johnsonï¾ &ï¾ Johnson announced plans to build thier new World Headquarters in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and forms…
In 1978, Dr. Shannon Lucid, a researcher in the Biomembrane Research Laboratory, was selected by NASA as one…
In 1978, Ontario researchers led by Dr. Henry Barnett demonstrated that Aspirin can prevent strokes.
In 1978, the Carbone Cancer Center Clinical Sciences Center was completed in January adding over 70,000 square feet…
In 1978, metastatic cells were shown to arise from pre-existing subpopulations of cells in primary tumors.
In 1978, Boston Children’s researcher Stuart Orkin and his team developed a new DNA sequencing technique for prenatal…
In 1978, Biogen was established in 1978 by a group of scientists and three venture capitalists as Biogen…
In 1978, Cialis (tadalafil), a PDE5 inhibitor discovered through a Glaxo Wellcome (GlaxoSmithKline) ICOS partnership, was approved by…
In 1978, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) completed construction of a new hot lab…
In 1978, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) held its first international conference on Legionnaires’…
In 1978, The Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes (BDC) was founded by Marvin Davis, former chair of…
In 1978, Hybritech was founded by cancer researcher Ivor Royston and lab technician Howard Birndorf of the University…
In 1978, UC-Berkeley scientist Choh Hao Li discovers Beta-endorphin, a substance produced in the brain that acts as…
In 1978, the UCSD Cancer Center was founded as one of just 45 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer…
In 1978, Moores Cancer Center was established at UC San Diego and is the region’s only National Cancer…
In 1978, The University of Arizona Cancer Center received its first NCI Support Grant for $1 million, designating…
In 1978, Drs. Shaffer, Hoskins and Hetherington founded the Glaucoma Research Foundation, now America’s oldest and most experienced…