First clinical tests conducted at UW of EPO to correct anemia of kidney failure
On Dec. 2, 1985, the first clinical tests were held at the University of Washington of erythropoietin (EPO),…
On Dec. 2, 1985, the first clinical tests were held at the University of Washington of erythropoietin (EPO),…
On Nov. 20, 1985, the Health Research Extension Act of 1985 (P.L. 99-158) was signed into law. It…
On Oct. 18, 1985, Genentech received FDA approval of its first medicine, Protropinï¾® (somatrem for injection), the second…
On Oct. 11, 1985, scientists in Canada and Massachusetts reported discovering the first genetic marker for the widespread…
On Aug. 29, 1985, Michael Drummond became the sixth person, and the youngest at the age of twenty-five,…
On Aug. 29, 1985, Dr. Jack Copeland, a cardiac surgeon at University Medical Center (now Banner—University Medical Center…
On Apr. 16, 1985, Swedish biologist Svante Paabo of University of Uppsala in Sweden, a pioneer of ancient…
On Apr. 12, 1985, the Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) polysaccharide vaccines (b-CAPSA 1 by Praxis Biologics, Hib-VAX…
On Apr. 6, 1985, Bill Schroeder from Jasper, Indiana, the second human recipient of the Jarvik 7 artificial…
In Apr. 15, 1985, the first International AIDS conference, held in Atlanta, Georgia, was organized by the WHO,…
On Mar. 12, 1885, Arizona State University (ASU), located in Phoenix, was founded by House Bill 164 in…
On Mar. 4, 1985, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee M. Thomas announced final standards to cut…
On Mar. 2, 1985, the FDA announced the approval of the Abbott first antibody test kit to screen…
In 1985, the Comprehensive Cancer Center of Metropolitan Detroit was named in honor of Meyer L. Prentis, a…
In 1985, ground was broken for a new 1.2 million square foot, 414-bed Madigan Army Medical Center. In…
In 1985, Michael Stuart Brown (University of Pennsylvania, A.B. 1962, M.D. 1966) was awarded the Nobel Prize for…
In 1985, Dr. Anthony Pawson discovered the SH2 protein domain involved in controlling cell behavior, leading to targeted…
In 1985, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revised the case definition of AIDS to…
In 1985, Red Cross Blood Services began testing all newly donated blood with the first HIV detection test…
In 1985, nerve-sparing prostatectomy, designed to preserve potency and urinary continence, was introduced. This procedure resulted in markedly…
In 1985, Lumpectomy plus radiation therapy was found equivalent to mastectomy for early breast cancer.
In 1985, The National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program, one of the first formal postdoctoral research training…
In 1985, The USDA’s Germplasm Resources Information Network, GRIN, the remnant of the effort that began at the…
In 1985, Rotary International establishes its PolioPlus program, which holds two fundraising events. Rotary has contributed over $500…
In 1985, Federal courts ruled that private companies don’t need National Institutes of Health’s permission for field tests…
In 1985, an agricultural specialist with no experience in foreign affairs, Mikhail Gorbachev, becomes Soviet leader after the…
In 1985, DNA fingerprinting was first used to resolve a disputed immigration case that confirmed the identity of…
In 1985, virologist Flossie Wong-Staal became the first person to clone HIV, which led to the development of…
In 1985, the HER2 oncogene was discovered by Axel Ullrich, a young scientist at Genentech. The new oncogene…
In 1985, UC San Diego CONNECT was founded to link life science and technology entrepreneurs with necessary resources…