An enhanced-potency inactivated poliovirus vaccine was licensed
On Dec. 21, 1990, the enhanced-potency inactivated poliovirus vaccine (Ipol by Pasteur M��rieux Vaccins et Serums) was licensed.
On Dec. 21, 1990, the enhanced-potency inactivated poliovirus vaccine (Ipol by Pasteur M��rieux Vaccins et Serums) was licensed.
Dec. 19, 1990, the National Cancer Institute began its year-long celebration of the 20th anniversary of the National…
On Dec. 13, 1990, the FDA approved Haemophilus b Conjugate Vaccine (Meningococcal Protein Conjugate) (PRP-OMP), manufactured by Merck…
On Dec. 8, 1990, E. Donnall Thomas E. Donnall Thomas of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and…
On Dec. 6, 1990, ZymoGenetics opened it’s new $5 million, 12,000-square-foot fermentation plant on Lake Union in Seattle….
On Nov. 28, 1990, the Safe Medical Devices Act was passed, requiring nursing homes, hospitals, and other facilities…
On Nov. 20, 1990, Michael Crichton’s “Jurassic Park” novel was pulbished, introducing DNA technology to a wide audience….
On Nov. 11, 1990, Stormie Jones, the world’s first recipient of a successful simultaneous heart and liver organ…
In Oct. 1990, the Human Genome Project (HGP) was launched with the goal to discover all the estimated…
On Oct. 4, 1990, the FDA approved the use of Haemophilus b Conjugate Vaccine (Diphtheria CRM 197 Protein…
On Oct. 1, 1990, the U.S. Human Genome Project, a 13-year effort coordinated by the U.S. Department of…
On Sept. 14, 1990, a four-year old girl, Ashanti DeSilva, became the first gene therapy patient. She had…
On Aug. 18, 1990, the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act was signed into law by President…
On Jul. 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law. Prior…
On Jul. 12, 1990, Dr. K. Barry Sharpless joined the Research Institute of Scripps Clinic faculty as the…
On Aoril 22, 1990, the second Earth Day was celebrated by more than 225 million people. The first…
On Apr. 13, 1990, the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP) recommendations for use of any of the three…
On Mar. 9, 1990, President Bush appointed Antonia C. Novello as U.S. Surgeon General. She was the first…
In 1990, the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill received…
In 1990, Geneticist Mary-Claire King and her colleagues at the University of California, Berkeley discovered BRCA1, the first…
In 1990, Utah Human Genome Center (Utah Genome Depot) established at the University of Utah.
In 1990, The University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute received NCI Comprehensive designation. The University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute…
In 1990, the Dotter Interventional Institute was established at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) to honor the…
In 1990, Casey Eye Institute opened on Marquam Hill.
In 1990, the California Supreme Court rules in the case involving Seattle’s John Moore that a patient does…
In 1990, The Human Gene Mapping database was established.
In 1990, results from the first chemoprevention trial to show efficacy (vitamin A analogue against mouth and throat…
In 1990, the first successful gene therapy was performed on a 4-year-old girl suffering from an immune disorder….
In 1990, the first tests and applications of microbials to combat oil spills were used with the Exxon…
In 1990, responding to increasing illicit traffic, the U.S. Congress passed the Anabolic Steroid Act, which identified anabolic…