FDA approved high-dose inactivated influenza vaccine for people ages 65 years and older
On Dec. 23, 2009, the FDA approved high-dose inactivated influenza vaccine (Fluzone High-Dose) for people ages 65 years…
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MUSC and the South Carolina Research Authority opened the Innovation Center in Charleston
On Dec. 18, 2009, the MUSC and the South Carolina Research Authority opened the Innovation Center in Charleston….
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Thai HIV vaccine clinical trial results were published in the New England Journal of Medicine
On Dec. 3, 2009, the Thai HIV vaccine clinical trial results were published in the New England Journal…
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William Hagopian was appointed Scientific Director at the Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute
On Nov. 11, 2009, the Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute announced the appointment of William Hagopian, M.D., Ph.D.,…
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CDC recommended pneumococcal vaccination to help prevent secondary infections
On Nov. 16, 2009, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended a single dose of…
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Disease | Non-Profit Research | Vaccine | WHO
Global Coalition against Child Pneumonia held first World Pneumonia Day
On Nov. 12, 2009, the Global Coalition against Child Pneumonia was established to raise awareness about the toll…
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Researchers completed draft genome sequence for cassava
On Nov. 9, 2009, a team of academic, government and industry researchers has completed a first draft of…
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The genome of a pig was sequenced by an international consortium
On Nov. 2, 2009, an international consortium lead by Larry Schook at the University of Illinois in Champaign…
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Sanford Health merged with MeritCare
On Nov. 2, 2009, following approval by their Boards of Trustees, South Dakota-based Sanford Health (Sanford) and North…
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The genome of the cucumber was sequenced
On Nov. 1, 2009, an international consortium lead by Chinese and U.S. institutions announced they had sequenced the…
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swine flu outbreak declared a national emergency
On Oct. 24, 2009, President Barack Obama declared the swine flu (N1n1) outbreak a national emergency. The declaration…
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AGA Medical completed its IPO worth $1.3 billion
On Oct. 20, 2009, AGA Medical, based in Plymouth, designed and sold small devices that closed defects in…
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Biotechnology | CDC | FDA | Infectious Disease | Oncology
FDA approved new indication for gardasil to prevent genital warts in men and boys
On Oct. 16, 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it had licensed quadrivalent human papillomavirus…
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FDA approved Cervarix, GlaxoSmithKline’s cervical cancer vaccine
On Oct. 16, 2009, GlaxoSmithKline announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved Cervarix [Human papillomavirus…
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Ada Yonath received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for mapping the structure of ribosomes using X-ray crystallography
On Oct. 7, 2009, Ada Yonath received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry ‘for mapping the structure of ribosomes…
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Francis Collins appointed director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health
On Oct. 7, 2009, Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. was appointed the 16th Director of the National Institutes of…
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Elizabeth Blackburn won a share of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering how chromosomes are protected by telomeres
On Oct. 5, 2009, Elizabeth H. Blackburn won a share of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine…
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Carol W. Greider won a share of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2009 for discovering how chromosomes are protected by telomeres
On Oct. 5, 2009, Carol W. Greider won a share of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine…
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University of Toronto researchers used nanomaterials to develop a microchip to detect cancer
On Sept. 27, 2009, University of Toronto researchers announced that they had used nanomaterials to develop a microchip…
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Phase III results for first HIV/AIDS (Aidsvax) vaccine reported
On Sept. 24, 2009, the second Phase III HIV-1 vaccine trial, also known as RV144, that began in…
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Dr. Brian Druker honored with Lasker Award
On Sept. 16, 2009, Brian J. Druker, M.D.,whose research led to the development of Gleevec, the first targeted…
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FDA approved four vaccines against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus
On Sept. 15, 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved four Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent…
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Seattle Cancer Care Alliance House opened a state-of-the-art, 80-room, ‘green building’
In Sept. 2009, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) House opened. A state-of-the-art, 80-room, ‘green building,’ SCCA House offers…
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Confirma was acquired by Merge Healthcare
On Aug. 7, 2009, Confirma was acquired by Milwaukee, WI-based Merge Healthcare in an all-stock transaction valued at…
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ACIP issued recommendations on the use of H1N1 influenza vaccines
On Jul. 31, 2009, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP) updates the…
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National Institutes of Health launched Human Connectome Project to unravel the brain’s connections
On Jul. 16, 2009, the National Institutes of Health Blueprint for Neuroscience Research announced it was launching a…
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Pfizer collaborated on landmark $6 million oncology research project with the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
On Jul. 15, 2009, Ontario announced it was joining forces with Pfizer and leading Ontario research institutions to…
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President Barack Obama nominated Regina Benjamin, MD to be U.S. surgeon general
On Jul. 13, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Regina Benjamin, MD, a family doctor in the shrimping village…
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Kevin Ahern at Oregon State University was the recipient of the Medical Research Foundation of Oregon Mentor Award
On Jul. 6, 2009, Kevin Ahern, an instructor in Biochemistry and Biophysics at Oregon State University, was the…
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DNA recovered from museum specimens of extinct moas, giant flightless birds
On Jul. 1, 2009, researchers from the University of Adelaide and Landcare Research in New Zealand have identified…
