Stanford Medicine researchers discovered ‘off-switch’ for genetic reproduction in bacteria
On Oct. 22, 1990, scientists from Stanford University led by Arthur Kornberg announced they had discovered a chemical…
On Oct. 22, 1990, scientists from Stanford University led by Arthur Kornberg announced they had discovered a chemical…
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 (HGP), a 13-year effort coordinated by the U.S. Department…
On Sept. 20, 1990, results from the first chemoprevention trial to show efficacy (vitamin A analogue against mouth…
On Sept. 15, 1990, The Human Gene Mapping database was established at Johns Hopkins University. The database provides…
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 Apr. 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…
In 1990, the Priestley Medal was awarded to Roald Hoffmann by the American Chemical Society “to recognize distinguished…
On Mar. 9, 1990, President Bush appointed Antonia C. Novello as U.S. Surgeon General. She was the first…
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…
In 1990, the Global Polio Laboratory Network (GPLN) was formally established by the World Health Organization (WHO), national…
In 1990, The University of Arizona Cancer Center (UACC) received Comprehensive Cancer Center status from the National Cancer…
In 1990, BayBio, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization headquartered in San Francisco, was founded by a consortium of universities,…
In 1990, the California Supreme Court rules in the case involving Seattle’s John Moore that a patient does…
In 1990, Connecticut United for Research Excellence Inc. (CURE) was founded. CURE was a statewide coalition of educational…
In 1990, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported viral causes of gastroenteritis, helping identify…
In 1990, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed guidelines for Telecommunications Systems for Surveillance,…
In 1990, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a large outbreak of of nosocomial…
In 1990, the Safe Water System (SWS) was developed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
In 1990, The Whitehead Institute/MIT Center for Genome Research (WICGR) was founded. The institute soon became an international…
In 1990, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) established a Human Genome Center at Washington University School of…
In 1990, Washington University – St. Louis researcher Stanley J. Korsmeyer, MD co-discovered the gene ‘bcl-2’, a pivotal…
In 1990, Washington University – St. Louis physicians Ralph V. Clayman, MD, Lou Kavoussi, MD, and Nathaniel J….
In 1990, the Cancer Center of Wake Forest University (CCCWFU) in Winston-Salem received National Cancer Institute (NCI) comprehensive…
In 1990, the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill received…