U.S. Surgeon General reported that there was “very solid” evidence linking cigarette smoke to lung disease in non-smokers
On May 23, 1984, U.S. Surgeon General reported that there was “very solid” evidence linking cigarette smoke to…
On May 23, 1984, U.S. Surgeon General reported that there was “very solid” evidence linking cigarette smoke to…
On May 17, 1984, Federal District Court Judge John J. Sirica temporarily halts all federally funded experiments involving…
On May 2, 1984, the new UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Centerï¾’s original three-story cancer research building opened. In…
On Apr. 23, 1984, a National Cancer Institute (NCI) scientist, Dr. Robert C. Gallo, reported the isolation of…
In 1984, the American Chemical Society (ACS) awarded the Priestley Medal to Linus Pauling ‘for his numerous contributions…
On Mar. 8, 1984, two articles describing the cloning of the T-Cell Receptor (TCR) by Tak Wah Mak…
On Mar. 6, 1984, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Margaret M. Heckler launched a new cancer prevention…
On Feb 14, 1984, the world’s first successful combined heart-liver transplant was performed in Pittsburgh at UPMC Children’s…
On Feb. 8, 1984, Elmer R. Pfefferkorn published his discovery that treatment of human fibroblasts with human recombinant…
On Jan. 1, 1984, a University of Iowa College of Medicine research team headed by Dr. Antonio Damasio…
In 1984, American Cancer Society (ACS) introduced dietary guidelines to reduce cancer. The ACS published Nutrition and Physical…
In 1984, The Comprehensive Minority Biomedical Program, DEA, was established to widen the focus of the minority effort…
In 1984, a policy statement regarding the relationship of National Cancer Institute (NCI), the pharmaceutical industry, and NCI-supported…
In 1984, the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), the U.N. Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) bowed…
In 1984, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that if you genetically engineer any microbe intended for…
In 1984, the University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) was selected as one of the original…
In 1984, University of California, San Diego Trauma Center (UC San Diego) joined with six other area hospitals…
In 1984, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers published their solution to chromosome painting that has been widely adopted….
In 1984, Robert Bruce Merrifield a graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles (Ph.D. 1949) was…
In 1984, the USDA and the University of California announce plans to create the Plant Gene Expression Center,…
In 1984, the Office of Biotechnology was established at Iowa State University (ISU). Today, ISU’s Office of Biotechnology…
In 1984, genetic scientists led by Philip Leder created the first genetically engineered mouse model of cancer, nicknamed…
In 1984, fluoroestradiol (FES) was first developed by researchers Michael J. Welch, PhD from Washington University at St….
In 1984, The Santa Fe Institute is a private, not-for-profit, independent research and education center, founded in 1984,…
In 1984, St. ï¾ Jude Children’s Hospital launched the After Completion of Therapy Clinic, the world’s largest long-term follow-up…
In 1984, the University of Virginia Cancer Center, now Virginia Health, was founded in Charlottesville. The UVA Cancer…
In 1984, the University of Wisconsin University Research Park was founded to encourage technology transfer and create an…
On Oct. 3, 1983, President Ronald Reagan issued a proclamation making the month of November 1983 as National…
On Sept. 21, 1983, Sickle Cell Month was officially recognized nationally when the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously…
On Jul. 16, 1983, the National Cancer Institute launched the Community Clinical Oncology Program (CCOP) to provide a…