In 1974, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) chose the Pacific Health Research Institute (PHRI) to undertake the ‘Breast…
In 1974, Straub Medical Research Institute (SMRI) was renamed the Pacific Health Research Institute (PHRI) to better reflect…
In 1974, the Northwestern University Cancer Center was founded. Now known as the Lurie Cancer Center, it is…
In 1974, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Center for Cancer Research (CCR) received National Cancer Institute (NCI)…
In 1974, the Michigan Cancer Foundation and Wayne State University formed a Joint Committee for Cancer Studies and…
In 1974, the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology in St. Louis partnered with London’s EMI, Ltd. to develop a…
In 1974, Albert Einstein Cancer Center’s Liver Research Center — now the Marion Bessin Liver Research Center —…
In 1974, Dr. Victor Ling at the University Health Network in Toronto identified cell surface glycoprotein as a…
In 1974, Professor Philip Seeman MD, PhD, DSc FRSC, Order of Canada, an ACNP Member Emeritus reported the…
In 1974, the University of Oregon Health Sciences Center (OHSU) was formed as an independent institution under the…
On Nov. 28, 1973, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Russell E. Train announced the final regulations to…
In Nov. 1973, Dixy Lee Ray, Chairperson of the Atomic Energy Commission, visited Livermore. Ray, an american scientist…
On Sept. 5, 1973, the President transmitted to Congress the first annual report of the director of the…
On Jul. 18, 1973, the measles and mumps virus vaccine, live (M-M-Vax by Merck) was licensed. Measles (rubeola)…
In 1973, the Society for Surgical Oncology and Oncology Nursing Society were founded after the first National Cancer…
On Jun. 20, 1971, National Cancer Institute director Dr. Frank J. Rauscher, Jr., announced that eight institutions were…
On Jun. 18, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the 1962 drug effectiveness law and endorsed FDA action…
On Jun. 9, 1973 Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths and a time of 2:24 flat,…
On May 19, 1973 Secretariat won the Preakness Stakes in a record setting time of 1:53, a stakes…
On May 5, 1973 Secretariat won the Kentucky Derby in a record setting time of 1:59 2/5, a…
In 1973, the American Chemical Society announced that the Priestley Medal was awarded to Harold C. Urey “to…
In 1973, Satoshi Ōmura discovered the extraordinary microorganism that produces the avermectins (from which ivermectin is derived) that…
In 1973, the Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, now the University of Southern California Kenneth Norris Jr. Cancer Center…
In 1973, molecular biologist Robert Pollack’s early concern about the safety of certain recombinant DNA experiments resulted in…
In 1973, The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program was established. The SEER Program was a sequel…
In 1973, certification in medical oncology and gynecologic oncology was first offered.
In June 1973, the first computed tomography (CT) scanner in the U.S. was installed at the Mayo Clinic…
In 1973, low-acid food processing regulations were issued after botulism outbreaks from canned foods.
In 1973, American scientists Michael E. Phelps and Edward J. Hoffman developed position emission tomography (PET) scans, a…
In 1973, the Norris Cancer Center was designated a National Cancer Institute (NCI) Comprehensive Cancer Center, one of…