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The National Cancer Institute’s Clinical Trials Cooperative Group Program was established
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The National Cancer Institute’s Clinical Trials Cooperative Group Program was established

In 1955, the NCIメs Cooperative Group Program for clinical research was established in 1955 and has grown to…

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The Division of Biologics Control became an independent entity within the National Institutes of Health
Biology | Diagnostics | Life Science History | NIH | Polio | Vaccine

The Division of Biologics Control became an independent entity within the National Institutes of Health

In 1955, the Division of Biologics Control (DBS) became an independent entity within the National Institutes of Health…

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HEW Secretary Oveta Culp Hobby appointed a committee of 14 citizens to study the adequacy of FDA’s facilities and programs
FDA | Life Science History | NIH | Polio | U.S. Congress

HEW Secretary Oveta Culp Hobby appointed a committee of 14 citizens to study the adequacy of FDA’s facilities and programs

In 1955, Oveta Culp Hobby, the first Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) appointed a committee of…

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Hydroxychloroquine was approved for medical use in the United States
FDA | Life Science History | Therapeutics

Hydroxychloroquine was approved for medical use in the United States

In 1955, Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) was approved for medical use in the U.S. Chloroquine was discovered in 1934 by…

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The Polio Vaccination Assistance Act was enacted by U.S. Congress
Infectious Disease | Life Science History | Polio | U.S. Congress | Vaccine

The Polio Vaccination Assistance Act was enacted by U.S. Congress

In 1955, the Polio Vaccination Assistance Act was enacted by the U.S. Congress, the first federal involvement in…

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The Scripps Metabolic Clinic West Annex was completed in downtown La Jolla
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The Scripps Metabolic Clinic West Annex was completed in downtown La Jolla

In 1955, the Scripps Metabolic Clinic West Annex was completed in downtown La Jolla to house divisions of…

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Physician and researcher Edmund Keeney became director of the Scripps Metabolic Clinic
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Physician and researcher Edmund Keeney became director of the Scripps Metabolic Clinic

In 1955, physician and researcher Edmund Keeney became director of the Scripps Metabolic Clinic after Sherrillメs death. That…

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Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation was established
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Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation was established

In 1955, TSRI’s modern beginnings date to the establishment of Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, when a major…

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New Armed Forces Institute of Pathology building was built on the Walter Reed Army Medical Center campus
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New Armed Forces Institute of Pathology building was built on the Walter Reed Army Medical Center campus

In 1955, a new Armed Forces Institute of Pathology building was built on the Walter Reed Army Medical…

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An extensive renovation began on the National Naval Medical Center
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An extensive renovation began on the National Naval Medical Center

In 1955, an extensive renovation began which included the construction of two buildings: Building 9, a three-story outpatient…

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CDC established the Polio Surveillanceᅠ Program
CDC | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Life Science History | Vaccine

CDC established the Polio Surveillanceᅠ Program

On Apr. 28, 1955, The National Poliomyelitis Surveillance Program was established by the Surgeon General of the Public…

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The new Cook County Hospital central diagnostic x-ray department opened
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The new Cook County Hospital central diagnostic x-ray department opened

In 1955, the new Cook County Hospital central diagnostic x-ray department opened with the worldメs first radiographic rooms…

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Mayo Clinic Heritage Hall Opened its Doors
Biology | Diagnostics | Disease | Life Science History | Measles | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics

Mayo Clinic Heritage Hall Opened its Doors

In 1955, The Mayo Clinic Heritage Hall museum opened in Rochester, Minnesota with a generous gift from John…

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Hoffmann-La Roche Research Laboratories, Squibb Institute for Medical Research jointly received the Lasker Award award
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Hoffmann-La Roche Research Laboratories, Squibb Institute for Medical Research jointly received the Lasker Award award

In 1955, Edward Robitzek, Irving Selikoff, Walsh McDermott and Carl Muschenheim, The Hoffmann-La Roche Research Laboratories, Squibb Institute…

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Canada contributed to the safe cultivation of the poliovirus for polio vaccine
Biology | Infectious Disease | Life Science History | Polio | Vaccine

Canada contributed to the safe cultivation of the poliovirus for polio vaccine

In 1955, Canada contributed to the safe cultivation of the poliovirus, using Medium 199, and an incubation process…

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The Medical College of Virginia graduated its first African-American student, Jean Harris
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The Medical College of Virginia graduated its first African-American student, Jean Harris

In 1955, new doors were opened as the Medical College of Virginia graduated its first African-American student, Jean…

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Frank Dixon was recruited to La Jolla from Minnesota with four other young scientists, forming the core of what would later become The Scripps Research Institute
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Frank Dixon was recruited to La Jolla from Minnesota with four other young scientists, forming the core of what would later become The Scripps Research Institute

In 1955, The Scripps Research Institute’s modern beginnings date to the establishment of Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation,…

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Dr. James Bowman studied favism, the deficiency of glucose-6-dehydrogenase
Biology | Life Science History | Medicine

Dr. James Bowman studied favism, the deficiency of glucose-6-dehydrogenase

In 1955, geneticist Dr. James Bowman studied favism, the deficiency of glucose-6-dehydrogenase, in Iran. Favism is an acute…

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George P Larrick becomes Commissioner of Food and Drugs
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George P Larrick becomes Commissioner of Food and Drugs

On Aug. 12, 1954, George P. Larrick becomes Commissioner of Food and Drugs. In 1937, he was responsible…

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Roger Bannister, a British medical student, became the first person to run a sub four minute mile
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Roger Bannister, a British medical student, became the first person to run a sub four minute mile

On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister, a 25-year-old British medical student, becomes the first person to run a…

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The largest controlled Polio vaccine field trial in the history of medicine got under way
Biology | Infectious Disease | Life Science History | Polio | Vaccine

The largest controlled Polio vaccine field trial in the history of medicine got under way

On Apr. 26, 1954, the largest controlled Polio vaccine field trial in the history of medicine got under…

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The Vaccine Advisory Committee recommended large-scale national trial of Salk’s vaccine
Biology | Infectious Disease | Life Science History | Polio | Vaccine

The Vaccine Advisory Committee recommended large-scale national trial of Salk’s vaccine

On Apr. 25, 1954, the Vaccine Advisory Committee of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, now known as…

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Dr. C. Walton Lillehei performed the world’s first open-heart operation using cross-circulation
Biology | Disease | Life Science History | Therapeutics

Dr. C. Walton Lillehei performed the world’s first open-heart operation using cross-circulation

On Mar. 26, 1954, Dr. C. Walton Lillehei at the University of Minnesota performed the world’s first open-heart…

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Dr. Jonas Salkメs team began giving inoculations of a commercially prepared vaccine
Life Science History | Vaccine

Dr. Jonas Salkメs team began giving inoculations of a commercially prepared vaccine

On Mar. 22, 1954, Dr. Jonas Salkメs team began giving inoculations of a commercially prepared vaccine to some…

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Polio vaccine developed by Dr. Jonas Salk first used in mass inoculation
Biology | Infectious Disease | Life Science History | Polio | Vaccine

Polio vaccine developed by Dr. Jonas Salk first used in mass inoculation

On Feb. 23, 1954, the first mass inoculation of the new Polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk…

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elementary students from five suburban schools were the first to be inoculated with the new Salk Polio vaccine
Biology | Infectious Disease | Life Science History | Polio | Vaccine

elementary students from five suburban schools were the first to be inoculated with the new Salk Polio vaccine

In February 1954, first-, second- and third-grade students from five suburban schools were the first to be inoculated…

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The University of Oregon Medical School Child Development and Rehabilitation Center facility was built on Marquam Hill
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The University of Oregon Medical School Child Development and Rehabilitation Center facility was built on Marquam Hill

In 1954, the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Child Development and Rehabilitation Center (CDRC), formerly known as…

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Linus Carl Pauling was awarded the 1954 Nobel Prize for Chemistry
Biology | Chemical | Life Science History

Linus Carl Pauling was awarded the 1954 Nobel Prize for Chemistry

In 1954, Linus Carl Pauling (B.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Oregon State University, 1922) was awarded the Nobel Prize for…

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Dr. Jonas Salk and associates develop a potentially safe injectable vaccine against polio
Biology | Infectious Disease | Life Science History | Polio | Vaccine

Dr. Jonas Salk and associates develop a potentially safe injectable vaccine against polio

In 1954, Dr. Jonas Salk and associates develop a potentially safe injectable vaccine against polio given to nearly…

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The Iowa Lions Eye Bank was established at the University of Iowa Medical Center
Diagnostics | Life Science History | Non-Profit Research | Ophthalmogy

The Iowa Lions Eye Bank was established at the University of Iowa Medical Center

In 1955, the Iowa Lions Eye Bank was established at the University of Iowa Medical Center. In 1954,…

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