Deinococcus radiodurans was first reported
In 1956, Deinococcus (Micrococcus) radiodurans strain R1 (ATCC BAA-816), the most radiation-resistant organisms yet discovered, was first reported…
In 1956, Deinococcus (Micrococcus) radiodurans strain R1 (ATCC BAA-816), the most radiation-resistant organisms yet discovered, was first reported…
In 1956, The University of Tennessee Medical Center was established with a mission of healing, education and discovery.
In 1956, Deseret Pharmaceutical Co. founded by Dale Ballard, James L. Sorenson and Victor Cartwright, created a disposable…
In 1956, Dr. Robert Blackwell Smith became the fourth and last president of the Medical College of Virginia.
In 1956, Dr. David Hume, a pioneer transplant surgeon, was appointed chairman and professor of surgery at The…
In 1956, The E. G. Williams Hospital opened in two phases from 1956-58.
In 1956, the Virginia Mason Research Center, now known as Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason (BRI), located…
In 1956, seven students participated in the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation Summer Scholar Program which was originated by…
On Nov. 10. 1955, Dr. Edmond Fisher and Dr. Edwin Krebs of University of Washington’s School of Medicine…
On Sept. 12, 1955, the first class at new Albert Einstein College of Medicine began with 3 men…
On Aug. 17, 1955, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the hiring of 48 temporary investigators…
In Jul. 1955, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) sprayed DDT as…
On Apr. 26, 1955, Officials first noticed an increase in reported polio cases in California. Soon it was…
On Apr. 12, 1955, the polio vaccine developed by Dr. Jonas Salk at the University of Pittsburgh was…
On Apr. 12, 1955, a convocation was held at the University of Michigan (UM), where Dr. Thomas Francis…
On Apr. 1, 1955, the National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Chemotherapy National Service Center was established in the institute…
In April 1955, Cutter Laboratories, located in Berkeley, California and one of several companies licensed by the U.S….
On Feb. 3, 1955, the first Citizens Advisory Committee met in Washington, D.C. to assess the effectiveness of…
From 1955 through early 1963, millions of people were accidentally exposed to simian virus 40 (SV40) as a…
In 1955, TSRI’s modern beginnings date to the establishment of Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, when a major…
In 1955, a new Armed Forces Institute of Pathology building was built on the Walter Reed Army Medical…
In 1955, an extensive renovation began which included the construction of two buildings: Building 9, a three-story outpatient…
On Apr. 28, 1955, The National Poliomyelitis Surveillance Program was established by the Surgeon General of the Public…
In 1955, the new Cook County Hospital central diagnostic x-ray department opened with the worldメs first radiographic rooms…
In 1955, The Mayo Clinic Heritage Hall museum opened in Rochester, Minnesota with a generous gift from John…
In 1955, Edward Robitzek, Irving Selikoff, Walsh McDermott and Carl Muschenheim, The Hoffmann-La Roche Research Laboratories, Squibb Institute…
In 1955, Canada contributed to the safe cultivation of the poliovirus, using Medium 199, and an incubation process…
In 1955, new doors were opened as the Medical College of Virginia graduated its first African-American student, Jean…
In 1955, The Scripps Research Institute’s modern beginnings date to the establishment of Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation,…