First description of human toxoplasmosis
In 1937, Albert Sabin and Peter Olitsky demonstrated that the parasiteToxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) was an obligate intracellular…
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The Rocky Mountain Laboratory became part of the National Institute of Health
In 1937, the Rocky Mountain Laboratory became part of the National Institute of Health (NIH). During World War…
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The University of Tennessee Research Foundation was established
In 1935, The University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UT) was founded as a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, that promotes…
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George Hoyt Whipple was awarded Nobel Prize in Medicine
In 1934, George Hoyt Whipple, a graduate of Yale University (A.B. 1900), was awarded the 1934 Nobel Prize…
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William Perry Murphy, University of Oregon shared the 1934 Nobel Prize for Medicine
In 1934, William Perry Murphy, who shared the Nobel Prize for Medicine for discoveries concerning liver therapy in…
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Thomas Hunt Morgan awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his chromosome theory of heredity
In 1933, Thomas Hunt Morgan was was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his chromosome…
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The Statistical Laboratory at Iowa State University was established
In 1933, the Statistical Laboratory at Iowa State was established as the first research and consulting institute of…
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Ellen Browning Scripps left $300,000 in her will to the Metabolic Clinic for research
In 1932, When Ellen Browning Scripps passed away at the age of 95, she left $300,000 (or the…
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Tompkins-McCaw Library at the Medical College of Virginia opened
In 1932, Tompkins-McCaw Library at the Medical College of Virginia opened. Called the “college library” when the building…
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Biology | Disease | Life Science History | Medicine | NIH | Therapeutics | U.S. Congress
The National Institute of Health was established by the Ransdell Act
In 1930, the Ransdell Act changed the name of the Hygienic Laboratory to National Institute (singular) of Health…
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Sara Branham identified a new organism, Neisseria flavescens, as a rare cause of meningitis and septicemia in humans
In 1930, Sara E. Branham identified a new organism, Neisseria flavescens, as a rare cause of meningitis and…
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Ralph Lillie demonstrated that the cause of psittacosis was a rickettsia-like organism instead of a virus
In 1930, Ralph Lillie demonstrated that the cause of psittacosis was a rickettsia-like organism (later placed in the…
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Ernest Everett Just became the first American to be invited to the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute
In 1930, Ernest Everett Just, an African American biologist, became the first American to be invited to the…
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Biology | Diagnostics | Life Science History | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Radiology | Therapeutics
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University School of Medicine was established
In 1930, the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (MIR) at Washington University School of Medicine (WUSM) was established, funded…
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Hoffman-La Roche established U.S. plant in Nutley, NJ
In 1929, Hoffman-La Roche outgrew its New York offices, prompting the development of a new plant in Nutley,…
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Thimerosal was commercialized by Eli Lilly
In 1928, Thimerosal was commercialized by Eli Lilly under the trade name Merthiolate, an antiseptic solution containing thimerosal,…
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George Papanicolaou finds vaginal cell smears (the Pap smear) can reveal the presence of cervical cancer
In 1928, George Papanicolaou discovered that vaginal cell smears (the Pap smear) revealed the presence of cervical cancer….
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Sir Alexander Fleming observed a culture of mold inhibiting growth of Staphylococcus bacteria in a petri dish
In 1928, Sir Alexander Fleming observed a culture of mold and discovered that the antibacterial substance was not…
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Dr. Eaton MacKay was invited from Stanford to become the first director of research at the Scripps Metabolic Clinic
In 1928, Dr. Eaton MacKay was invited from Stanford University to become the first director of research at…
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Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory was founded
In 1928, Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, grew from the work of Dr. John Johnson, a biology professor at…
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The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation completed its first licensing agreement
On Feb. 19, 1927, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) completed its first licensing agreement with the Quaker…
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The iron lung was invented
In 1927, the iron lung was developed by Philip Drinker and Louis Agassiz Shaw at Harvard School of…
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The Danforth Foundation was established
In 1927, The Danforth Foundation was a private, independent foundation established in 1927 by William H. Danforth founder…
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George Washington Carver invented a process for producing paints and stains from soybeans, and was issued three patents for his work
In 1927, George Washington Carver invented a process for producing paints and stains from soybeans, and was issued…
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Alliance formed between Roswell Garst and Henry Wallace to develop and promote hybrid seed corn
In 1927 an alliance was formed between Roswell Garst and Henry Wallace to develop and promote hybrid seed…
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A statue of Balto, the heroic lead dog on the Iditarod Trail, used to transport diphtheria serum, was erected in New York’s Central Park
In 1926, a statue of Balto, the heroic lead dog in the Iditarod Trail, used to transport diphtheria…
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Doernbecher Memorial Hospital for Children was built on the Marquam Hill campus
In 1926, Doernbecher Memorial Hospital for Children was built on the Marquam Hill campus and becomes the first…
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University of Wisconsin Board of Regents filed charter for Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
On Nov. 14, 1925, the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents filed the charter for the Wisconsin Alumni…
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Charles Darwin & the Scopes “Monkey Trial” concluded
On Jul. 21, 1925, the Scopes Trial concluded with the jury finding John Stopes guilty. One year later,…
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Charles Darwin & the Scopes “Monkey Trial” began
On Jul. 10, 1925, the Scopes Trial, often called the “Scopes Monkey Trial,” began in Dayton, TN, when…
