World’s first long-term dialysis patient was treated on an artificial kidney at the University of Washington Hospital
On Mar. 9, 1960, In Seattle the world’s first long-term dialysis patient Clyde Shields was treated on an…
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Biology | Diagnostics | Disease | Life Science History | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
The first major addition to the University of Washington Health Sciences Building was opened
On May 4, 1959, the first major addition to the University of Washington Health Sciences Building, an eight-story,…
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Biology | Diagnostics | Disease | Life Science History | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
Lester R. Sauvage, MDﾠ founded the Hope Heart Institute
In 1959, Lester R. Sauvage, MD founded the Reconstructive Cardiovascular Research Laboratory as a branch of Providence Seattle…
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Min Chueh Chang pioneered in vitro fertilization and co-invented the oral contraceptive pill
In 1959, Min Chueh Chang pioneered in vitro fertilization. He was also co-inventor of the oral contraceptive pill….
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Biology | Diagnostics | Disease | Life Science History | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Polio | Therapeutics | Vaccine
The Salk Institute was envisioned
In 1959, the Salk Institute was initially envisioned by Jonas Salk, M.D., the developer of the polio vaccine,…
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Arnel Hallauer became director of ISU’s maize breeding program
In 1959, Arnel Hallauer became director of Iowa State University’s (ISU) maize breeding program. Hallauer was part of…
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The National Seed Storage Laboratory opens in Fort Collins, Colorado
In 1958, the National Seed Storage Laboratory (NSSL), the first long-term seed storage facility in the world, opened…
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The University of Nevada, Las Vegas was founded
On Sept. 10, 1957, the first Nevada Southern (University of Nevada, Las Vegas, aka UNLV) classes were held…
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The University of Washington’s Division of Medical Genetics Was Established as one of first units of its kind in America
In 1957, the University of Washington’s (UW) Division of Medical Genetics was established in the Department of Medicine…
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Biology | Diagnostics | Disease | Life Science History | Non-Profit Research | Radiology | Therapeutics
The Pacific Northwest Research Institute was founded
On Oct. 19, 1956, the Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute (PNDRI) was founded by William B. Hutchinson, Sr.,…
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University of Washington physicians and surgeons performed the West Coast’s first open heart surgery
On Aug. 1, 1956, Dr. K. Alvin Merendino at the University of Washington in Seattle performed the first successful…
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Seven students participated in the OMRF Summer Scholar Program, forerunner of the Fleming Scholar Program
In 1956, seven students participated in the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation Summer Scholar Program which was originated by…
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Joe Hin Tjio recognized the normal number of human chromosomes
On Dec. 22, 1955, Dr. Joe Hin Tjio defined 46 as the exact number of human chromosomes. Tjio, an…
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Drs. Edmond Fischer and Edwin Krebs submitted for publication a description of reversible protein phosphorylation
On Nov. 10. 1955, Dr. Edmond Fisher and Dr. Edwin Krebs of University of Washington’s School of Medicine…
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Biology | Diagnostics | Disease | Life Science History | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
The first class of the new Albert Einstein College of Medicine started
On Sept. 12, 1955, the first class at new Albert Einstein College of Medicine began with 3 men…
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Agriculture | Biology | Environmental | EPA | Forestry | Life Science History | USDA
USDA Forest Service Spayed DDT to Control spruce budworm in Oregon Forest
In Jul. 1955, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) sprayed DDT as…
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Officials discover polio cases after vaccine produced by Cutter Laboratories accidently contained live virus
On Apr. 26, 1955, Officials first noticed an increase in reported polio cases in California. In April 1955…
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Convocation held at the University of Michigan proclaimed “The Vaccine Works!”
On Apr. 12, 1955, a convocation was held at the University of Michigan (UM), where Dr. Thomas Francis…
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The first Citizens Advisory Committee held a meeting in Washington, DC
On Feb. 3, 1955, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) first Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) met in…
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Dr. James Bowman studied favism, the deficiency of glucose-6-dehydrogenase
In 1955, geneticist Dr. James Bowman accepted a position in Iran where he studied favism, the deficiency of…
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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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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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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 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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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’s team began giving inoculations of a commercially prepared vaccine
On Mar. 22, 1954, Dr. Jonas Salk’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
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
In February 1954, first-, second- and third-grade students from five suburban schools were the first to be inoculated…
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John Enders, Thomas Weller, and Frederick Robbins were awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
In 1954, John Franklin Enders and Thomas C. Peebles isolated measles virus from an 11-year-old boy, David Edmonston….
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McLaughlin Research Institute was established
In 1954, The McLaughlin Research Institute began with the arrival of Dr. Ernst Eichwald, recruited as a pathologist…
