U.S. Congress passed the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
On Jun. 25, 1938, the U.S. Congress passed the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with new provisions….
Toxoplasma gondii was identified in humans
On May 23, 1938, Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondi) was identified in humans gondii was identified in an infant…
President Roosevelt founded the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis and the March of Dimes to fight polio
On Jan. 3, 1938, President Roosevelt founded the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis (NFIP) known today as the…
The National Advisory Cancer Council recommended approval of first awards for fellowships in cancer research
In 1938, the National Advisory Cancer Council, created by the National Cancer Institute Act of Aug. 5, 1937,…
Gordon E. Davis and Herald R. Cox identified a new rickettsial disease, which they called Nine Mile Fever
In 1938, Gordon E. Davis and Herald R. Cox identified a new rickettsial disease, which they called Nine…
John Bozicevich developed immunological methods for the diagnosis of helminth parasitic infections
In 1938, John Bozicevich developed immunological methods for the diagnosis of helminth parasitic infections. Helminthiasis, also known as…
Murray J. Shear coined the term “cocarcinogen”
In 1938, Murray J. Shear from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) reported that a basic fraction of creosote…
The bacterium Bacillus Popilliae became the first microbial product registered by the U.S. government
In 1938, the bacterium Bacillus Popilliae (Bp) becomes the first microbial product registered by the U.S. government. It…
A smallscale test of formulated Bacillus thuringiensis for corn borer control began in Europe
In 1938, a small scale test of formulated Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) for corn borer control begins in Europe….
The term ‘molecular biology’ was coined
In 1938, as Director of the Natural Sciences Division of the Rockefeller Foundation, Warren Weaver coined the term…
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Iowa State University Research Foundation was established
In 1938, the Iowa State University Research Foundation (ISURF) was established to manage the collection of intellectual property…
Dr. Armand Frappier conducted the first studies to validate the tuberculosis vaccine
In 1938, Dr. Armand Frappier, at the Institut de Microbiologie et d’Hygiene de Montreal, conducted the first studies…
The Medical College of Virginia opened a new laboratory and outpatient clinic (A. D. Williams Memorial Clinic)
In 1938, The Medical College of Virginia opened a new laboratory and outpatient clinic (A. D. Williams Memorial…
Rolla Neil Harger invented the the drunkometer
In 1938, Rolla Neil Harger of Indiana University School of Medicine collaborated with Robert Borkenstein of the Indiana…
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President Franklin D Roosevelt signed the National Cancer Institute Act
On Aug. 5, 1937, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Act, P.L. 244, 75th Congress, was signed by President…
The world’s first blood bank opened at Cook County Hospital in Chicago
On Mar. 15, 1937, the world’s first blood bank was opened at Cook County Hospital in Chicago by…
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…
Joseph Hamilton first to used radioactive tracers to study circulatory physiology
In 1937, Joseph Hamilton was the first to use radioactive tracers to study circulatory physiology. Using radioactive sodium,…
First description of human toxoplasmosis
In 1937, Albert Sabin and Peter Olitsky demonstrated that the parasiteToxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) was an obligate intracellular…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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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…
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…
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…
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…