Dr. Isabella Aiona Abbot became the first Native Hawaiian woman to receive a doctoral degree in the field of science
In 1950, by the age of 31 Dr. Isabella Aiona Abbot had received a PhD in botany from…
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Drs. Edward C Kendall and Philip S Hench at the Mayo Clinic, shared the Nobel Prize in medicine
In 1950, Drs. Edward C. Kendall and Philip S. Hench at the Mayo Clinic, along with Tadeus Reichstein,…
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The Veterans Administration conducted epidemiologic studies of black army veterans
In 1950, Roger M. Cole and Byron J. Olson in collaboration with Veterans Administration physicians conducted epidemiologic studies…
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The University of Washington Health Sciences Building was dedicated
On Oct. 9, 1949, the University of Washington’s Health Sciences Building was dedicated on the university’s Seattle campus….
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Sir Alexander Fleming dedicated Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation’s yet-to-be-completed building
On Jul. 4, 1949, Sir Alexander Fleming, the scientist who discovered penicillin, made his first visit to the…
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Biology | Diagnostics | Disease | Infectious Disease | Life Science History | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
Construction of the original Madigan General Hospital began at Fort Lewis
In Jul. 1943, Construction of the original Madigan General Hospital began during the height of World War II…
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Jewel Plummer Cobb Joined the Marine Biological Laboratory
In 1949, Jewel Plummer Cobb, Ph.D. became an independent investigator at the Marine Biological Laboratory, where she studied…
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John Enders, Thomas Weller and Frederick Robbins grew poliovirus in culture, paving the way for polio vaccines
In 1949, at Harvard, John F. Enders, Ph.D., a Yale College graduate, Frederick C. Robbins, M.D., and Thomas…
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Dr. Jonas Salk began classifying more than 100 strains of poliovirus
In 1949, Dr. Jonas Salk, with grants from the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, the Pitt team and…
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John Roderick Heller became the fourth and longest serving director of the National Cancer Institute
On Apr. 14, 1948, John Roderick Heller became the fourth and longest serving director of the National Cancer…
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President Truman appointed Leonard A Scheele as US Surgeon General
On Apr. 6, 1948, President Harry Truman appointed Leonard A. Scheele as U.S. Surgeon General. Scheele served as Surgeon…
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The Rocky Mountain Laboratory became became part of National Microbiological Institute
In 1948, the National Institute of Health was reorganized into the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and Rocky…
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Biology | Influenza | Life Science History | Polio | Vaccine
Dr. Isabel M. Morgan demonstrated that chemically inactivated poliovirus would induce immunity
In 1948, Dr. Isabel M. Morgan led a team that successfully inoculated monkeys with a killed-virurs vaccine. From…
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Geneticist Barbara McClintock issued report on transposable elements
On Dec. 12, 1947, little-known geneticist Barbara McClintock issued her first report on transposable elements – known today…
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Ground was broken for the new University of Washington Health Sciences building
On Mar. 5, 1947, ground was broken for the new University of Washington’s Health Sciences Building. The new…
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The Southeastern Michigan Division for the American Cancer Society formed the Michigan Cancer Foundation
In 1947, the Southeastern Michigan Division of the American Cancer Society created the Michigan Cancer Foundation to comply…
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Jesse P Greenstein of NCI summed up 20 years of research in his book, Biochemistry of Cancer
On Jan. 1, 1947, Jesse P. Greenstein of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) summed up 20 years of…
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Biology | Diagnostics | Disease | Life Science History | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Therapeutics
Governor Roy J Turner launched a fund drive that spanned all 77 of Oklahoma’s counties
In 1947, Governor Roy J. Turner launched a fund drive that spanned all 77 of Oklahoma’s counties. In…
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Biology | Dentistry | Life Science History | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics
The University of Washington formally opened a medical school as part of a School of Health Sciences
On Oct. 2. 1946, the University of Washington (UW) formally opened a medical school as part of a…
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The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation was founded
On Aug. 28, 1946, Oklahoma’s Secretary of State Frank C. Carter granted the charter of the Oklahoma Medical…
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The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation articles of incorporation were signed
On Aug. 3, 1946, the articles of incorporation were signed by Governor Roy J. Turner that established the…
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Dr. Leonidas Harris Berry became the first black physician on staff at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago
In 1946, Dr. Leonidas Harris Berry became the first black physician on staff at Michael Reese Hospital in…
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Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital,Taplow, was built for children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
In 1946, The Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital,Taplow, Berkshire, was built as a hospital for children which would…
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Karl Habel cultivated mumps virus in embryonated eggs and devised serological tests for its presence
On Feb. 23, 1945, Karl Habel, chief, Laboratory of Biology of Viruses, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious…
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The American Society for the Control of Cancer renamed American Cancer Society
In 1945, the American Society for the Control of Cancer renamed American Cancer Society.
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UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation was Established
In 1945, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation was founded by a group…
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Biology | Diagnostics | Disease | Life Science History | NIH | Oncology | Radiology | Therapeutics | Women's Health
NCI scientists published first monograph that showed the mouse breast cancer “agent” was a filterable virus
In 1945, W. Ray Bryan, Michael B. Shimkin, Howard B. Andervont, Herbert Kahler and Thelma B. Dunn published…
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Penicillin Amendment required FDA testing and certification of safety and effectiveness of all penicillin products
In 1945, the U.S. Congress passed the Penicillin Amendment, modeled on the earlier Insulin Amendment. The former required…
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President Franklin Delano Roosevelt wrote Vannevar Bush setting in motion the National Science Foundation
On Nov. 17, 1944, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt wrote a letter to to Vannevar Bush, head of the…
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Fort Lewis General Hospital was redesignated Madigan General Hospital
On Sept. 22, 1944, the War Department General Order Number 76 officially redesignated Fort Lewis General Hospital as…
