The University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center was founded
In 1986, The University of Michigan Cancer Center was founded in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The University of Michigan…
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Dr. Irv Weissman became the first scientist to identify and isolate stem cells in any specie
In 1988, Dr. Irv Weissman became the first scientist to identify and isolate stem cells in any species,…
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The Center for AIDS Research at Albert Einstein Cancer Center was funded by the NIH
In 1988, the Center for AIDS Research at Albert Einstein Cancer Center was funded by the National Institutes…
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Drs. Fletcher Taylor and Charles Esmon at the OMRF established filed for a patent on discoveries fore blood clots
In 1988, Dr. Fletcher Taylor and Dr. Charles Esmon from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) filed for…
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Bio-Care given permission to sell NoGall, and the world’s first genetically engineered microbe designed for outdoor use
In 1988, Bio-Care, a company based in Woy Woy, New South Wales, Australia, was given permission by the…
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First detailed description of the rate of mutation in humans at the DNA level reported at University of Leicester
In 1988, the first detailed description of the rate of mutation in humans at the DNA level was…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | NIH | Oncology | Therapeutics
National Cancer Institute journals Cancer Treatment Reports and Journal of the National Cancer Institute were consolidated
In 1988, the National Cancer Institute journals Cancer Treatment Reports and Journal of the National Cancer Institute (NCI)…
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Biotechnology | Infectious Disease | Polio | Vaccine | WHO
Global Polio Eradication Initiative was launched as global burden of polio impacts 350,000 in 125 countries annually
In 1988, the World Health Assembly adopted a resolution for the worldwide eradication of polio, marking the launch…
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James C. Wang discovered DNA topoisomerases
In 1988, James C. Wang discovered DNA topoisomerases, which led to greater understanding of enzymes’ role in biological…
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Gertrude B. Elion shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the ‘discoveries of important principles for drug treatment’
In 1988, Gertrude B. Elion shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the ‘discoveries of important…
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FDA approved Protein-conjugated Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine (PRP-D, ProHibit by Connaught)
On Dec. 22, 1987, the protein-conjugated Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine (PRP-D, ProHibit by Connaught) was licensed.
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CRISPR sequences discovered in the E. coli genome
In December 1987, CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat) sequences were discovered in the E. coli Escherichia…
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The antidepressant fluoxetine (Prozac), discovered by David T. Wong, was given FDA approval
In December 1987, the antidepressant fluoxetine (Prozac), discovered by David T. Wong, received U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
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The human retinoblastoma (Rb) gene was cloned
On Nov. 30, 1987, scientists at the University of California at San Diego and Wills Eye Hospital announced…
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Agriculture | Biotechnology | NIH | USDA
The DCPC established the Laboratory for Nutrition and Cancer Research
On Oct. 15, 1987, the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS) from the National Cancer Institute…
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The Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research was created within the FDA
On Oct. 6, 1987, the Center for Drugs and Biologics within the U.S. Food and Drug Administration was…
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Mayo Clinic in Arizona Launched
On Jun. 12, 1987, a crew of just 47 physicians and 225 allied health employees rallied to formally…
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Agriculture | Biotechnology | FDA | USDA
Advanced Genetic Sciences announced Frostban bacteria successfully protected strawberries from below-freezing temperatures
On Jun. 8, 1987, Advanced Genetic Sciences announced that its Frostban (Ice-minus) bacteria successfully protected strawberries from below-freezing…
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Agriculture | Biotechnology | Environmental | EPA | USDA
Vandals uprooted plants being studied with ice-minus bacterium on a half-acre site at university field station near Tulelake, California
On May 26, 1987, vandals uprooted approximately 3,000 potato plants being studied with ice-minus bacterium on a half-acre…
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University of California, Berkeley plant pathologist planted potato tubers treated with the ice-minus bacterium
On Apr. 29, 1987, University of California, Berkeley plant pathologist Steven Lindow field-tested genetically altered Pseudomonas syringae (known…
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Frostban sprayed on acre of strawberry plants marking the first release of genetically altered bacteria in the U.S.
On Apr. 24, 1987, Advanced Genetic Sciences (AGS) sprayed Frostban on an acre of strawberry plants in Brentwood,…
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Investigational drug regulations revised to expand access to experimental drugs for patients with no alternative therapies
In 1987, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced revised regulations regarding Expanded Access (EA) to investigational…
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Biotechnology | FDA | HIV | Therapeutics
The FDA approved first Western blot blood test more specific HIV diagnostic test and AZT as the first antiretroviral drug to be used as a treatment for AIDS
In 1987, the FDA approved first Western blot blood test more specific HIV diagnostic test and AZT as…
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UC San Diego Alumnus Susumu Tonegawa was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine
In 1987, University of California, San Diego Alumnus Susumu Tonegawa was awarded he Nobel Prize for Physiology or…
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Genentech drug Activase (alteplase) was approved
In 1987, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Genentech’s drug tPA Activase (alteplase). Activase is a…
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Lawrence Livermore biomedical researchers began studying human chromosome 19
In 1987, Livermore biomedical researchers began studying human chromosome 19. At the same time, Los Alamos began efforts…
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Richard Lerner was appointed The Scripps Research Institute’s new director
In 1987, Richard Lerner, chair of the Scripps Department of Molecular Biology, was appointed the research institute’s new…
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Integrated DNA Technologies was founded in Coralville, Iowa
In 1987, Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), a University of Iowa spin-off company founded by Dr. Joseph Walder, established…
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Agriculture | Biotechnology | Forestry | Genomics | USDA
Iowa State was the first university to field-test a genetically engineered tree (poplar implanted with a pest-resistance gene from a potato)
In 1987, Dr. Robert Thornburg at Iowa State University (ISU) prepared transgenic tobacco plants expressing a gene that…
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Eli Lilly introduced Humulin insulin identical to that produced by the human body
In 1987, Eli Lilly and Company introduced Humulin insulin identical to that produced by the human body. Humulin…
