The Priestley Medal was awarded to George M. Whitesides
On Jun. 12, 2006, the Priestley Medal was awarded to George M. Whitesides by the American Chemical Society…
Grant from Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to Calit2 and the Venter Institute established CAMERA
On Jan. 17, 2006, researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) announced the development of a…
Robert H Grubbs was awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry
In 2005, Robert H. Grubbs, a professor at Caltech, shared the Nobel Prize for Chemistry with Yves Chauvin…
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Project BioShield Act authorized FDA to expedite review procedures for treatments for chemical, biological and nuclear agents
On Jul. 21, 2004, Project BioShield Act of 2004 was signed by President George W. Bush. The Act…
The Priestley Medal was awarded to George A Olah
On Apr. 5 2004, The Priestley Medal was awarded to George A. Olah by the American Chemical Society…
The Priestley Medal was awarded to Elias J Corey
In 2004, The Priestley Medal was awarded to Elias J. Corey, the Sheldon Emery Professor of Chemistry at…
The Priestley Medal was awarded to Edwin J Vandenberg
On Mar. 24, 2003, The Priestley Medal was awarded to Edwin J. Vandenberg by the American Chemical Society…
The Priestley Medal was awarded to Allen J Bard
On Apr. 16, 2001, Dr. Allen J. Bard, who received the Norman Hackerman/Welch Regents’ Chair in Chemistry at…
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OHSU received $11 million grant to fund new superfund research center
On Apr. 10, 2000, the Oregon Health Science Centers (OHSU) Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology…
The Priestley Medal was awarded to Fred Basolo
On Apr. 3, 2000, the American Chemical Society (ACS) announced that the 2001 Priestley Medal was to be…
The Priestley Medal was awarded to Darleane C Hoffman
On Mar. 29, 1999, the American Chemical Society announced that the 2000 Priestley Medal was to be awarded…
The Priestley Medal was awarded to Ronald Breslow
On Apr. 6, 1998, the American Chemical Society announced that Ronald Breslow, an organic chemist, was selected last…
John A. Pople was awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry
On Oct. 13, 1998, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was divided equally between Walter Kohn “for his development…
Harvard Medical School-based scientists established the Institute of Chemistry and Cell Biology
In 1998, Harvard Medical School-based scientists established the Institute of Chemistry and Cell Biology (ICCB), to facilitate the…
Walter Kohn was awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry
O Oct. 13, 1998, Walter Kohn of the University of California at Santa Barbara was awarded the 1998…
The Priestley Medal was awarded to F. Albert Cotton
In 1998, The Priestley Medal was awarded to F. Albert Cotton by the American Chemical Society “to recognize…
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American Association for the Advancement of Science held in Seattle for the first time since 1940
On Feb. 13, 1997, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting and Science Innovation…
Paul D Boyer awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry
In 1997, Paul D. Boyer of the University of California at Los Angeles was awarded the Nobel Prize…
The Priestley Medal was awarded to Mary L Good
In 1997, The Priestley Medal was awarded to Mary L. Good by the American Chemical Society “to recognize…
The Priestley Medal was awarded to Ernest L Eliel
On May 15, 1995, the American Chemical Society announced Ernest L. Eliel as the 1996 Priestley Medal awardee…
The Priestley Medal was awarded to Derek Barton
On Jun. 26, 1994, the American Chemical Society announced that Derek Barton was selected to receive the 1995…
The Priestley Medal was awarded to Robert W. Parry
On May 25, 1992, the American Chemical Society announced that Robert W. Parry from the University of Utah…
The Olin Corporation stopped manufacturing DDT
On Jun. 30, 1970, the Olin Corporation stopped manufacturing DDT after intense pressure from the Army and environmental…
FDA published list of nearly 200 “Substances Generally Recognized as Safe” (GRAS)
On Dec. 9, 1958, the FDA published a list of nearly 200 “Substances Generally Recognized as Safe” (GRAS)….
George P Larrick becomes Commissioner of Food and Drugs
On Aug. 12, 1954, George P. Larrick becomes Commissioner of Food and Drugs. In 1937, he was responsible…
Yale established first pharmacology department in the U.S. to focus on cancer chemotherapy and drug development
In 1953, Yale established the first pharmacology department in the U.S. to focus on cancer chemotherapy and cancer…
Harold Urey and Stanley Miller conducted experiments that suggest amino acids arose in the early Earth’s primordial soup
In 1953, American chemists Harold Urey and Stanley Miller reported the production of biomolecules from simple gaseous starting…
The Priestley Medal was awarded to Sir Robert Robinson by the American Chemical Society
In 1953, the Priestley Medal was awarded to Sir Robert Robinson by the American Chemical Society “to recognize…
FDA published guidance to industry known as the “black book”
In 1949, FDA published guidance to industry for the first time. This guidance, “Procedures for the Appraisal of…
Chemotherapy was first used to treat a cancer patient
On Aug. 27, 1942, chemotherapy was first used to treat a cancer patient and the beginning of its…