In 1996, the National Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC), a growing coalition of people battling cervical cancer and HPV…
In 1996, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched PulseNet, a national network of laboratories,…
In 1996, the University of Hawaii Cancer Center (UH) received National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designation. The Center’s mission is…
In 1996, the University of Maryland Cancer Center was renamed Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center. In…
In 1996, the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (SKCC) at Johns Hopkins University received National Cancer Institutes (NCI). The…
In 1996, the first genetically engineered mouse model showing amyloid plaques and dysfunctional learning and memory found in…
In 1996, The Sioux Valley Health System, now known as Sanford Health, was founded. In 2007, the Sioux…
On Jan. 1, 1995, Georgia’s Comprehensive Cancer Registry was established. The Registry became gold certified in 2002 following…
In 1995, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) became a public corporation and separated from the Oregon State…
In 1995, Fox Chase Cancer Center became a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, an organization…
In 1995, The Huntsman Cancer Institute, at the University of Utah, is a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center…
On Dec. 12, 2018, the scientists behind the Horse Genome Project released scientific standards for genetic testing. The…
In 1994, Mary-Claire King, PhD, a University of Washington professor of genome sciences and medicine, discovered the “breast…
On Jul. 25, 1993, Sandia Corp. became a Martin Marietta company, leaving the AT&T fold for the first…
On Jun. 10, 1993, the NIH Revitalization Act of 1993, P.L. 103-43, was signed. The act encouraged the…
In 1993, the Vanderbilt Cancer Center was established under the leadership of Dr. Hal Moses, to bring together…
In 1993, Jon M. and Karen Huntsman donated $10 million to the University of Utah to establish a…
On Feb. 28, 1992, Madigan Army Medical Center opened its 1.2 million square foot complex, the newest and…
On Aug. 26, 1991, Cellpro announced its initial public offering. CellPro, founded in Bothell, developed the CEPRATE SC…
In 1990, Geneticist Mary-Claire King and her colleagues at the University of California, Berkeley discovered BRCA1, the first…
In 1989, CellPro was founded in Bothell as a spin-off from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. The…
On Aug. 15, 1988, a program advisory committee on the human genome was established to advise the National…
In 1988, the University of Colorado Cancer Center (CU) at the Anschutz Medical Campus received National Cancer Institute…
On Jun. 12, 1987, a crew of just 47 physicians and 225 allied health employees rallied to formally…
In 1987, the University of Minnesota Cancer Center, now known as the Masonic Cancer Center, received National Cancer…
In 1987, the Dr. Gerald Nepom, director of the Virginia Mason Research Center, now known as the Benaroya…
In 1986, the Visible Human Project® (VHP), an outgrowth of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) Long-Range Plan,…
In 1985, ground was broken for a new 1.2 million square foot, 414-bed Madigan Army Medical Center. In…
In 1984, The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Health Sciences became the School of Basic Health Sciences.
In 1983, Henri Termeer became president of Genzyme Corporation. Termeer was previously a senior executive Baxter. Genzyme was…