In 1997, the Oregon Cancer Center was established with a grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of…
In 1997, the H5N1 bird flu incident in Hong Kong was the first known instance of a purely…
In 1997, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) announced that the institute achieved National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation,…
In 1997, the Univerity of British Columbia (UBC) approved an agreement with the BC Centre for Disease Control…
In 1997, the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBR) was established in Houston through a NASA Cooperative Agreement….
In 1997, the the University of California, Irvine (UCI) Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center (CFCCC) gained NCI designated…
In 1997, the Huntsman Cancer Institute received National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) designation. In 1995, the Center earned…
Dec. 5, 1996, marked the first time that all home buyers and tenants have the right to know…
Oct. 20, 1996, the United Kingdom’s National Osteoporosis Society supported by the European Commission, announced the creation of…
On Oct. 1, 1996, the National Laboratory for the Study of Rural Telemedicine began work supported by the…
On Jun. 18, 1996, the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) was launched, calling for the speedy development of…
On Mar. 14, 1996, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of the first antigen…
In June 1996, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first approved irinotecan for the treatment of patients with…
In 1996, the first genetically engineered mouse model showing amyloid plaques and dysfunctional learning and memory found in…
In 1996, deCODE genetics was funded in Reykjavik, Iceland. deCODE is a global leader in analyzing and understanding…
In 1996, Dr. Brenda Gallie identified the cause of drug-resistant childhood cancer of the retina, leading to an…
In 1996, A/goose/Guangdong/1/1996 (H5N1), the precursor of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza viruses (HPAIVs) was identified in…
In 1996, The Sioux Valley Health System, now known as Sanford Health, was founded. In 2007, the Sioux…
In 1996, Livermore National Lab delivered to the U.S. Army for testing the first fully portable, battery-powered, real-time…
In 1996, the Burnham Institute was named to honor the generosity of Roberta and Malin Burnham and their…
In 1996, Stanford Medicine developmental biologist Matthew Scott and a team at University of California, San Francisco discovered…
On Dec. 11, 1996, scientists from Stanford University and Affymetrix announced a new high-tech method that used a…
In 1996, the Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology was established at The Scripps Research Institute, thanks to a…
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) found evidence of tobacco smoke exposure in…
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, an honor it has…
In 1996, the University of Maryland Cancer Center was renamed Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center. In…
In 1996, the University of Maryland cancer programs moved to a private facility and renamed the University of…
In 1996, the first official case of devil tumor facial disease was reported. Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD)…