On Nov. 11, 1997, the Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights was adopted unanimously and…
On Nov. 4, 1997, Vice President Al Gore and Senator Mark O. Hatfield attended groundbreaking ceremonies for the…
On Oct. 9, 1997, Stanford researchers announced that in a series of experiments performed in mice and rats,…
On Aug. 13, 1997, the Stamp Out Breast Cancer Act (PL 105-41) was signed into law by President…
On Jul. 29, 1997, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) released information that nuclear testing during the 1950s could…
On Jul. 1, 1997, the operations, employees and obligations of the Medical College of Virginia Hospitals (MCV), formerly…
On May 16, 1997, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) participated in the televised Presidential…
On Apr. 16, 1997, the American Cancer Society (ACS) published its recommended mammography screening interval for women ages…
In August 1997, the U.S. Congress passed legislation that directed the U.S. Postal Service to issue its first…
In 1997, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) convened a group that became the National…
In 1997, The Fred Hutchinson Business Alliance announced that the E. Donnall Thomas Medal of Achievement would be…
In 1997, the University of Iowa established the Center for Macular Degeneration. The Center was later renamed the…
In 1997, cancer stem cells were first identified in acute myelogenous leukemia. They will later be identified in…
In 1997, the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University received its National Cance Institute ‘comprehensive’…
In 1997, the Cancer Genome Anatomy Project (CGAP), created by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), is a multi-year…
In 1997, Kurt Amplatz invented the Amplatzer Septal Occluder. The device is inserted by percutaneous catheter placement, thus…
In 1997, Kurt Amplatz, MD and son-in-law Frank Gougeon founded AGA Medical. The company, based in Plymouth, designed…
In 1997, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and Chinese scientists found that occupational exposure to benzene is associated…
In 1997, the Stowers Institute for Medical Research broke ground in Kansas City, MO. The Institute was founded…
In 1997, a mouse model of promyelocytic leukemia was developed by Washington University – St. Louis researcher Timothy…
In 1997, the first Enterovirus 71 (EV71) epidemic was reported in Malaysia. EV71 is an important emerging pathogen…
In 1997, planning began for Oregon Health & Science University’s (OHSU) Center for Women’s Health, and an interim…
In 1997, FluNet, a global web-based tool for influenza virological surveillance was launched. It is a critical tool…
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 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…
In 1997, the National Fibromyalgia Association (NFA), the largest nonprofit [501(c)3] organization working to support people with fibromyalgia…