The Michigan Cancer Foundation’s cancer registry was invited to join the NCI’s SEER Program
In 1973, the Michigan Cancer Foundation’s cancer registry was invited to join the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Surveillance,…
Consumer Product Safety Commission was enacted by Congress
On Oct. 27, 1972, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSA) was enacted by the U.S. Congress. The CPSA…
Regulation of Biologics–including serums, vaccines, and blood products–was transferred from NIH to FDA
On Jul. 1, 1972, the Regulation of Biologics–including serums, vaccines, and blood products–was transferred from the NIH to…
Five U.S. cancer scientists met with Russian scientists in Moscow to exchange information on cancer drugs
On Jun. 30, 1972, five U.S .cancer scientists met with Russian scientists in Moscow to exchange information on…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency banned DDT
On Jun. 14, 1972, an end to the continued domestic usage of the pesticide DDT was decreed when…
The UN Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm thrust the environmental movement into international view
On Jun. 5, 1972, the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, Sweden was the first…
Over-the-Counter Drug Review began to enhance safety, effectiveness and appropriate labeling of drugs
On May 11, 1972, the Over-the-Counter Drug Review began to enhance the safety, effectiveness and appropriate labeling of…
Frank Joesph Rauscher, Jr became the seventh director of the National Cancer Institute, serving until 1976
May 5, 1972, Frank Joesph Rauscher, Jr. became the seventh director of the National Cancer Institute, serving until…
May was declared ‘National Arthritis Month’ by Congress and President Nixon
May 1972 was declared ‘National Arthritis Month’ by Congress and President Nixon.
The U.S., the Soviet Union and 70 other nations signed an agreement banning biological warfare
On Apr. 10, 1972, the United States, the Soviet Union and 70 other nations signed an agreement that…
The Priestley Medal was awarded to George B. Kistiakowsky
In 1972, the American Chemical Society awarded the Priestley Medal to George B. Kistiakowsky “to recognize distinguished services…
Prototype linear accelerator introduced at Washington University – St Louis, heralding eventual radiation therapy
In 1972, a prototype linear accelerator at Washington University – St. Louis was produced by radiation clinicians and…
Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center was established and designated by the NCI
In 1972, the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center, now known as the Duke Cancer Institute (DCI), was established in…
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The Albert Einstein Cancer Center obtained NCI-designation and its first Cancer Center Support Grant
In 1972, The Albert Einstein Cancer Center (AECC), now known as Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center (MECCC), obtained…
Drs Roy Hertz and Min C Li, NCI scientists, won Albert Lasker Medical Research Awards
In 1972, Drs. Roy Hertz and Min C. Li, National Cancer Institute scientists, credited with discovering the first…
Roswell Park received NCI Comprehensive Cancer Center designation
In 1972, Roswell Park received NCI Comprehensive Cancer Center designation in 1972 and was the first institution in…
The Division of Biologics Standards was transferred from NIH to FDA
In 1972, the Division of Biologics Standards was transferred from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to the U.S….
The Wistar Institute was designated a National Cancer Institute Cancer Center
In 1972, The Wistar Institute was designated the first National Cancer Institute (NCI) Cancer Center in basic research…
Tyson Feed and Hatchery name was changed to Tyson Foods
In 1972, the Tyson Feed and Hatchery name was changed to Tyson Foods.
Christian Boehmer Anfinsen was awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry
In October 1972, Christian Boehmer Anfinsen (M.S., University of Pennsylvania, 1939) shared the 1972 Nobel Prize for Chemistry…
The University of California Radiation Laboratory (Livermore) was the first to use flow cytometry to sort chromosomes
In 1972, Livermore was the first to use flow cytometry to sort chromosomes. By the end of the…
PA Assn for Retarded Children v Commonwealth of PA established right of developmentally disabled children to free public education
In 1972, the Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Mills v. Board of Education…
Gerald Maurice Edelman was awarded Nobel Prize in Medicine
In October 1972, Gerald Maurice Edelman (M.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1954) was was awarded the 1972 Nobel Prize…
Stanford Medicine researchers first constructed a recombinant DNA molecule containing DNA from two different species
In 1972 Stanford Medicine researchers first constructed a recombinant DNA molecule containing DNA from two different species.
The Florida Sea Grant was established
In 1972, the Florida Sea Grant was established as a partnership of academia, government, and industry focused on…
The term “Junk DNA” coined by Dr. Susumu Ohno
In 1972, Dr. Susumu Ohno, writing in the Brookhaven Symposium on Biology in the article “So Much ‘Junk…
The CDC launched a national gonorrheaﾠcontrol program
In 1972, The CDC launched a national gonorrheaﾠcontrol program. Rates of gonorrhea decreased after the National Gonorrhea Control…
The Red Cross called for a national blood policy
In 1972, the Red Cross called for a national blood policy to support standardized practices and end paid…
The FDA began to regulate all 7,000 US blood and plasma centers
In 1972, the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) new Bureau of Biologics began to regulate all 7000 U.S….
Cook County Hospital became the first hospital to use an all frozen blood banking system
In 1972, Cook County Hospital became the first hospital to use an all frozen blood banking system. This…