EP Odin wrote Ecology, the first textbook based on the principles of ecology
In 1963, Eugene Pleasants (E.P.) Odin wrote Ecology, the first textbook based on the principles of ecology.
In 1963, Eugene Pleasants (E.P.) Odin wrote Ecology, the first textbook based on the principles of ecology.
In 1963, the National Cancer Institute initiated a pilot study to test MOPP (Mechlorethamine, Vincristine, Procarbazine, Prednisone) chemotherapy…
In 1963, the first measles vaccines were licensed in 1963. Both vaccines were an inactivated (モkilledヤ) and a…
In 1963, Maria Goeppert Mayer won a share of the Nobel Prize in Physics for the “discoveries concernning…
In 1963, In 1963, Tyson Feed and Hatchery went public and sold 100,000 shares of stock for $10.50…
In 1963, the first biomedical and environmental research program began at Livermore. John Gofman, a distinguished professor at…
In 1963, Yale New Haven Hospital (then Grace-New Haven) installed the first linear accelerator in Connecticut for cancer…
In 1963, a group of physicians from Honolulu’s Straub Clinic and other civic leaders established the first organization…
In 1963, the Aedes aegypti Eradication Branch was established to rid the Americas of the Aedes aegypti mosquito…
On Oct. 25, 1962, The Human Cancer Virus Task Force held its first meeting. The task force, of…
On Oct. 21, 1962, Jere E. Goyan, Ph.D., becomes commissioner of food and drugs. Goyan was the first…
On Oct. 18, 1962, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded jointly to Francis Crick, James…
On Oct. 13, 1962, the groundbreaking ceremony for the McArdle Cancer Research Institute building was held. The construction…
On Oct. 10, 1962, the Kefauver-Harris Drug Amendments were signed into law by President Kennedy. The Legislation was…
On Jul. 15, 1962, Thalidomide, a new sleeping pill developed by the German company Grunenthal, was found to…
On Jun. 1, 1962, Kurt Amplatz and Richard Harner published “A New Subclavian Artery Catheterization Technic” in Radiology….
On May 7, 1962, the Acute Leukemia Task Force held its first meeting. It focused the combined efforts…
On Mar. 27, 1962, the Sabin oral polio vaccine (OPV) type 3 MOPV was licensed in the U.S.,…
On Mar. 15, 1962, President John F. Kennedy proclaimed a Consumer Bill of Rights in a message to…
On Feb. 4, 1962, St.ᅠ Jude Children’s Research Hospital opened it’s doors.This was the day that Danny Thomas…
in 1962, Iowa Methodist Medical Center established Iowa’s first hospital-based radiation oncology department and remains a leader in…
In 1962, Silent Spring, a book by marine biologist Rachel Carson, galvanized the first generation of environmentalists. Silent…
In 1962, the birth of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in Mexico was an experiment…
In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed the Vaccination Assistance Act into law. It allowed the CDC to…
In 1962, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched the 122 Cities Mortality Reporting System….
In 1962, the Barrow Neurological Institute of St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center was founded by philanthropist Charles…
In 1962, Biochemist Frank Huennekens arrived at the Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation from the University of Washington…
In 1962, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) performed the first Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS)…
In 1962, the American Chemical Society awarded the Priestley Medal Joel H. Hildebrand “to recognize distinguished services to…
In 1962, seven community-based blood centers came together with the help of local hospitals, physicians and civic groups…