UNMC, UNO named new biomedical technology institute
On Oct. 12, 2015, the University of Nebraska’s new biomedical technology institute, a joint venture led by the…
The first ancient human genome from Africa was sequenced
On Oct. 8, 2015, a research team reported the first ancient human genome sequence from Africa. The genome…
Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2015 awarded to Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar
On Oct. 7, 2015, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2015 was awarded to Tomas Lindahl, Francis Crick…
Southwestern lung cancer researcher Dr John Minna named Giant of Cancer Care
On Oct. 6, 2015, Cancer biologist Dr. John Minna, with the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center at…
Tu Youyou won a share of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her discoveries concerning a novel therapy against Malaria
On Oct. 5, 2015, Tu Youyou won a share of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for…
Rice announced $150 million in strategic research initiative
On Sept. 21, 2015, Rice University announced an investment of more than $150 million in strategic initiatives aimed…
Stephen J Elledge and Evelyn M Witkin received Lasker Award
On Sept. 18, 2015, Stephen J. Elledge from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Evelyn M. Witkin from Rutgers…
Scripps Research Institute received $5.65 million gift from San Diego philanthropist Helen Dorris
On Sept. 16, 2015, The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) announced it had received a $5.65 million gift from…
The Scripps Research Institute received $125 million challenge gift
On Sept. 14, 2015, The Scripps Research Institute announced it had received a $12.5 million challenge grant from…
MD Anderson immunologist Jim Allison won Lasker-DeBakey Award
On Sept. 8, 2015, MD Anderson Cancer Center announced that Jim Allison, Ph.D., chair of Immunology received the…
UNMC Truhlsen Eye Institute received Cochrane Eyes and Vision Center for Evidence-based Medicine designation
On Aug. 28, 2015, the Truhlsen Eye Institute at the UNMC was selected as only the second institute…
First-ever octopus genome sequenced
On Aug. 12, 2015, the Cephalopod Sequencing Consortium announced the first-ever sequencing of the entire octopus genome. Researchers…
ACIP published recommendations for yellow fever booster doses
On Jun. 19, 2015, the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP) published recommendations for yellow fever booster doses.
Ground was broken for the MSU Grand Rapids Research Center
On Jun. 18, 2015, a new era of medical discovery began when ground was broken for the MSU…
Genome of 8,500-year-old North American skeleton, known as Kennewick Man, was sequenced
On Jun. 18, 2015, Nature announced that the genome sequencing by scientists at the University of Copenhagen of…
ACIP published recommendations for use of serogroup B meningococcal vaccines in people age ten years and older at increased risk
On Jun. 12, 2015, the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP) published recommendations for use of serogroup B meningococcal…
American Medical Association adopted policyï¾ that supported ending non-medical vaccine exemptions
On Jun. 8, 2015, the American Medical Association adopted a new policyï¾ that recommended that states have in place…
USC received $25 million gift to name USC Tina and Rick Caruso Department of Otolaryngology
On Jun. 3, 2015, Business leader and University of Southern California (USC) Trustee Rick J. Caruso and his…
Washington Life Science History
Washington Life Science History is a poster that illustrates significant events in the development of the life science…
Ardis Dee Hoven became the first woman president of the World Medical Association
On Jun. 16, 2015, Ardis Dee Hoven became the first woman president of the World Medical Association.
The UT Center for Depression Research and Clinical Care was established with a $5 million Hersh Foundation gift
On May 18, 2015, The Hersh Foundation annunced a $5 million lead gift to Southwestern Medical Foundation to…
UT Southwestern established the Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute
On May 14, 2015, the University of Texas System Board of Regents approved the establishment of the Peter…
OHSU and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory team up to accelerate biomedical discovery
On May 6, 2015, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU and the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National…
First patient diagnosed through the 100,000 Genomes Project in the United Kingdom
On Mar. 11, 2015, the National Health Service (NHS) announced that Patients in the NHS had begun receiving…
The first biosimilar Zarxio (Filgrastim-sndz) was approved by the FDA
On Mar. 6, 2015, the FDA approved filgrastim-sndz (Zarxio, Sandoz, Inc.), the first biosimilar product available in the…
The first-ever World Birth Defects Day was observed
On Mar. 3, 2015, the first-ever World Birth Defects Day was observed with the support of 12 organizations….
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The Human Vaccines Project was launched
On Feb. 17, 2015, the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) announced it had received a grant of US…
Researchers announced they had sequenced the genomes of all 15 species of Darwin’s finches
On Feb. 11, 2015, researchers announced they had sequenced the genomes of all 15 species of Darwin’s finches,…
CDC’s Health Alert Network issued health advisory about multi-state outbreak of measles linked to Disneyland
On Jan. 23, 2015, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Health Alert Network issued a…
The 4D nucleome project was started
In 2015, the 4D Nucleome Network was begun with the goal to develop and apply approaches to map…