Scripps Research Institute Scientists created first living organism that transmits added letters in DNA ‘alphabet’
On May 7, 2014, scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) announced that they had engineered a bacterium…
WHO Director-General declared the international spread of wild poliovirus in 2014 a Public Health Emergency of International Concern
On May 5, 2014, the WHO Director-General declared the international spread of wild poliovirus in 2014 a Public…
An international team of scientists announced the decoding of tsetse fly genome
On Apr. 24, 2014 an international team of scientists announced they had deciphered the genetic code of the…
CDC report showed 20-year US immunization program spared millions of children from diseases
On Apr. 24, 2014, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated that vaccinations prevent more…
Bezos family donated $20 million to the Fred Hutch to develop therapies that ‘melt’ cancer
On Apr. 7, 2014, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center announced that the Bezos family had committed $20…
$11 million gift funded new endowed faculty chair in biochemistry at Missouri University
On Apr. 4, 2014, Lowell Miller, a resident of Loch Lloyd, Mo., made a gift of $1.1 million…
Allen Institute for Brain Science published first map showing how neurons in the brain of a mouse are wired together
On Apr. 2, 2014, the Allen Institute for Brain Science published two landmark papers in the journal Nature,…
FDA lowered age of licensure for Adacel vaccine administration from age 11 years to 10 years
On Apr. 1, 2014, Sanofi Pasteur announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had expanded the approved…
The Alabama Institute of Medicine received $1 Million gift to advance stem cell research
On Mar. 13, 2014, the Alabama Institute of Medicine received $1 Million gift from an anonymous Birmingham resident…
OHSU announced creation of new embryonic stem cell and gene therapy center
On Mar. 5, 2014, OHSU announced the creation of the Center for Embryonic Cell and Gene Therapy, led…
The Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health opened
On Feb. 28, 2014, the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (DMCBH), a partnership between the University of…
Washington University scientists decoded the genome of an intestinal parasite that causes hookworm
On Jan. 19, 2014, Washington University scientists announced they had decoded the genome of the hookworm, Necator americanus….
The Priestley Medal was awarded to Stephen J Lippard
In 2014, The Priestley Medal was awarded to Stephen J. Lippard by the American Chemical Society “to recognize…
Stanford Medicine researchers found that a gene variant puts women at higher risk of Alzheimerï¾’s than it does men
In 2014, Stanford Medicine researchers found that a gene variant puts women at higher risk of Alzheimerï¾’s than…
The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine opened its doors
In 2014, the Jackson Laboratory opened an expansion into Connecticut, the Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine. The state-of-the-art…
Mature human insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells was generated from stem cells in vitro
In 2014, Douglas Metlon and other researchers successfully generated mature human insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells from stem cells…
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A 2-year-old boy in the Guinean village of Meliandou fell ill with Ebola
On Dec. 26, 2013, a 2-year-old boy in the remote Guinean village of Meliandou fell ill with a…
Merck recalled one batch of Gardasil, a human papillomavirus vaccine
On Dec. 16, 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was informed by Merck that the…
Researchers at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto halted cancer growth by targeting cancer stem cells
On Dec. 1, 2013, researchers at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto, led by Dr. John Dick, announced…
Fund raising began for the Indiana Biosciences Research Institute
On Nov. 19, 2013, the Indiana Biosciences Research Institute announced that it had reached the first $50 million…
Indiana Biosciences Research Institute reached $50 millionï¾ start-up funding goal
On Nov. 19, 2013, the Indiana Biosciences Research Institute (IBRI) was initially funded with $50 million provided by…
The Roux Prize was established
On Nov. 9, 2013, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington launched…
Karmanos Cancer Institute joined McLaren Health Care
On Oct. 30, 2013, the Karmanos Cancer Institute and McLaren Health Care signed an agreement that created the…
Thomas Brock and Hudson Freeze receive the Golden Goose Award
On Sept. 19, 2013, Thomas Brock and Hudson Freeze received the Golden Goose Award for their discovery of…
Parasite makes mice lose fear of cats permanently
On Sept. 18, 2013, it was reported a parasite that infects up to one-third of people around the…
Siberian tiger genome sequenced
On Sept. 17, 2013 researchers at the South Korea’s Personal Genomics Institute in Suwon reported the mapping of…
OHSU launched a $25 million clinical and translational science initiative against lethal, hard-to-treat pancreatic disease
On Sept. 12, 2013, OHSU announced it had launched a clinical and translational science initiative to turn the…
National Vaccine Advisory Committee released revised “Standards for Adult Immunization Practice”
On Sept. 10, 2013, the National Vaccine Advisory Committee released revised “Standards for Adult Immunization Practice.”
Richard Scheller won Lasker Award
On Sept. 9, 2013 Genentech announced that Richard Scheller, Ph.D., Executive VP, Research and Early Development, was a…
The NY Genome Center was founded
On Sept. 9, 2013, the New York Genome Center (NYGC) was founded.