Dr Jonas Salk first innoculated children at the D T Watson Home for Crippled Children in Leetsdale, Pennsylvania
Jul. 2, 1952, Dr. Jonas Salk first innoculated children at the D. T. Watson Home for Crippled Children…
Dr. Jonas Salk began taking blood samples from recently paralyzed polio patients to determine antibody types
On Jun. 12, 1952, Dr. Jonas Salk went to the D. T. Watson Home for Crippled Children (now…
Dr. William Hammon enrolled 15,868 children in Sioux City, Iowa for Polio vaccine trial
In Jun. and Jul. of 1952, Dr. William Hammon continued with his gamma globulin Polio vaccine field trials…
WHO’s Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System established
Since 1952, global influenza surveillance has been conducted through WHO’s Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS). The…
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Dr. William Hammon conducted the first placebo-controlled field trial of gamma globulin in Provo, Utah
In September 1952, Dr. William Hammon conducted the first placebo-controlled field trial of gamma globulin that, in just…
DNA is found to be the genetic material of some viruses
In 1952, Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase showed that only the DNA of a virus needs to enter…
Felix Bloch and Edward Mills Purcell were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics
In 1952, Felix Bloch at Stanford University and Edward Mills Purcell at Harvard University were awarded the Nobel…
The Chikungunya virus was first recognized and isolated in southern Tanzania
In 1952, the Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) was first recognized and isolated from Makonde Plateau in southern Tanzania. Chikungunya…
The Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System was created by the WHO
In 1952, the Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS) was created by World Health Organization (WHO) to…
The Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute (LA BioMed) was founded
In 1952, the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute (LA BioMed) was founded. Today, LA BioMed is a 501(c)3…
Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovationﾠwas founded
In 1952, Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation, 501(c)3 independent non-profit biomedical research organization, was founded.
Dr. Wilfred Bigelow used induced hypothermia to perform the first open-heart operation on a human
In 1952, Dr.Wilfred Bigelow used induced hypothermia to perform the first open-heart operation on a human.
The Zikus virus was identified in humans
In 1952, the Zika virus was identified in humans. The virus was first discovered in Uganda in 1947….
Monkey kidney tissue to be the most fertile environment for Polio virus growth
In 1952, Dr. Jonas Salk and his team found monkey kidney tissue to be the most fertile environment…
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Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase verified genes were made of DNA
In 1952, Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase conducted a series of experiments at the Carnegie Institute of Washington…
The Priestley Medal was awarded to Samuel C. Lind
In 1952, the Priestley Medal was awarded to Samuel C. Lind by the American Chemical Society “to recognize…
The first edition of “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders” mentioned autism to describe symptoms of schizophrenia before puberty
In 1952, the first edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) was published and…
First PhD degree was awarded (Pharmacology) at the Medical College of Virginia
In 1952, the first The Medical College of Virginia Ph.D. degree was awarded. (Pharmacology).
The summer of 1952 recorded 57,628 cases, the worst polio epidemic in U.S. history
In 1952, the summer of 1952 recorded 57,628 cases, the worst polio epidemic in U.S. history. This added…
The Arthritis National Research Foundation was incorporated as California nonprofit to fund arthritis research
In 1952, the Arthritis National Research Foundation was incorporated as California nonprofit to fund arthritis research. The organization…
The Prescription Drug Amendment was signed into law
On Oct. 26, 1951, the Durham-Humphrey Amendment, also known as the Prescription Drug Amendment, was signed into law…
CDC established the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS)
On Sept. 26, 1951, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the Epidemic Intelligence Service…
World Federation of the Deaf was established
On Sept. 23, 1951, the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) was established in Rome during the first…
The Ben May Laboratory for Cancer Research at the University of Chicago opened
On Jun. 1, 1951, the Ben May Laboratory for Cancer Research at the University of Chicago opened its…
Boxing champion Sugar Ray Robinson defended his crown in Oklahoma City with $5,000 from proceeds going to OMRF
On Apr. 9, 1951, world boxing middleweight champion Sugar Ray Robinson defended his crown in Oklahoma City by…
Dr. Herman Branson co-authored a paper detailing his discovery of the alpha-helix structure in proteins
In 1951, Dr. Herman Branson co-authored a paper alongside Linus Pauling and Robert Corey, detailing the structure of…
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Henrietta Lacks died from cervical cancer, and HeLa cell line was born
On Feb. 8, 1951, Henrietta Lacks, a tobacco farmer from Virginia died from cervical cancer, and a scientist…
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Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation began treating some of the state’s sickest children, most suffering from leukemia, in it’s research hospital
From 1951 to 1976, the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) treated some of the state’s sickest children, most…
Lewis L. Coriell appointed field director for the Polio Prevention Study
In 1951, Lewis L. Coriell whose history in polio research began during his residency at Children’s Hospital of…
Dr. Jonas Salk and his team began using Enders’ methods to grow poliovirus
In 1951, Dr. Jonas Salk and his team began using Dr. John F. Enders’ methods to grow poliovirus,…