The Red Cross began performing ABO blood-typing and syphilis testing on each unit of blood
In 1947, the Red Cross began performing ABO blood-typing and syphilis testing on each unit of blood.
The Lovelace Foundation for Medical Education and Research was founded
In 1947, The Lovelace Foundation for Medical Education and Research was founded.
FAO became clearinghouse to facilitate free exchange of germplasm throughout the world
In 1947, an FAO subcommittee recommends that the FAO become a clearinghouse for information and that it facilitate…
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Governor Roy J Turner launched a fund drive that spanned all 77 of Oklahoma’s counties
In 1947, Governor Roy J. Turner launched a fund drive that spanned all 77 of Oklahoma’s counties. In…
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The University of Washington formally opened a medical school as part of a School of Health Sciences
On Oct. 2. 1946, the University of Washington (UW) formally opened a medical school as part of a…
The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation was founded
On Aug. 28, 1946, Oklahoma’s Secretary of State Frank C. Carter granted the charter of the Oklahoma Medical…
The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation articles of incorporation were signed
On Aug. 3, 1946, the articles of incorporation were signed by Governor Roy J. Turner that established the…
The Priestley Medal was awarded to Roger Adams
In 1946, the Priestley Medal was awarded to Roger Adams by the American Chemical Society “to recognize distinguished…
The Communicable Disease Center (CDC) opened its doors
On Jul. 1, 1946, the Communicable Disease Center (CDC) opened its doors and occupied one floor of a…
The National Cancer Institute cancer control program was established
On Jul. 1, 1946, the National Cancer Institute cancer control program was established with appropriations to the states…
The Office of Malaria Control in War Areas agency was officially deactivated and the CDC was established
On Jul. 1, 1946, the office of Malaria Control in War Areas (MCWA) agency officially deactivated and the…
The Research and Marketing Act established the National Cooperative Program
In 1946, the Research and Marketing Act establishes the National Cooperative Program, an effort to link U.S. state…
Wake Forest Manual Labor Institute relocated to Winston-Salem
In 1946, The Wake Forest University school accepted an invitation from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation to move…
The Albert Lasker Medical Research Awards were founded
In 1946, the Albert Lasker Medical Research Awards (a.k.a. “America’s Nobels”), administered by the Lasker Foundation, were founded…
Squibb International was incorporated and the company expanded internationally
In 1946, Squibb International was incorporated and the company expanded into South America and Europe while building manufacturing…
The Research Grants Office was created to administer the Office of Scientific Research and Development
In 1946, the Research Grants Office was created at NIH in January to administer the Office of Scientific…
NIH scientists elucidated a new disease, rickettsialpox, in cooperation with New York State health authorities
In 1946, In a period of 8 months, Robert J. Huebner, William L. Jellison, and their colleagues elucidated…
Lloyd Law of NCI introduced the L1210 murine leukemia cell line tumor used in the cancer drug screening program
In 1946, Lloyd Law of NCI introduced the L1210 murine leukemia cell line tumor used in the cancer…
Margaret Pittman revised the formula medium for the sterility testing of biologic products
In 1946, Margaret Pittman revised the formula medium for the sterility testing of biologic products. It is now…
American biologists Joshua Lederberg and Edward tatum identified one cause of antibiotic resistance
In 1946, American biologists Joshua Lederberg and Edward Tatum identified one cause of antibiotic resistance creating the foundation…
U.S. military adviser in Japan sent Norin 10 (dwarfing gene) to the U.S.
In 1946, D.C. Salmon, a U.S. military adviser on duty in Japan, sent home Norin 10 – the…
Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital,Taplow, was built for children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
In 1946, The Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital,Taplow, Berkshire, was built as a hospital for children which would…
An outbreak of influenza occurred in Japan and Korea in American troops
In late 1946, an outbreak of influenza occurred in Japan and Korea in American troops. It spread in…
The Metabolic Clinic separated from Scripps Memorial Hospital
In 1946, The Metabolic Clinic separated from Scripps Memorial Hospital. A major portion of the operationﾒs limited reserves…
The Stanford Research Institute was founded
in 1946, Stanford Research Institute, now known as the SRI International (SRI) was founded by the trustees of…
The Communicable Disease Center (CDC) stationed the Laboratory Division in Chamblee, Georgia
In 1946, the Communicable Disease Center (CDC) was stationed at the Laboratory Division at the Lawson Veterans Administration…
The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine was established
In 1946, the The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine was established.
The University of Georgia College of Public Health was established
In 1946, the The University of Georgia College of Public Health was established, the Odum School of Ecology…
First time radioactive isotope used to treat thyroid cancer
In 1946, fission-derived radioiodine became readily available as a by-product of the Manhattan project in Oak Ridge, TN….
Rh disease was first described by Louis Diamond
In 1946, at Boston Childrenﾒs, Louis Diamond described Rh disease, a condition resulting from incompatibility of a babyﾒs…