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….
In 1952, the Zika virus was identified in humans. The virus was first discovered in Uganda in 1947….
In 1952, the Priestley Medal was awarded to Samuel C. Lind by the American Chemical Society “to recognize…
In 1952, the first edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) was published and…
In 1952, the summer of 1952 recorded 57,628 cases, the worst polio epidemic in U.S. history. This added…
In 1952, the Arthritis National Research Foundation was incorporated as California nonprofit to fund arthritis research. The organization…
In 1952, Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase showed that only the DNA of a virus needs to enter…
In 1952, Felix Bloch at Stanford University and Edward Mills Purcell at Harvard University were awarded the Nobel…
In 1952, the Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) was first recognized and isolated from Makonde Plateau in southern Tanzania. Chikungunya…
In 1952, the Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS) was created by World Health Organization (WHO) to…
In 1952, the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute (LA BioMed) was founded. Today, LA BioMed is a 501(c)3…
In 1952, Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation, 501(c)3 independent non-profit biomedical research organization, was founded.
In 1952, Dr.Wilfred Bigelow used induced hypothermia to perform the first open-heart operation on a human.
In 1952, Dr. Jonas Salk and his team found monkey kidney tissue to be the most fertile environment…
In 1952, the first The Medical College of Virginia Ph.D. degree was awarded. (Pharmacology).
On Oct. 26, 1951, the Durham-Humphrey Amendment, also known as the Prescription Drug Amendment, was signed into law…
On Sept. 26, 1951, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the Epidemic Intelligence Service…
On Sept. 23, 1951, the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) was established in Rome during the first…
On Jun. 1, 1951, the Ben May Laboratory for Cancer Research at the University of Chicago opened its…
On Apr. 9, 1951, world boxing champion Sugar Ray Robinson defended his crown in Oklahoma City by knocking…
In 1951, Dr. Herman Branson co-authored a paper alongside Linus Pauling and Robert Corey, detailing the structure of…
On Feb. 8, 1951, Henrietta Lacks, a tobacco farmer from Virginia died from cervical cancer, and a scientist…
From 1951 to 1976, the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) treated some of the state’s sickest children, most…
In 1951, researchers Christopher Polge and Lionel Edward Aston Rowson, who worked at the Animal Research Center in…
In 1951, the Priestley Medal was awarded to E. J. Crane by the American Chemical Society “to recognize…
In 1951, Chester Emmons from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases first pointed out reservoirs of…
In 1951, the FDA approved the use of antibiotics on animals. In 1943, farmers in the U.S. found…
In 1951, Joshua Lederberg began studying for a doctor of medicine degree at Columbia College and working in…
In 1951, the Stanford Research Park was created in response to the demand for industrial land near university…
In 1951, McLean Hospital researchers discovered brain proteolipids, molecules necessary for brain structure and function. This provided greater…
In 1951, Lewis L. Coriell whose history in polio research began during his residency at Children’s Hospital of…