Embryologist E.E. Just published The Biology of the Cell Surface
In 1939, embryologist E.E. Just published The Biology of the Cell Surface, and pioneered ideas about the importance…
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Herald R. Cox discovered that rickettsiae could be cultivated successfully in the yolk-sacs of chick embryos
On Dec. 23, 1938, Herald R. Cox published: Use of Yolk Sac of Developing Chick Embryo as Medium…
Albert Hofmann synthesized lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)
On Nov. 16, 1938, Albert Hofmann at Sandoz synthesized lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). LSD-25, as originally known when…
Mary Mallon, also known as Typhoid Mary, died in quarantine on North Brother Island near New York
On Nov. 11, 1938, Mary Mallon, also known as Typhoid Mary and the first person in the U.S.,…
The British Columbia Cancer Institute opened in Vancouver
On Nov. 5, 1938, the British Columbia Cancer Institute, BC Cancer’s first cancer treatment centre officially opened in…
The Squibb Institute for Medical Research was established in New Brunswick, New Jersey
On Oct. 11, 1938, the Squibb Biological Laboratories, New Brunswick, New Jersey, established a new laboratory for the…
Robert Gross performed the first successful corrective heart surgery for children
On Aug. 26, 1938, Robert Gross then Chief Resident in Surgery at Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, performed…
U.S. Congress passed the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
On Jun. 25, 1938, the U.S. Congress passed the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with new provisions….
The Priestley Medal was awarded to Marston T. Bogert
In 1938, the Priestley Medal was awarded to Marston T. Bogert by the American Chemical Society “to recognize…
Toxoplasma gondii was identified in humans
On May 23, 1938, Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondi) was identified in humans gondii was identified in an infant…
Carl Voegtlin became the first director of the National Cancer Institute
On Jan. 13, 1938, Dr. Carl Voegtlin became the first director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), established…
President Roosevelt founded the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis and the March of Dimes to fight polio
On Jan. 3, 1938, President Roosevelt founded the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis (NFIP) known today as the…
The National Advisory Cancer Council recommended approval of first awards for fellowships in cancer research
In 1938, the National Advisory Cancer Council, created by the National Cancer Institute Act of Aug. 5, 1937,…
Alexis Carrel and Charles Lindbergh published”The Culture of Organs” that describe how to preserve organs and tissues
In 1938, Alexis Carrel and Charles Lindbergh published “The Culture of Organs” that described how to preserve organs…
Gordon E. Davis and Herald R. Cox identified a new rickettsial disease, which they called Nine Mile Fever
In 1938, Gordon E. Davis and Herald R. Cox identified a new rickettsial disease, which they called Nine…
W. Henry Sebrell and Roy F. Butler published the first clinical description of ariboflavinosis, a human riboflavin deficiency
In 1938, W. Henry Sebrell and Roy F. Butler published the first clinical description of ariboflavinosis, a human…
John Bozicevich developed immunological methods for the diagnosis of helminth parasitic infections
In 1938, John Bozicevich developed immunological methods for the diagnosis of helminth parasitic infections. Helminthiasis, also known as…
Margaret Pittman showed precipitin reaction around meningococcus colonies on immune serum was correlated with mouse potency assay
In 1938, Margaret Pittman showed that the precipitin reaction around meningococcus colonies on immune serum agar plates was…
Murray J. Shear coined the term “cocarcinogen”
In 1938, Murray J. Shear from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) reported that a basic fraction of creosote…
The bacterium Bacillus Popilliae became the first microbial product registered by the U.S. government
In 1938, the bacterium Bacillus Popilliae (Bp) becomes the first microbial product registered by the U.S. government. It…
A smallscale test of formulated Bacillus thuringiensis for corn borer control began in Europe
In 1938, a small scale test of formulated Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) for corn borer control begins in Europe….
The term ‘molecular biology’ was coined
In 1938, as Director of the Natural Sciences Division of the Rockefeller Foundation, Warren Weaver coined the term…
The Federal Trade Commission was charged with overseeing advertising associated with products otherwise regulated by FDA
In 1938, under the Wheeler-Lea Act passed by the U.S. Congress, the Federal Trade Commission is charged with…
Influenza vaccine developed to protect U.S. military forces
In 1938, Thomas Francis, Jr., MD and Jonas Salk, MD served as lead researchers at the University of…
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Iowa State University Research Foundation was established
In 1938, the Iowa State University Research Foundation (ISURF) was established to manage the collection of intellectual property…
University of Iowa researcher Elmer DeGowin developed the first reliable methods of preserving and shipping blood
In 1938, University of Iowa researcher Elmer DeGowin developed the first reliable methods of preserving and shipping blood,…
Dr. Armand Frappier conducted the first studies to validate the tuberculosis vaccine
In 1938, Dr. Armand Frappier, at the Institut de Microbiologie et d’Hygiene de Montreal, conducted the first studies…
The Medical College of Virginia opened a new laboratory and outpatient clinic (A. D. Williams Memorial Clinic)
In 1938, The Medical College of Virginia opened a new laboratory and outpatient clinic (A. D. Williams Memorial…
Rolla Neil Harger invented the the drunkometer
In 1938, Rolla Neil Harger of Indiana University School of Medicine collaborated with Robert Borkenstein of the Indiana…
U.S. Surgeon General Thomas Parran, Jr. awarded first grants-in-aid on the recommendation of the National Advisory Cancer Council
On Jul. 1, 1947, U.S. Surgeon General Thomas Parran, Jr. awarded first grants-in-aid on the recommendation of the…