Jeffrey and Patricia Cole donate $31 million to Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute
On Nov. 29, 2016, Jeffrey and Patricia Cole donate $31 million to Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute. This…
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Humans began domesticating crops and livestock
On Oct. 31, 2016, scientists reported that humans domestication of crops and livestock are dated to 14000 BCE…
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Nebraska Medicine awarded nearly $20 million to develop national training center for HHS
On Oct. 28, 2016, UNMC/Nebraska Medicine announced they had been awarded $19.8 million by the U.S. Dept. of…
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UNMC announced receipt of $20 million research grant, the largest to-date
On Oct. 24, 2016, UNMC announced receipt of a five-year research grant $20 million research grant from the…
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The Toxic Substances Control Act updated for the 21st Century
On June 22, 2016, President Barack Obama signed the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century…
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Washington Life Science Evolution, 2015
Washington Life Science Evolution illustrates life science companies and non-profit research organizations located in the State of Washington…
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FDA revised the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels
On May 27, 2016, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it had amended its labeling regulations for…
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UNMC researchers probed aging, HIV-infected brain with $22 million NIH grant
On Apr. 4, 2016, UNMC researchers, Tony Wilson, Ph.D., and Susan Swindells, M.B.B.S., working with a $2.2 million,…
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U.S. recommended immunization schedulesﾠfor 0 through 18 years and “catch up” published in MMWR
On Feb. 1, 2016, the U.S. recommended immunization schedulesﾠfor 0 through 18 years and “catch up” published in…
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Philanthropist Samuel Yin gifted $128 million for new laboratories at The Scripps Research Institute
On Jan. 27, 2016, the Scripps Research Institute announced it had received $12.8 million from philanthropist and businessman…
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NIH announced it would no longer support biomedical research on chimpanzees
On Nov. 17, 2015, the NIH announced that since Jun. 2013, based on recommendations from the Council of…
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The Human Dark Proteome Initiative was launched
On Nov. 9, 2015, the Human Dark Proteome Initiative was launched. The initiative aimed to accelerate research into…
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Calgary cancer centre to be built at northeast corner of Foothills hospital site
On Oct. 28, 2015, it was announced that Calgary’s new cancer centre will be built at the northeast…
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ACIP published recommendations for the use of serogroup B meningococcal vaccines in adolescents and young adults
On Oct. 23, 2015, the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP) published recommendations for the use of serogroup B…
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Stephen J. Elledge and Evelyn M. Witkin received Lasker Award
On Sept. 18, 2015, Stephen J. Elledge from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Evelyn M. Witkin from Rutgers…
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MD Anderson immunologist Jim Allison won Lasker-DeBakey Award
On Sept. 8, 2015, MD Anderson Cancer Center announced that Jim Allison, Ph.D., chair of Immunology received the…
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First-ever octopus genome sequenced
On Aug. 12, 2015, the Cephalopod Sequencing Consortium announced the first-ever sequencing of the entire octopus genome. Researchers…
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Genome of 8,500-year-old North American skeleton, known as Kennewick Man, was sequenced
On Jun. 18, 2015, a study, “The Ancestry and Affiliations of Kennewick Man” in the journal Nature, based…
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Washington Life Science History
Washington Life Science History is a poster that illustrates significant events in the development of the life science…
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The first biosimilar Zarxio (Filgrastim-sndz) was approved by the FDA
On Mar. 6, 2015, the The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved filgrastim-sndz (Zarxio, Sandoz, Inc.), the…
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The Human Vaccines Project was launched
On Feb. 17, 2015, the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) announced it had received a grant of US…
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Researchers announced they had sequenced the genomes of all 15 species of Darwin’s finches
On Feb. 11, 2015, researchers announced they had sequenced the genomes of all 15 species of Darwin’s finches,…
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NIH announced formation of All of Us Research program
In 2015, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced The All of Us Research Program, a historic effort…
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FDA approved the use of Gardasil 9 HPV vaccine in the US
On Dec. 11, 2014, Merck announced that the FDA had approved GARDASILﾮ9 (Human Papillomavirus 9-valent Vaccine, Recombinant), Merckﾒs…
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FDA approved the use of Trumenba in the US to prevent serogroup B meningococcal disease
On Oct. 29, 2014, Pfizer announced the FDA has granted accelerated approval of TRUMENBAﾮ (meningococcal group B vaccine)…
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Bristol-Myers Squibb announced plans to build state-of-the-art campus in Lawrenceville
On Sept. 23, 2014, Bristol-Myers Squibb announced plans to build a 650,000-square-foot office building on company-owned land at…
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University of Iowa alumnus Franklin D Trueblood provided $7.8 million for genetics research
On Sept. 12, 2014, the University of Iowa announced that alumnus Franklin D. Trueblood’s lifelong interest in medical…
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Abbott received CE Mark for FreeStyle Libre, revolutionary glucose monitoring system for people with diabetes
On Sept. 3, 2014, Abbott announced it had received CE Mark (Conformite Europeenne) for its FreeStyle Libre Flash…
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Fraternal Order of Eagles announced a $25 million gift commitment to fund diabetes research at University of Iowa
On Jul. 13, 2014, leaders of The Fraternal Order of Eagles, the University of Iowa and the University…
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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….
