The Carbone Cancer Center received National Cancer Center designation
In 1973, the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center received National Cancer Center designation from the National Cancer…
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The University of California, San Diego Regional Burn Center opened
In 1973, the University of California, San Diego Regional Burn Center opened, serving San Diego and Imperial counties….
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The Office of Biosafety was established at CDC
In 1973, the Office of Biosafety, now known as the Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS) was established at…
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Dr. Boone Chunprapah became the first doctor to successfully reconnect four completely severed fingers from a man’s hand
In 1973, Dr. Boone Chunprapah at the Cook County Hospital I Chicago became the first doctor to successfully…
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The University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center was established
In 1973, UChicago established the University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center (UCCCC), receiving its initial designation as a…
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Consumer Product Safety Commission was enacted by Congress
On Oct. 27, 1972, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSA) was enacted by the U.S. Congress. The CPSA…
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency banned DDT
On Jun. 14, 1972, an end to the continued domestic usage of the pesticide DDT was decreed when…
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The UN Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm thrust the environmental movement into international view
On Jun. 5, 1972, the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment began in Stockholm, Sweden (June 5-16)…
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Over-the-Counter Drug Review began to enhance safety, effectiveness and appropriate labeling of drugs
On May 11, 1972, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) established Over-the-Counter (OTC) Drug Review began to enhance…
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Frank Joesph Rauscher, Jr became the seventh director of the National Cancer Institute, serving until 1976
May 5, 1972, Frank Joesph Rauscher, Jr. became the seventh director of the National Cancer Institute, serving until…
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May was declared ‘National Arthritis Month’ by Congress and President Nixon
May 1972 was declared ‘National Arthritis Month’ by Congress and President Nixon.
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The U.S., the Soviet Union and 70 other nations signed an agreement banning biological warfare
On Apr. 10, 1972, the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) was opened for signature, and took effect on March…
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The Priestley Medal was awarded to George B. Kistiakowsky
In 1972, the American Chemical Society awarded the Priestley Medal to George B. Kistiakowsky “to recognize distinguished services…
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The term “Junk DNA” coined by Dr. Susumu Ohno
In 1972, Dr. Susumu Ohno, writing in the Brookhaven Symposium on Biology in the article “So Much ‘Junk…
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The Red Cross called for a national blood policy
In 1972, the Red Cross called for a national blood policy to support standardized practices and end paid…
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The FDA began to regulate all 7,000 US blood and plasma centers
In 1972, the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) new Bureau of Biologics began to regulate all 7000 U.S….
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National Academy of Sciences released Genetic Vulnerability of Major Crops
In 1972, National Academy of Sciences released Genetic Vulnerability of Major Crops – a study prompted by the…
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The CDC began a Preventative Medicine Residency program
In 1972, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began a Preventative Medicine Residency (PMR/F) program…
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Drs Roy Hertz and Min C Li, NCI scientists, won Albert Lasker Medical Research Awards
In 1972, Drs. Roy Hertz and Min C. Li, National Cancer Institute scientists, credited with discovering the first…
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Researchers at Washington University – St Louis pioneered the use of short-lived radioactive tracers to locate brain tumors
In 1972, Washington University – St. Louis researchers Michel M. Ter-Pogossian, PhD; William Bernard, MD; and Henry G….
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The Division of Biologics Standards was transferred from NIH to FDA
In 1972, the Division of Biologics Standards was transferred from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to the U.S….
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Washington University – St Louis established one of the country’s first adult bone marrow transplant programs
In 1972, Washington University ﾖ St. Louis established one of the countryﾒs first adult bone marrow transplant programs,…
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Tyson Feed and Hatchery name was changed to Tyson Foods
In 1972, the Tyson Feed and Hatchery name was changed to Tyson Foods.
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Positron emission tomography maging was invented by researchers at Washington University – St Louis
In 1972, positron emission tomography (PET) imaging was invented by researchers at Washington University – St. Louis including…
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The University of California Radiation Laboratory (Livermore) was the first to use flow cytometry to sort chromosomes
In 1972, Livermore was the first to use flow cytometry to sort chromosomes. By the end of the…
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Diagnostics | Life Science History | Medical Device | Non-Profit Research | Radiology | Therapeutics
Prototype linear accelerator introduced at Washington University – St Louis, heralding eventual radiation therapy
In 1972, a prototype linear accelerator at Washington University – St. Louis was produced by radiation clinicians and…
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Stanford Medicine researchers first constructed a recombinant DNA molecule containing DNA from two different species
In 1972 Stanford Medicine researchers first constructed a recombinant DNA molecule containing DNA from two different species.
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Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center was established and designated by the NCI
In 1972, the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center, now known as the Duke Cancer Institute (DCI), was established in…
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The Florida Sea Grant was established
In 1972, the Florida Sea Grant was established as a partnership of academia, government, and industry focused on…
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Diagnostics | Life Science History | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Radiology | Therapeutics
The Albert Einstein Cancer Center obtained NCI-designation and its first Cancer Center Support Grant
In 1972, The Albert Einstein Cancer Center (AECC), now known as Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center (MECCC), obtained…
