The CDC was established as a field station under the Chief of the Bureau of State Services of the US Public Health Service
In 1947, the CDC was established as a field station under the Chief of the Bureau of State…
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Sidney Farber found that a folic acid derivative inhibits acute leukemia
In 1947, Sidney Farber finds that a folic acid derivative inhibits acute leukemia. This first antimetabolite leads to…
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Velmer A Fassel, a chemist who developed the inductively coupled plasma, received a PhD from Iowa State University
In 1947, Velmer A. Fassel, an American chemist who developed the inductively coupled plasma, received in Ph.D. from…
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The Children’s Cancer Research Foundation (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute) was founded
In 1947, Sidney Farber, MD, founded a Children’s Cancer Research Foundation dedicated to providing children with cancer with…
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Transistor was invented at AT&T’s Bell Laboratories
In 1947, The transistor, the invention that marked the dawn of the information age, was invented by John…
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Artificial kidney was perfected for clinical use
In 1947, Carl Walter, John Merrill and George Thorn perfected the Kolff-Brigham artificial kidney for clinical use.
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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.
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The Lovelace Foundation for Medical Education and Research was founded
In 1947, The Lovelace Foundation for Medical Education and Research was founded.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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The first successful nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiment was made in the US
In 1946, the first successful nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiment was made in the U.S. by Felix Block…
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Michigan State University’s Forensic Science Program was established
In 1946, Michigan State University’s (MSU) Forensic Science Program was established. MSU has long been recognized as a…
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The University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine’s DVM degree was established
In 1946, the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine’s DVM degree was established. From 1946 to 1965…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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….
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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…
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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…
