Winship Cancer Institute was awarded a $500,000 grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for new cellular therapies
On Sep. 6, 2019, the Winship Cancer Institute was awarded a $500,000 grant from the National Cancer Institute…
UCLA researchers used stem cells to engineer cells that attack human tumors in mice
On Sept. 5, 2019, UCLA researchers have harnessed the power of iNKT cells to attack tumor cells and…
The NIH awarded a $2.5 million grant to Georgia Tech researchers to study bacteriophages for treating antibiotic-resistant infections
On Aug. 29, 2019, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a $2.5 million grant to Georgia Institute…
WHO announced a vector alert for Anopheles stephensi invasion and spread
On Aug. 26. 2019, the World Health Organization announced a vector alert for Anopheles stephensi invasion and spread,…
First use of CRISPR tool to successfully treat patient with genetic disorder
On Jul. 19, 2019, Victoria Gray, 34, of Forest, Miss., became the first patient ever to be publicly…
The National Cancer Institute Annual Report to the Nation found cancer death rates continue to drop
On May 30, 2019, a report from the nation’s leading cancer organizations found that Americans’ risk of dying…
FUJIFILM opened Life Science Strategic Business Office in Cambridge, Massachusetts
On May 30, 2019, FUJIFILM opened a Life Science Strategic Business Office in Cambridge, Massachusetts to create a…
Amgen announced the launch of Amgen Community Oncology Research Collaborators
On May 28, 2019, Amgen, along with leading community oncology networks, announced the launch of Amgen Community Oncology…
AveXis received FDA approval for gene thereapy drug for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
On May 24, 2019, La Jolla, CA-based AveXis, a subsidiary of Novartis, received U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
The USDA announced a new vision for animal genomics
On May 16, 2019, a new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) blueprint, published in “Frontiers and Genetics,” will…
Chembio Diagnostics announced agreement with Perseus Science to advance point-of-care concussion test
On May 7, 2019, Chembio Diagnostics announced an agreement with Perseus Science Group, to advance the development of…
“Scotty,” the largest T-Rex ever found, was discovered in Sasketchewan by paleontologists
On Mar. 21, 2019, “Scotty,” the largest T-Rex ever found, was discovered in Sasketchewan by paleontologists.
CDC released the 2019 US recommended immunization schedules for children/adolescents as well as for adults
On Feb. 8, 2019, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the 2019 U.S. recommended…
Masonic Cancer Center researchers received $1.4 million in grants for ovarian cancer research
On Jan. 18, 2019 Masonic Cancer Center researchers received $1.4 million in grants for ovarian cancer research from…
FDA approved expanded use of Sanofi’s Adacel Tdap vaccine for a second dose in people ages 10 through 64 years of age
On Jan. 14, 2019, Sanofi announced the FDA had approved the expanded use of Adacelﾮ (Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced…
The Martin Health System was founded
In 1939, Martin Health was founded in 1939 with an original hospital that had 23 beds, three physicians,…
Calibr began using robotics to speed drug discovery
In 2019, Calibr began using robotics as an emerging drug discovery model to accelerate new medicines and fund…
Record $50 million gift to Virginia Tech results in naming of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute in Roanoke
On Dec. 6, 2018, the Horace G. Fralin Charitable Trust and Heywood and Cynthia Fralin donated a record…
Washington University School of Medicine gifted $20 million to boost multiple myeloma research
On Nov. 29, 2018, St. Louis native Rodger Riney and his wife, Paula, donated $20 million to research…
Prime Minister Trudeau announced federal funding for the Institute for Advanced Medical Isotopes
On Nov. 13, 2018, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced federal funding for the Institute for Advanced Medical…
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City of Hope, TGen announced letter of intent to build cell therapy manufacturing facility in Phoenix area
On Nov. 1, 2018, City of Hope, and its affiliate, Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), announced a letter…
Cacao, the plant from which chocolate is made was domesticated
On Oct. 29, 2018, Archaeological evidence of cacao’s use, dating back to 3,900 years ago, previously planted the…
ReFRAME drug repurposing collection yields hope for treating diseases that kill millions worldwide
On Oct. 3, 2018, Scripps Research announced that Calibr scientitsts from Scripp’s drug development division had bengun using…
Donna Strickland won a share of the Nobel Prize in Physics for inventions in the field of laser physics and for the method of generating high-intensity, ultra-short optical pulses
On Oct. 2, 2018, the Nobel Foundation announced that Donna Strickland had was awarded a share of the…
Researchers at JCVI, UCSD, and Scripps Oceanography discovered genetic basis for how harmful algal blooms become toxic
On Sept. 27, 2018, Researchers from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD and the J. Craig Venter Institute…
Yale professor Joan Steitz awarded the 2018 Lasker~Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science
On Sept. 11, 2018, Joan Steitz, Sterling Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale, received the 2018ﾠ…
CDC published ACIP’s 2018-19 influenza vaccination recommendations
On Aug. 24, 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published Immunization Practices Advisory Committee’s (ACIP)…
UCSD researchers discovered that a type of DNA-repairing enzyme is neutralized by DNA lesions caused by exposure to ultraviolet light
On Aug. 22, 2018, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) researchers with colleagues in Spain and Finland, described…
Arizona Life Science Genealogy, 2018
Arizona Life Science Genealogy illustrates life science companies and non-profit research organization in the State of Arizona by…
Emory University and GeoVax Labs partnered to develop a vaccine for HPV
On Aug. 2, 2018, Emory University and GeoVax Labs partnered to develop a vaccine for HPV, with an…