Cook County Hospital became the first hospital to use an all frozen blood banking system
In 1972, Cook County Hospital became the first hospital to use an all frozen blood banking system. This…
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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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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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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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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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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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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 CDC launched a national gonorrheaﾠcontrol program
In 1972, The CDC launched a national gonorrheaﾠcontrol program. Rates of gonorrhea decreased after the National Gonorrhea Control…
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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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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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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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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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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…
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Roswell Park received NCI Comprehensive Cancer Center designation
In 1972, Roswell Park received NCI Comprehensive Cancer Center designation in 1972 and was the first institution in…
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The Wistar Institute was designated a National Cancer Institute Cancer Center
In 1972, The Wistar Institute was designated the first National Cancer Institute (NCI) Cancer Center in basic research…
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Christian Boehmer Anfinsen was awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry
In October 1972, Christian Boehmer Anfinsen (M.S., University of Pennsylvania, 1939) shared the 1972 Nobel Prize for Chemistry…
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PA Assn for Retarded Children v Commonwealth of PA established right of developmentally disabled children to free public education
In 1972, the Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Mills v. Board of Education…
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Gerald Maurice Edelman was awarded Nobel Prize in Medicine
In October 1972, Gerald Maurice Edelman (M.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1954) was was awarded the 1972 Nobel Prize…
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President Nixon converted former biological warfare facilities research activities on the causes, treatment, and prevention of cancer
On Dec. 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon converted the Army’s former biological warfare facilities at Ft. Detrick,…
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Biology | Disease | Life Science History | NIH | Oncology | Therapeutics
President Nixon declared war on cancer creating the Cancer Centers Program of the National Cancer Institute
On Dec. 23, 1971, the National Cancer Act enacted by President Richard Nixon as part of the nation’s…
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Artificial sweetener saccharin removed from FDA’s original GRAS list pending new scientific study
On Sept. 29, 1971, the artificial sweetener saccharin, included in FDA’s original GRAS list, was removed from the…
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The Medical College of South Carolina School of Dental Medicine graduated its first class
On Jun. 3, 1971, the MCSC School of Dental Medicine graduated its first class. Dr. Cathy Moss was…
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The Public Health Service’s Bureau of Radiological Health was transferred to the FDA
On May 17, 1971, The Public Health Service’s Bureau of Radiological Health was transferred to the FDA.
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Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act categorized drugs based on abuse and addiction potential versus therapeutic value
On May 1, 1971, the Federal Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, more commonly known…
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Combined measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine were licensed
On Apr. 22, 1971, Combined measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine (MMR by Merck) as well as combined measles…
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The Priestley Medal was awarded to Frederick D. Rossini
In 1971, the American Chemical Society announced the Priestley Medal was awarded to Frederick D. Rossini by the…
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The Institute of Medicine began operations
On Jan. 20, 1971, the Institute of Medicine, now the the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), began operations….
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Human growth hormone was synthesized for the first time
On Jan. 6, 1971, research scientists at the University of California Berkeley announced the first synthetic production of…
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Naloxone approved by the FDA to treat treat overdoses
In 1971, the Food and Drug Administration approved using naloxone to treat overdoses. Naloxone is also referred to…
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Jane Wright became the first woman to be elected president of the New York Cancer Society.
In 1971, Jane Wright became the first woman to be elected president of the New York Cancer Society. In…
