ACIP recommendations for routine hepatitis B vaccination for all infants were published in MMWR
On Nov. 22, 1991, the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP) published recommendations for routine hepatitis B vaccination for…
Congress held a special hearing to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the National Cancer Act
On Apr. 25, 1991, Congress heard testimony on the National Cancer Act to commemorate the 20th anniversary of…
The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network was established
In 1991, FAAN (The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network) was established by Anne Munoz-Furlong, at a time when…
The UC Davis Cancer Center was founded
In 1991, The UC Davis Cancer Center was founded. The center is a matrix organization and part of…
The Safe Medical Devices Act was passed
On Nov. 28, 1990, the Safe Medical Devices Act was passed, requiring nursing homes, hospitals, and other facilities…
Michael Crichton’s “Jurassic Park” novel was published, introducing DNA technology to a wide audience
On Nov. 20, 1990, Michael Crichton’s “Jurassic Park” novel was pulbished, introducing DNA technology to a wide audience….
The FDA approved the use of HbOC for routine administration to infants beginning at 2 months of age
On Oct. 4, 1990, the FDA approved the use of Haemophilus b Conjugate Vaccine (Diphtheria CRM 197 Protein…
Dr K Barry Sharpless joined the Research Institute of Scripps Clinic faculty
On Jul. 12, 1990, Dr. K. Barry Sharpless joined the Research Institute of Scripps Clinic faculty as the…
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The second Earth Day was celebrated by more than 225 million people
On Apr. 22, 1990, the second Earth Day was celebrated by more than 225 million people. The first…
Montreal-born Sidney Altman awarded share of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry “for their discovery of catalytic properties of RNA”
On Oct. 12, 1989, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Montreal-born Sidney Altman, and Thomas Cech,…
The FDA approved the hormone, called Epogen
On Jun. 1, 1989, the FDA approved Amgen’s Epogen/Procrit for the treatment of anemia associated with chronic renal…
Dr. Steven A Rosenberg conducted the first human gene transfer trial
On May 22, 1989, Dr. Steven A. Rosenberg and his team at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) performed…
Hoeschst blocked from completing a Frankfurt plant for the production of genetically engineered human insulin
In 1989, the Administrative Supreme Court of the state of Hesse, West Germany, blocks the multinational chemical company…
Abbott Bioresearch Center was founded in Worcester, Massachusetts
In 1989, Abbott Bioresearch Center was founded as the local Massachusetts site of Abbott Laboratories, adjacent to the…
Samuel Broder became the tenth director of the National Cancer Institute
On Dec. 22, 1988, Samuel Broder became the tenth director of the National Cancer Institute, serving until 1995….
The CDC established the Chronic Disease Division
In 1988, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the Chronic Disease Division to target…
The National Cance Institute Office of Technology Development was established
On Oct. 24, 1987, the Office of Technology Development was established in the National Cancer Institute Office of…
Siemens launched Telos, the world’s first remote control for hearing technology
In 1987, Siemens, now Sivantos, launched Telos, the world’s first remote control for hearing technology. Digital hearing aids…
National Native American AIDS Prevention Center was founded
In 1987, The National Native American AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC) was founded by American Indian and Alaska Native…
Recombinant hepatitis B vaccine (Recombivax HB by Merck) was licensed
On Jul. 23, 1986, the Recombinant hepatitis B vaccine (Recombivax HB by Merck) was licensed. Using recombinant DNA…
Bristol-Myers opened a state-of-the-art research complex in Wallingford, Connecticut
On June 12, 1986, Bristol-Myers opened a state-of-the-art research complex in Wallingford, Connecticut, designed to house more than…
The first recombinant vaccine for humans, a vaccine for hepatitis B, was approved
In May 1986, the vaccine Recombivax HB, which protects against hepatitis B infection, was approved for marketing in…
Microsoft Corporation completed an Initial Public Offering
On Mar. 13, 1986, Microsoft Corporation, founded by Bill Gates Jr. and the late Paul Allen in 1975,…
The Mayo Clinic, Rochester Methodist Hospital and Saint Marys Hospital integrated Operations
In 1986, The Mayo Clinic, Rochester Methodist Hospital and Saint Marys Hospital integrated their operations under one governing…
Procyte Corp. was founded
In 1986, Procyte Corp. was founded as a Kirkland, Washington-based medical skin care company that developed and marketed…
The University of Wyoming was founded
In 1886, the University of Wyoming (UW), located in Laramie, was founded in 1886, and in 1891 an…
First clinical tests conducted at UW of EPO to correct anemia of kidney failure
In Dec. 1985, the first clinical tests were held at the University of Washington of erythropoietin (EPO), the…
Genetic markers were found for kidney disease and cystic fibrosis
On Oct. 11, 1985, scientists in Canada and Massachusetts reported discovering the first genetic marker for the widespread…
Surgeons implanted a Total Artificial Heart into a 25-year-old grocery store clerk
On Aug. 29, 1985, Dr. Jack Copeland, a cardiac surgeon at University Medical Center (now Banner—University Medical Center…
Jarvik 7 artificial heart helped save Arizona man
On Aug. 29, 1985, Michael Drummond became the sixth person, and the youngest at the age of twenty-five,…