Iowa Methodist Medical Center established Iowa’s first hospital-based radiation oncology department
in 1962, Iowa Methodist Medical Center established Iowa’s first hospital-based radiation oncology department and remains a leader in…
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The Texas Heart Institute was founded
In 1962, The Texas Heart Institute was founded by world-renowned cardiovascular surgeon Dr. Denton A. Cooley. Today, the…
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The Committee on the National Medal of Science was established by President John F Kennedy
On Aug. 23, 1961, The Committee on the National Medal of Science was established by President John F….
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CDC’s new permanent headquarters opened in Atlanta, Georgia
On Sept. 8, 1960, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) new permanent headquarters opened in Atlanta,…
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Oregon Regional Primate Research Center was founded
In 1960, National Institute of Health grants allow the Medical Research Foundation of Oregon to acquire property and…
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The National Medal of Science was established by the 86th Congress
On Aug. 25, 1959, the National Medal of Science was established by the 86th U.S. Congress as a…
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The first major addition to the University of Washington Health Sciences Building was opened
On May 4, 1959, the first major addition to the University of Washington Health Sciences Building, an eight-story,…
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Lester R. Sauvage, MDﾠ founded the Hope Heart Institute
In 1959, Lester R. Sauvage, MD founded the Reconstructive Cardiovascular Research Laboratory as a branch of Providence Seattle…
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Biology | Diagnostics | Disease | Life Science History | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Polio | Therapeutics | Vaccine
The Salk Institute was envisioned
In 1959, the Salk Institute was initially envisioned by Jonas Salk, M.D., the developer of the polio vaccine,…
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The Priestley Medal was awarded to Ernest H. Volwiler
On Jan. 6, 1958, the American Chemical Society announced that Ernest H. Volwiler had been named the recipient…
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The University of Nevada, Las Vegas was founded
On Sept. 10, 1957, the first Nevada Southern (University of Nevada, Las Vegas, aka UNLV) classes were held…
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Arvid Carlsson discovered that levodopa (L-Dopa) was effective in treating the symptoms of Parkinsonism
In 1957, Arvid Carlsson showed that dopamine was a neurotransmitter in the brain and not just a precursor…
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Biology | Diagnostics | Disease | Life Science History | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
The first class of the new Albert Einstein College of Medicine started
On Sept. 12, 1955, the first class at new Albert Einstein College of Medicine began with 3 men…
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The first Citizens Advisory Committee held a meeting in Washington, DC
On Feb. 3, 1955, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) first Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) met in…
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Dr. James Bowman studied favism, the deficiency of glucose-6-dehydrogenase
In 1955, geneticist Dr. James Bowman accepted a position in Iran where he studied favism, the deficiency of…
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Roger Bannister, a British medical student, became the first person to run a sub four minute mile
On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister, a 25-year-old British medical student, becomes the first person to run a…
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Biology | Diagnostics | Disease | Life Science History | Medical Device | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
Howard Hughes Medical Institute was founded
On Dec. 17, 1953, Howard Hughes signed documents that created the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, formed with the…
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Ground was broken for the first building, now known as the Leo Forchheimer Medical Sciences building
In October 1953, ground was broken for the first building of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, now…
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Albert Einstein permitted his name to be used for the first medical school to be built in New York City since 1897
On Mar. 15, 1953, the day following his 74th birthday, Albert Einstein formally agreed to permit his name…
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Agriculture | Biology | Disease | Life Science History | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Veterinary
Betty Delores Stough became the first woman to earn a PhD at the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (parasitology)
In 1953, Betty Delores Stough became the first woman to earn a Ph.D. at the Virginia Agricultural and…
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Biology | Diagnostics | Disease | Life Science History | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Polio | Therapeutics | Vaccine
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies was founded in La Jolla, California
In 1953, the Salk Institute for Biological Studies was founded in La Jolla, California. For more than a…
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The Supreme Court ruled the factory inspection provision of the 1938 FDC Act was too vague to be enforced
On Dec. 8, 1952, in U.S. v. Cardiff, the Supreme Court ruled that the factory inspection provision of…
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Disease | FDA | Life Science History | Medicine | Oncology | Pharmaceutical | Radiology
Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase verified genes were made of DNA
In 1952, Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase conducted a series of experiments at the Carnegie Institute of Washington…
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The Prescription Drug Amendment was signed into law
On Oct. 26, 1951, the Durham-Humphrey Amendment, also known as the Prescription Drug Amendment, was signed into law…
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Drs. Edward C Kendall and Philip S Hench at the Mayo Clinic, shared the Nobel Prize in medicine
In 1950, Drs. Edward C. Kendall and Philip S. Hench at the Mayo Clinic, along with Tadeus Reichstein,…
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Biology | Diagnostics | Disease | Life Science History | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
The University of Washington Health Sciences Building was dedicated
On Oct. 9, 1949, the University of Washington’s Health Sciences Building was dedicated on the university’s Seattle campus….
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Construction of the original Madigan General Hospital began at Fort Lewis
In Jul. 1943, Construction of the original Madigan General Hospital began during the height of World War II…
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President Truman appointed Leonard A Scheele as US Surgeon General
On Apr. 6, 1948, President Harry Truman appointed Leonard A. Scheele as U.S. Surgeon General. Scheele served as Surgeon…
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University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) established the Cancer Research Institute
In 1947, The first attempt at coordinating cancer at University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) was a…
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Nestle acquired Alcon
In 1948, Nestle of Switzerland acquired Alcon, and in 2002 Nestle conducted an initial public offering of 25%…
