National Institutes of Health established Library of Integrated Network-based Cellular Signatures
On Sept. 11, 2014, the National Institutes of Health established the Library of Integrated Network-based Cellular Signatures. Building…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Genomics | NIH | Therapeutics | Veterinary
The genome sequence of the common cat was published in GigaScience
On Aug. 5, 2014, the genome sequence of the common cat was published in GigaScience. The DNA of…
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The Burnham Institute for Medical Research announced record $275 million gift
On Jun. 28, 2014, The Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute has received the largest-ever single donation to a local…
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Biotechnology | CDC | Disease | Neurology | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine
CDC published ACIP’s recommendations for use of MenACWY-CRM vaccine in children age 2-23 months at increased risk for meningococcal disease
On Jun. 20, 2014, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published Immunization Practices Advisory Committee…
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Benaroya Research Institute received 7-year award to lead Immune Tolerance Network
On Jan. 23, 2014, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded the Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason…
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U.S. Supreme Court ruled that naturally occurring DNA cannot be patented
On Jun. 13, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court Justices ruled 9-0 that naturally occurring DNA cannot be patented,…
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NIH researchers conduct first genomic survey of human skin fungal diversity
On May 22, 2013, a research team at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced they had sequenced…
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President Obama signed an order that initiated the budget sequestration
On Mar. 1, 2013, as required by statute, President Obama signed an order that initiated the budget sequestration….
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ACIP voted to recommend that pregnant women receive a dose of Tdap during each pregnancy
On Oct. 24, 2012, the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP) voted 14-0 with one abstention to recommend that…
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The University of Kansas Cancer Center earned National Cancer Institute designation
On Jul. 12, 2012 the University of Kansas Cancer Center earned National Cancer Institute designation. Through efforts initially…
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The NIH awarded $65 million grant to Institute for Translational Health Sciences to turn promising discoveries into patient care advances
On Jul. 9, 2012, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced it had awarded a $65 million five…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | NIH | Oncology | Radiology | Therapeutics
The University of Hawaii Cancer Center received NCI designation renewal
On Jun. 29, 2012, following a competitive renewal process, the National Cancer Institute announced it had awarded the…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Women's Health
The Human Microbiome Project milestone announced
On Jun. 13, 2012, the Human Microbiome Project announced the completion of a seminal study of microbial diversity….
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U.S. Dept. of HHS Inspector General released report titled “Vaccines for Children Program: Vulnerabilities in Vaccine Management”
On Jun. 5, 2012, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General…
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First patent application granted for CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing in all environments
On May 25, 2012, Drs. Jennifer Doudna, Emanulle Charpentier, Martin Jinek of UC Berkeley and Krzystof Chylinski of…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Medicine | Neurology | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics | U.S. Congress | Vaccine
The Golden Goose Award was founded
On Apr. 25, 2012, U.S. Representatives Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.), Charlie Dent (R-Pa.), and Robert J. Dold (R-Ill.) joined…
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Biotechnology | FDA | Infectious Disease | NIH | Vaccine
Washington State Secretary of Health declared a pertussis epidemic, Worst Since 1942
On Apr. 3, 2012, the Washington State Secretary of Health declared a pertussis epidemic. U.S. Since mid-2011, a…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Genomics | NIH | Therapeutics
Draft sequence of the gorilla genome was published
On Mar. 7, 2012, an international team led by researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute announced they…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Therapeutics | Veterinary
The UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center received NCI designation
In 2012, The UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center received NCI comprehensive cancer designation. The center is a matrix…
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The CDC activated the Emergency Operations Center to support the global polio eradication effort
On Dec. 2, 2011, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Thomas R. Frieden, MD,…
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ACIP recommended all 11 to 12 year-old males get vaccinated against HPV
On Oct. 25, 2011, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)…
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The CDC responded to a multi-state outbreak of listeriosis
On Sept. 30, 2011, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) responded to a multi-state outbreak…
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HIV/AIDS researcher David Ho won NIDA’s 2011 Avant-Garde Award
On Aug. 12, 2011, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of NIH, announced that Dr. David…
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VCU became the first Virginia Institution to join National Network of Academic Research Centers
On Jul. 14, 2010, the Center for Clinical and Translational Research (CCTR) received a $20 million Clinical and…
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Biology | Biotechnology | Energy | Environmental | EPA | Neurology | NIH
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) responded to the Deepwater Horizon containment and cleanup
On May 28, 2010, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a request for a…
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National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day was established
On Mar. 10, 2010, National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD) was established as a nationwide initiative…
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Siteman Cancer Center received NCI SPORE grant to study endometrial cancer
On Mar. 5, 2010, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) announced that it had awarded the Siteman Cancer Center…
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Francis Collins appointed director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health
On Oct. 7, 2009, Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. was appointed the 16th Director of the National Institutes…
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National Institutes of Health launched Human Connectome Project to unravel the brain’s connections
On Jul. 15, 2009, the National Institutes of Health Blueprint for Neuroscience Research announced it was launching a…
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President Barack Obama nominated Regina Benjamin, MD to be U.S. surgeon general
On Jul. 13, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Regina Benjamin, MD, a family doctor in the shrimping village…
