UW scientists unearth Neanderthal genes in modern humans
On Jan. 29, 2014, Neanderthal genes were unearthed in modern humans by University of Washington scientists Benjamin Vernot…
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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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University of Iowa alumnus gives $15 million for UI Health Care
On Jan. 29, 2014, the University of Iowa (UI) announced that it had received a $1.5 million gift…
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Gary K. Michelson donated $50 million to USC to fund the Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience
On Jan. 13, 2014, Gary K. Michelson, a retired orthopaedic spinal surgeon whose groundbreaking work generated more than…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Genomics | Medical Device | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
$105 million state-initiated collaboration between the NY Genome Center and University at Buffalo Advances Medical Science
On Jan. 9, 2014, the New York Genome Center (NYGC) announced that New York State Governor Andrew M….
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The largest outbreak of Ebola occurred in West Africa
In 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that largest outbreak of Ebola in history had occurred, and…
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The CDC initiated the Global Heath Security Agenda
On Aug. 1, 2014, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) initiated the Global Heath Security…
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Siteman Cancer Center performed the world’s first MRI-guided radiation therapy treatment
In 2014, Siteman Cancer Center performed the world’s first MRI-guided radiation therapy treatment, allowing for visualized and adaptable…
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Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Life Science History | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine | WHO
A 2-year-old boy in the Guinean village of Meliandou fell ill with Ebola
On Dec. 26, 2013, a 2-year-old boy in the remote Guinean village of Meliandou fell ill with a…
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CDC published guidance for HBV protection and postexposure management of healthcare personnel
On Dec. 20, 2013, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published guidance for HBV protection…
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Siteman Cancer Center debuted the first single-vault proton therapy center in the country
On Dec. 19, 2013, the Siteman Cancer Center debuted the first single-vault proton therapy center in the U.S.:…
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The first-ever living, three-dimensional human arrhythmic heart tissue is bioengineered at the University of Toronto
On Nov. 20, 2013, researchers at the University of Toronto’s Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering and the…
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Karmanos Cancer Institute joined McLaren Health Care
On Oct. 30, 2013, the Karmanos Cancer Institute and McLaren Health Care signed an agreement that created the…
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Largest international study of Alzheimer’s genes was published
On Oct. 28, 2013, Columbia University Medical Center announced publication of a Meta-analysis of 74,046 individuals that identified…
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A second $10 million gift from Jerre and Mary Joy Stead advances children’s medicine at the University of Iowa
On Oct. 24, 2013, the University of Iowa (IA) announced a second $10 million gift commitment from Jerre…
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Kern Family donated $100 million to Mayo Clinic to transform health care
On Oct. 23, 2013, the Mayo Clinic announced that Robert and Patricia Kern have given $100 million to…
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Myron Cohen received the North Carolina Award for Science
On Oct. 22, 2013 Myron Cohen received the North Carolina Award for Science. Dr. Cohen is a University…
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Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute received a $2 million grant for RNA research
On Aug. 6, 2013, Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute (PNDRI) received a $2 million National Institutes of Health…
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The Markey Cancer Center became an NCI-designated Cancer Center
On Jul. 12, 2013. the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center (MCC) was joined by national, state and…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Pharmaceutical | Radiology | Therapeutics
UNMC Renamed Eppley Cancer Center to the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
In Jun. 7, 2013, the University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved changing the name of the UNMC…
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The Stanley M. Truhlsen Eye Institute at the University of Nebraska Medical Center was opened
On May 22, 2013, the Truhlsen Eye Institute opened its door and is poised to revolutionize eye care…
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Booster dose of yellow fever vaccine not needed, according to WHO
On May 17, 2013, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the yellow fever ‘booster’ vaccination given ten…
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DNA analysis unearthed origins of Minoans, the first major European civilization
On May 14, 2013, a University of Washington led team announced that DNA analysis had unearthed the origins…
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World Ovarian Cancer Day was established
On May 8, 2013, was the first World Ovarian Cancer Day. On this day, ovarian cancer organizations from…
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Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative launched
On Apr. 2, 2013, President Obama announced the launch of the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN)…
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ACIP recommended a dose of Tdap vaccine during each pregnancy
On Feb. 22, 2013, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended that unvaccinated pregnant women receive a…
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The Center for Personalized Diagnostics (CPD) was established at UPenn
In Feb. 2013, the Center for Personalized Diagnostics (CPD) was established at UPenn for researching genomic and therapeutic…
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The OHSU/OSU Collaborative Life Sciences Building and Skourtes Tower ‘Topped Out’
On Jan. 17, 2013, E Dunn Construction announced it had topped out the OHSU/OUS Collaborative Life Sciences Building…
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GDF-11 was discovered to reverse cardiac hypertrophy
In 2013, Harvard Medical School researchers announced they had discovered that GDF-11 reverses cardiac hypertrophy, or thickening of…
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The Connecticut Challenge Survivorship Clinic Opened at Yale Cancer Center
On Sept. 28, 2012, the Connecticut Challenge Survivorship Clinic opened at Yale Cancer Center providing — the first…
