In 1973, The Johns Hopkins Cancer Center, now known as the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (SKCCC) was founded….
In 1973, the Michigan Cancer Foundation’s cancer registry was invited to join the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Surveillance,…
In 1973, the Ohio State University Cancer Center (OSUCCC) was established in Columbus. The patient care arm of…
In 1972, the Red Cross called for a national blood policy to support standardized practices and end paid…
In 1972, a prototype linear accelerator at Washington University – St. Louis was produced by radiation clinicians and…
In 1972, The Albert Einstein Cancer Center (AECC), now known as Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center (MECCC), obtained…
In 1972, Cook County Hospital became the first hospital to use an all frozen blood banking system. This…
In 1970, Cisplatin, a platinum-containing anticancer compound with unique biologic effects, entered clinical trials. On Dec. 19, 1978,…
In 1970, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) was founded under the National Academy of Science charter. as an…
In 1970, immunologist Frank Dixon was appointed chair of the biomedical research operations at the Scripps Clinic and…
In 1970, Dr. Colin McLeod became the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation’s (OMRF) first full-time president which marked a…
On Dec. 2, 1969, the White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, and Health (WHC) was a seminal event…
In 1969, the Lion’s Eye Bank of Washington, Northern Idaho and Alaska was established at the University of…
In 1969, the Michigan Cancer Foundation’s cancer registry began recording every incidence of cancer in southeastern Michigan. It…
In 1969, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center was founded in Lubbock, Texas. In 1974 construction began on…
In 1968, Virginia Commonwealth University was created through the merger of Richmond Professional Institute and the Medical College…
In 1968, the Regional Lions Clubs band together to establish the Northwest Lions Eye Bank.
In 1967, the construction of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies was completed. the original Institute buildings were…
In 1966, a group of St. Jude patients were the first acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients to ever…
In 1966, Mark Hatfield served in the Oregon State Legislature from 1951-1957; was secretary of state from 1957-1959….
In 1965, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, now known as Battelle Pacific Northwest Division, was founded in 1965…
In May 1964, Dr. John E. Buhler was named dean of the School of Dentistry. The College graduated…
In 1964, Dr. Petar Alaupovic from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) created a classification and naming system…
On Dec. 30, 1963, Dr. Hans Neurath and colleagues at the University of Washington (UW) reported the chemical…
On Feb. 4, 1962, St.ﾠ Jude Children’s Research Hospital opened it’s doors in front of a crowd of…
in 1962, Iowa Methodist Medical Center established Iowa’s first hospital-based radiation oncology department and remains a leader in…
In 1962, the Royal College of Physicians issued a report on smoking and health.
On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy in his historic message to a joint session of the…
On Sept. 8, 1960, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) new permanent headquarters opened in Atlanta,…
On May 4, 1959, the first major addition to the University of Washington Health Sciences Building, an eight-story,…