University of Maryland cancer programs moved to a private facility and renamed the University of Maryland Cancer Center
In 1996, the University of Maryland cancer programs moved to a private facility and renamed the University of…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | NIH | Oncology | Therapeutics
The Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center received NCI designation
In 1996, the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (SKCC) at Johns Hopkins University received National Cancer Institutes (NCI). The…
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Clinical Research | Disease | FDA | IRB | Medicine | Oncology | Therapeutics | Women's Health
FDA issued guidelines calling for improved assessments of medication responses as a function of gender
On Jul. 22, 1993, revising a policy from 1977 that excluded women of childbearing potential from early drug…
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Biotechnology | CDC | Diagnostics | HIV
Testing of donor blood was implemented for HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibodies (anti-HIV-1 and anti-HIV-2)
On Jun. 1, 1992, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended that all donated blood be screened for…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Genomics | NIH | Therapeutics
The Human Gene Mapping database was established
On Sept. 15, 1990, The Human Gene Mapping database was established at Johns Hopkins University. The database provides…
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Biotechnology | Disease | NIH | Therapeutics
First human gene therapy trial was conducted
On Sept. 14, 1990, W. French Anderson and his colleagues at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) performed…
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The Red Cross opened the Holland Laboratory (in Maryland) dedicated to biomedical research
In 1987, the Red Cross opened the Jerome H. Holland Laboratory (in Maryland), which was dedicated to biomedical…
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Dr. Robert C. Gallo reported the isolation of a new group of viruses found in the helper T-cells of patients with AIDS or pre-AIDS symptoms
On Apr. 23, 1984, a National Cancer Institute (NCI) scientist, Dr. Robert C. Gallo announced his team’s discovery of…
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U.S. blood banking groups issued their first warning about AIDS
On Jun. 22, 1983, the American Association of Blood Banks, the Council of Community Blood Centers, and the…
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Biotechnology | Disease | HIV | Oncology | Therapeutics
NCI sponsored a conference on Kaposi’s Sarcoma and Opportunistic Infections
On Sept. 15, 1981, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) sponsored a conference in Bethesda, MD, on Kaposi’s Sarcoma…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | HIV | NIH | Therapeutics
The first AIDS patient seen at the NIH was admitted
On Jun. 16, 1981, Dr. Thomas Waldmann with the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | NIH | Therapeutics
The NIH Clinical Center was designated the “Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center of the National Institutes of Health”
On Dec. 12, 1980, the U.S. Senate passed Joint Resolution 213 which designated the National Institutes of Health’s…
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Diagnostics | NIH | Oncology | Radiology | Therapeutics
The National Cancer Act Amendments was signed by President Ford to improve the National Cancer Program
On Jul. 23, 1974, the National Cancer Act Amendments of 1974 (P.L. 93-352) were signed by the President…
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Secretariat won the Preakness Stakes in record setting time
On May 19, 1973 Secretariat won the Preakness Stakes in a record setting time of 1:53, a stakes…
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Diagnostics | Life Science History | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Radiology | Therapeutics
Johns Hopkins Cancer Center was Founded
In 1973, The Johns Hopkins Cancer Center, now known as the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (SKCCC) was founded….
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Biology | Biotechnology | FDA | NIH | Vaccine
Regulation of Biologics–including serums, vaccines, and blood products–was transferred from NIH to FDA
On Jul. 1, 1972, the Regulation of Biologics–including serums, vaccines, and blood products–was transferred from the NIH to…
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Over-the-Counter Drug Review began to enhance safety, effectiveness and appropriate labeling of drugs
On May 11, 1972, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) established Over-the-Counter (OTC) Drug Review began to enhance…
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President Nixon converted former biological warfare facilities research activities on the causes, treatment, and prevention of cancer
On Dec. 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon converted the Army’s former biological warfare facilities at Ft. Detrick,…
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Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act categorized drugs based on abuse and addiction potential versus therapeutic value
On May 1, 1971, the Federal Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, more commonly known…
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President Richard Nixon renounced the use of lethal biological agents and weapons
On Nov. 25, 1969, President Richard Nixon issued his “Statement on Chemical and Biological Defense Policies and Programs”…
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FDA Bureau of Drug Abuse Control and Treasury Department Bureau of Narcotics were transferred to Dept of Justice
On Apr. 7, 1968, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Bureau of Drug Abuse Control and Treasury Department…
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Drug Abuse Control Amendments were enacted
On Jul. 15, 1965, the Drug Abuse Control Amendments, which protected the public health and safety by amending…
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The National Society for Autistic Children was founded
In 1965, the National Society for Autistic Children (later renamed the Autism Society of America) was founded by…
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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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Color Additive Amendment was enacted
On Jul. 12, 1960, the Color Additive Amendments of 1960 defined “color additive” and required that only color…
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The Tuberculosis Program transferred from the U.S. Public Health Service to CDC
In 1960, the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) TB control and clinical research program was transferred to the…
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George P Larrick becomes Commissioner of Food and Drugs
On Aug. 12, 1954, George P. Larrick becomes Commissioner of Food and Drugs. In 1937, he was responsible…
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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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Henrietta Lacks died from cervical cancer, and HeLa cell line was born
On Feb. 8, 1951, Henrietta Lacks, a tobacco farmer from Virginia died from cervical cancer, and a scientist…
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John Roderick Heller became the fourth and longest serving director of the National Cancer Institute
On Apr. 14, 1948, John Roderick Heller became the fourth and longest serving director of the National Cancer…
