The Cutter Incident, a production error, caused some polio vaccine to be tainted with live polio virus
In April 1955, Cutter Laboratories, located in Berkeley, California and one of several companies licensed by the U.S….
The Vaccine Advisory Committee recommended large-scale national trial of Salk’s vaccine
On Apr. 25, 1954, the Vaccine Advisory Committee of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, now known as…
The University of California Radiation Laboratory (Livermore) acquired Univac, the Lab’s first computer
On Mar. 1, 1953, the University of California Radiation Laboratory, now known as the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory…
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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…
The University of California Radiation Laboratory (Livermore) was founded
On Sept. 2, 1952, the University of California Radiation Laboratory, now known as the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory…
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Founders day at The University of California Radiation Laboratory (Livermore)
On Aug. 26, 1952, Founders Day marks the date that Ernest Lawrence received permission to open up a…
The Arthritis National Research Foundation was incorporated as California nonprofit to fund arthritis research
In 1952, the Arthritis National Research Foundation was incorporated as California nonprofit to fund arthritis research. The organization…
Stanford Medicine researchers discovered a new class of immune response genes
In 1952, Stanford Medicine researchers discovered a new class of immune response genes, suggesting for the first time…
Dr. Herman Branson co-authored a paper detailing his discovery of the alpha-helix structure in proteins
In 1951, Dr. Herman Branson co-authored a paper alongside Linus Pauling and Robert Corey, detailing the structure of…
The Stanford Research Park was created
In 1951, the Stanford Research Park was created in response to the demand for industrial land near university…
The U.S. Army tests the spread and survival of simulants (Serratia marcescens bacteria) by spraying them over San Francisco
In 1950, the U.S. Army tests the spread and survival of simulants, which are actually Serratia marcescens bacteria,…
Sandia Corporation started managing Sandia Laboratory
On Nov. 2, 1949, Sandia Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Electric, took over management of Sandia…
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…
The Laboratory of Experimental Oncology was founded by the city of San Francisco, the NCI and the UC School of Medicine
In 1947, the Laboratory of Experimental Oncology (LEO) was founded as a collaborative effort between the city of…
The Stanford Research Institute was founded
in 1946, Stanford Research Institute, now known as the SRI International (SRI) was founded by the trustees of…
Sandia National Laboratories was founded
Sandia began in 1945 as Z Division, the ordnance design, testing, and assembly arm of Los Alamos National…
UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation was Established
In 1945, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation was founded by a group…
Joseph Erlanger was awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
In 1944, Joseph Erlanger, native of San Francisco and graduate of the University of California (B.Sc.), was awarded…
Radioactive isotope first used to treat human disease
On Dec. 24, 1936, John Lawrence, known as the “father of nuclear medicine,” treated a a 28-year-old patient…
Thomas Hunt Morgan awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his chromosome theory of heredity
In 1933, Thomas Hunt Morgan was was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his chromosome…
Ellen Browning Scripps left $300,000 in her will to the Metabolic Clinic for research
In 1932, When Ellen Browning Scripps passed away at the age of 95, she left $300,000 (or the…
The Tumor Instutute of the Swedish Hospital opened its doors
In 1932, the Tumor Institute of the Swedish Hospital opened its doors. Children’s Orthopedic Hospital Association, later known…
Stanley Miller, an American chemist and biologist known for his studies into the origin of life, was born in Oakland, California
On Mar. 7, 1930, Stanley Miller, an American chemist and biologist known for his studies into the origin…
Dr. Eaton MacKay was invited from Stanford to become the first director of research at the Scripps Metabolic Clinic
In 1928, Dr. Eaton MacKay was invited from Stanford University to become the first director of research at…
The Scripps Metabolic Clinic was founded
On Dec. 11, 1924, The Scripps Metabolic Clinic, a predecessor of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), was founded…
Edward W Scripps, a renowned journalist, and William Emerson Ritter, a California zoologist, founded Science Service
In 1921, Edward W. Scripps, a renowned journalist, and William Emerson Ritter, a California zoologist, founded Science Service,…
Following another increase in influenza cases among children, the LA Board of Education ordered all public schools closed
On Dec. 10, 1918, following another increase in influenza cases among children, the Los Angeles Board of Education…
Los Angeles experienced a lower epidemic death rate than many other American cities: 494 deaths per 100,000 people
By the end of the 1918 influenza epidemic, Los Angeles experienced a lower epidemic death rate than many…
The LA City Council passed anti-influenza ordinances requiring property tenants to clean doorways and sidewalks
On Oct. 31, 1918, the Los Angeles City Council passed anti-influenza ordinances requiring tenants of properties to clean…
The Los Angeles Times ran a statement from the California Governor calling for voluntary mask wearing
On Oct. 23, 1918, the Los Angeles Times ran a statement from the California Governor William Dennison Stephens…