In 1970, immunologist Frank Dixon was appointed chair of the biomedical research operations at the Scripps Clinic and…
In 1970, the first oncogene termed src was discovered in a chicken retrovirus. Dr. G. Steve Martin at…
In 1970, in an effort to help new mothers rest and become acquainted with handling their infants, Stanford…
On Oct. 3, 1969, a proposal to establish “Earth Day” was submitted by John McConnell to Peter Tamaris…
In 1969, the American Chemical Society awarded The Priestley Medal to Kenneth S. Pitzer “to recognize distinguished services…
In 1969, Max Delbruck of the California Institute of Technology was awarded the 1969 Nobel Prize in Physiology…
In 1968, Stanford Medicine researchers discovered that insulin resistance is the principal physiologic characteristic of mild type-II diabetes…
In 1968, University of California, San Diego Medical Center surgeons performed the region’s first kidney transplant.
In 1967, the construction of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies was completed. the original Institute buildings were…
In 1967, Stanford Medicine researchers become the first to synthesize biologically active DNA in test tube.
In 1967, UC San Diego began operating ﾓUniversity Hospitalﾔ as its primary clinical teaching facility.
In 1965, Stanford Medicine developed a technique for extracting anti-hemophilic globulin, the blood fraction needed to prevent bleeding…
In 1964, Stanford Medicine achieved the first successful clinical application of laser photocoagulation to treat detached retina (retinal).
In 1964 Stanford Medicine demonstrated electrical stimulation of auditory nerve in deaf patients, paving the way for cochlear…
In 1963, the first biomedical and environmental research program began at Livermore. John Gofman, a distinguished professor at…
In 1962, the American Chemical Society awarded the Priestley Medal Joel H. Hildebrand “to recognize distinguished services to…
In 1961, fifty Air Force reservists began a new training program at Palo Alto-Stanford Hospital to become medical…
On Nov. 18, 1960, the University of California, San Diego was officially established. The campus was realized through…
In 1960, Sam, a lively four-year-old pointer with a transplanted heart valve, was named research dog hero of…
In 1960 Dr. Roy Cohn, MD of Stanford Medicine performed the first kidney transplant in California.
In 1960, the University of California, San Diego department of biology was officially founded. The department was later…
In 1960, University of California Radiation Laboratory (Livermore) researchers, in a groundbreaking application of computers to study biology,…
In 1959, the Salk Institute was initially envisioned by Jonas Salk, M.D., the developer of the polio vaccine,…
In 1959, University of California, Davis plant biologists Ralph Stocking and Ernest Gifford discovered that plant chlorplasts contain…
In 1958, George Wells Beadle of the California Institute of Technology was awarded the 1958 Nobel Prize in…
On Mar. 4, 1956, Sandia opened second laboratory and transferred personnel from Albuquerque to Livermore, California and began…
On Jan. 27, 1956, Dr. Jonas Salk, developer of the Polio vaccine released in 1955, received a special…
In 1956, the University of California Radiation Laboratory, now known as the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) acquired…
In 1956, Stanford Medicine became the first to use linear accelerator to treat cancer in Western hemisphere.
On Apr. 26, 1955, Officials first noticed an increase in reported polio cases in California. Soon it was…