Smilow Cancer Hospital opened for patient care
On Oct. 26, 2009, the Smilow Cancer Hospital opened for patient care with María Rosa Menocal, a Yale…
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Yale’s West Campus, located on 136 acres 7 miles west of downtown New Haven, was acquired
In 2007, West Campus, located on 136 acres 7 miles west of downtown New Haven, was acquired. West…
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Yale Cancer Center was awarded a SPORE (Specialized Programs of Research Excellence) grant for translational research
On Oct. 10, 2006, Yale Cancer Center was awarded a SPORE (Specialized Programs of Research Excellence) grant for…
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Yale New Haven Hospital breaks ground on $838 million, 505,000 square foot Neurosciences Center
On Aug. 31, 2022, Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH) broke ground on the $838 million, 505,000 square foot…
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GlaxoSmithKline announced the company would no longer manufacture or distribute its Lyme disease vaccine
On Feb. 25, 2002, GlaxoSmithKline announced that the company would no longer manufacture or distribute its Lyme disease…
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Digital diagnostic technology developed with creation of AQUA (Automated Quantitative Analysis) at Yale Cancer Center
In 2002, digital diagnostic technology was developed with the creation of AQUA (Automated Quantitative Analysis) at Yale Cancer…
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Lyme Disease Vaccine (Recombinant OspA) was licensed
On Dec. 21, 1998, the Lyme Disease Vaccine (Recombinant OspA), (LYMErix by SmithKline Beecham) was licensed for use…
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Yale Cancer Center researchers discovered the gene, Survivin, which is linked to the detection of some cancers
In 1998, Yale Cancer Center researchers discovered the gene, Survivin, which is linked to the detection of some…
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Bristol-Myers’ Wallingford facility named the Richard L Gelb Center for Pharmaceutical R&D after former Bristol-Myers chair and CEO
In 1995, Bristol-Myers’ Wallingford, Connecticut facility was named the Richard L. Gelb Center for Pharmaceutical Research and Development…
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Connecticut United for Research Excellence (CURE) was founded
In 1990, Connecticut United for Research Excellence Inc. (CURE) was founded. CURE was a statewide coalition of educational…
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Connecticut Innovations was founded
In 1989, Connecticut Innovations (CI), created by the Connecticut Legislature, provides strategic capital and operational support to advanced…
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Yale Cancer Center oncologists performed the first bone marrow transplant in Connecticut
In 1988, oncologists from Yale Cancer Center performed the first bone marrow transplant in Connecticut at the Yale-New…
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George E. Palade was awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
In 1974, George E. Palade, of the Yale University School of Medicine, was awarded the Nobel Prize for…
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Yale Cancer Center received NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center status
In 1974, Yale Cancer Center received a National Cancer Institute (NCI) designated comprehensive cancer center status, the only…
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Yale established the first university-based department of clinical pharmacology and chemotherapy in the US
In 1965, Yale established the first university-based department of clinical pharmacology and chemotherapy in the United States (the…
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Yale New Haven Hospital (then Grace-New Haven) installed the first linear accelerator in Connecticut for cancer treatment
In 1963, Yale New Haven Hospital (then Grace-New Haven) installed the first linear accelerator in Connecticut for cancer…
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Yale established first pharmacology department in the U.S. to focus on cancer chemotherapy and drug development
In 1953, Yale established the first pharmacology department in the U.S. to focus on cancer chemotherapy and cancer…
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The first artifical heart pump developed
In 1949, the first artificial heart pump was developed at Yale by William H. Sewell and William W….
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John Enders, Thomas Weller and Frederick Robbins grew poliovirus in culture, paving the way for polio vaccines
In 1949, at Harvard, John F. Enders, Ph.D., a Yale College graduate, Frederick C. Robbins, M.D., and Thomas…
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First intravenous chemotherapy treatment of a cancer patient was performed at Yale University,
In 1942, the first intravenous chemotherapy treatment of a cancer patient was performed at Yale.
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Chemotherapy began when the first use of a cancer drug was administered to a patient using nitrogen mustard
In 1942, Yale cancer research began when the first use of a cancer drug was administered to a…
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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…
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George Hoyt Whipple was awarded Nobel Prize in Medicine
In 1934, George Hoyt Whipple, a graduate of Yale University (A.B. 1900), was awarded the 1934 Nobel Prize…
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Donald Jones invented the double-cross that moves hybrid corn from the lab into farmers’ fields
In 1918, geneticist Donald Jones invents the double-cross (the crossing of two single crosses) that moves hybrid corn…
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One of the first academic programs in public health in the country was founded at Yale University
In 1914, Yale University received an endowment from the Anna M. R. Lauder family to establish a chair…
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The Yale’s Forestry School, now the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, was established
In 1900, the Yale Forestry School, now the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, was established as the…
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Storrs Agricultural College became Connecticut Agricultural College
In 1899, Storrs Agricultural College became Connecticut Agricultural College. Storrs Agricultural School was founded in 1881 and was…
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Yale College became Yale University
In 1887, Yale College became Yale University. Yale University was founded in 1701 as the Collegiate School in…
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Storrs Agricultural School (University of Connecticut) opened its doors
On Sept. 28, 1881, Storrs Agricultural School (University of Connecticut) opened its doors with three faculty members and…
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The Yale College Graduate School of Arts and Sciences was founded
In 1847, the Yale College Graduate School of Arts and Sciences was founded as the ‘Department of Philosophy…
