The University of Pennsylvania’s Institute on Aging was created
In 1979, the University of Pennsylvania’s Institute on Aging (IOA) was created to improve the health of the…
The CDC held its first international conference on Legionnaires’ disease
In 1978, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) held its first international conference on Legionnaires’…
The first pneumococcal vaccine was licensed
On Nov. 21, 1977, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) licensed the first pneumococcal vaccine containing 14…
The CDC isolated Legionella pneumophila, which caused Legionnaires’ disease in Philadelphia
In 1977, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) isolated Legionella pneumophila, which caused a deadly…
Baruch Samuel Blumberg was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine
In 1976, Baruch Samuel Blumberg from the Institute for Cancer Research in Philadelphia was awarded the Nobel Prize…
PA Assn for Retarded Children v Commonwealth of PA established right of developmentally disabled children to free public education
In 1972, the Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Mills v. Board of Education…
The Wistar Institute was designated a National Cancer Institute Cancer Center
In 1972, The Wistar Institute was designated the first National Cancer Institute (NCI) Cancer Center in basic research…
The University of Pennsylvania Institute for Environmental Medicine was established
In 1968, the University of Pennsylvania Institute for Environmental Medicine was established in recognition of the increasing need…
The Priestley Medal was awarded to Ralph Connor
In 1967, the American Chemical Society awarded the Priestley Medal to Ralph Connor “to recognize distinguished services to…
Haldan Keffer Hartline was awarded Nobel Prize in Medicine
In 1967, H. Keffer Hartline, born in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania and graduate of Layfayette College in Easton, PA (B.Sc….
The Priestley Medal was awarded to Joel H. Hildebrand
In 1962, the American Chemical Society awarded the Priestley Medal Joel H. Hildebrand “to recognize distinguished services to…
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The Salk Institute was envisioned
In 1959, the Salk Institute was initially envisioned by Jonas Salk, M.D., the developer of the polio vaccine,…
Dr. Jonas Salk received gold medal from President Dwight Eisenhower, designating him “a benefactor of mankind”
On Jan. 27, 1956, Dr. Jonas Salk, developer of the Polio vaccine released in 1955, received a special…
The largest controlled Polio vaccine field trial in the history of medicine got under way
On Apr. 26, 1954, the largest controlled Polio vaccine field trial in the history of medicine got under…
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…
Dr. Jonas Salkﾒs team began giving inoculations of a commercially prepared vaccine
On Mar. 22, 1954, Dr. Jonas Salkﾒs team began giving inoculations of a commercially prepared vaccine to some…
Polio vaccine developed by Dr. Jonas Salk first used in mass inoculation
On Feb. 23, 1954, the first mass inoculation of the new Polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk…
elementary students from five suburban schools were the first to be inoculated with the new Salk Polio vaccine
In February 1954, first-, second- and third-grade students from five suburban schools were the first to be inoculated…
Dr. Jonas Salk and associates develop a potentially safe injectable vaccine against polio
In 1954, Dr. Jonas Salk and associates develop a potentially safe injectable vaccine against polio given to nearly…
Dr. Jonas Salk initiated the first community-based pilot trial of the polio vaccine in a Pittsburgh suburb
On May 16, 1953, Dr. Jonas Salk initiated the first community-based pilot trial of the Polio vaccine in…
Dr. Jonas Salk reported results of the first 161 subjects inoculated with Polio vaccine
On Mar. 28, 1953, Dr. Jonas Salk and his team published a landmark article in the Journal of…
Dr. Jonas Salk began taking blood samples from recently paralyzed polio patients to determine antibody types
On Jun. 12, 1952, Dr. Jonas Salk went to the D. T. Watson Home for Crippled Children (now…
Lewis L. Coriell appointed field director for the Polio Prevention Study
In 1951, Lewis L. Coriell whose history in polio research began during his residency at Children’s Hospital of…
Dr. Jonas Salk and his team began using Enders’ methods to grow poliovirus
In 1951, Dr. Jonas Salk and his team began using Dr. John F. Enders’ methods to grow poliovirus,…
Dr. Jonas Salk began classifying more than 100 strains of poliovirus
In 1949, Dr. Jonas Salk, with grants from the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, the Pitt team and…
The Priestley Medal was awarded to Edward R. Weidlein
In 1948, the American Chemical Society awarded the Priestley Medal to Edward R. Weidlein “to recognize distinguished services…
President Roosevelt swore in Thomas Parran, Jr. as U.S. Surgeon General
On Apr. 6, 1936, President Franklin Roosevelt swore in Thomas Parran, Jr. as U.S. Surgeon General. Parran was…
Maurice Brodie and John Kolmer test polio vaccines, with disastrous results
In 1935, Maurice Brodie, a research assistant at New York University, attempted to produce a formaldehyde-killed polio vaccine…
The Priestley Medal awarded to Edgar F. Smith
In 1926, the American Chemical Society awarded the Priestley Medal to Edgar F. Smith ‘for his numerous contributions…
The Priestley Medal was established by the American Chemical Society
In 1922, the Priestley Medal, named for Joseph Priestley, was awarded for first time by the American Chemical…