President Franklin Delano Roosevelt wrote Vannevar Bush setting in motion the National Science Foundation
On Nov. 17, 1944, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt wrote a letter to to Vannevar Bush, head of the…
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Fort Lewis General Hospital was redesignated Madigan General Hospital
On Sept. 22, 1944, the War Department General Order Number 76 officially redesignated Fort Lewis General Hospital as…
The Priestley Medal was awarded to James B Conant
In 1944, the the American Chemical Society awarded the Priestley Medal to James B. Conant “to recognize distinguished…
The Public Health Service Act established the quarantine authority of the federal government
On Jul. 1, 1944, the Public Health Service Act was codified and established the quarantine authority of the…
The National Cancer Institute became a division in the National Institute of Health
On Jul. 1, 1944, the Public Health Service Act, P.L. 410, 78th Congress, provided that “The National Cancer…
The Midwest Research Institute was incorporated
On Jun. 17, 1944, the Midwest Research Institute, now known as MRI Global, was incorporated. Today, MRIGlobal is…
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Paul B. Dunbar, PhD, became Commissioner of Food and Drugs
On May. 1, 1944, Paul B. Dunbar, Ph.D., becomes Commissioner of Food and Drugs. His tenure as commissioner…
The first protein separation using electrophoresis was performed by Dr. Maud Menten
In 1944, the first protein separation using electrophoresis is performed by Dr. Maud Menten, one of the first…
The Baruch Center of Physical Medicine at the Medical College of Virginia was organized
In 1944, the Baruch Center of Physical Medicine at the Medical College of Virginia was organized with a…
Canadian Premier Tommy Douglas implemented free cancer treatment to anyone who had lived in the province for at least 3 months
In 1944, Canadian Premier Tommy Douglas, seeing the high cancer death rate in Saskatchewan, implemented free cancer treatment…
Johnson ﾠ& ﾠJohnson went public on the New York Stock Exchange
In 1944, Johnsonﾠ &ﾠ Johnson went public with a listing on the New York Stock Exchange.
Norman Borlaug participated in the Rockefeller Foundation’s pioneering technical assistance program in Mexico
In 1944, Norman Borlaug participated in the Rockefeller Foundation’s pioneering technical assistance program in Mexico, where he was…
Robert Woodruff underwrote Emory University’s School of Medicine’s deficit
In 1944, Robert Woodruff who succeeded Asa Candler as president of The Coca-Cola Company, offered to underwrite the…
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…
Use of cell cultures for virus growth was discovered
In 1944, the use of cell cultures for virus growth was discovered. This allowed viruses to be cultured…
Dried plasma used to treatiwounded solders in World War II
In 1944, the use of dried plasma became vital to treating wounded solders in World War II.
DNA was found to be the basic genetic material
In 1944, DNA was found by Oswald T. Avery, Colin MacLeod, and Maclyn McCarty to be the basic…
Hans Asperger, a Viennese pediatrician, described ‘autistic psychopathy’
In 1944, Hans Asperger, a Viennese pediatrician, described ‘autistic psychopathy.’ Decades later, his name will become a diagnosis:…
Dr Philip Levine, the discoverer of the human rH factor, joined Ortho Research Laboratories
In 1944, Dr. Philip Levine, the discoverer of the human rH factor, joins Ortho Research Laboratories, creating the…