The National Cancer Institute and the US National Library of Medicine established CANCERLINE
On Dec. 17, 1974, CANCERLINE, a national database of published cancer research, was established by the National Cancer…
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…
The National Cancer Institute made its first cancer control awards to state health departments
On Sept. 12, 1974, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) made its first cancer control awards to state health…
The Division of Cancer Control and Rehabilitation was established
On Sept. 10, 1974, the Division of Cancer Control and Rehabilitation (DCCR) was established by the National Cancer…
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) became law
On Sept 2, 1974, Congressman John N. Erlenborn from Virgnia, the ranking Republican on the House Committee, was…
The National Cancer Act Amendments was signed by President Ford to improve the National Cancer Program
On Jul. 23, 1974, the National Cancer Act Amendments of 1974 (P.L. 93-352) were signed by the President…
University of Iowa began pharmaceutical production
In Jul. 1974, In the Division of Pharmaceutical Service at the University of Iowa began producing cGMP compliant…
The Burn Center at Harborview Medical Center received its first patients
On Jun. 2, 1974, the Burn Center at Harborview Medical Center received its first patients. It is now…
The first monovalent (group C) meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine (Merck) was licensed
On Apr. 2, 1974, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) licensed the first monovalent (group C) meningococcal…
University of Washington researchers published first reports of ultrasonic duplex scanning for arterial and venous disorders
On Mar. 1, 1974, researchers from the University of Washington (UW) published in Transactions in Biomedical Engineering, the…
The Northwestern University Cancer Center was founded
In 1974, the Northwestern University Cancer Center was founded. Now known as the Lurie Cancer Center, it is…
University of Oregon Health Sciences Center was formed as an independent institution
In 1974, the University of Oregon Health Sciences Center (OHSU) was formed as an independent institution under the…
Philip Seeman reported the discovery of antipsychotic/dopamine receptors, paving the way for new medicines
In 1974, Professor Philip Seeman MD, PhD, DSc FRSC, Order of Canada, an ACNP Member Emeritus reported the…
Dr. Victor Ling identified cell surface glycoprotein as a major cause of drug resistance
In 1974, Dr. Victor Ling at the University Health Network in Toronto identified cell surface glycoprotein as a…
Albert Einstein Cancer Center’s Liver Research Center became the first institute in the nation devoted to the study of liver disease and injury
In 1974, Albert Einstein Cancer Center’s Liver Research Center — now the Marion Bessin Liver Research Center —…
The Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology and EMI developed prototype of the first CT head scanner
In 1974, the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology in St. Louis partnered with London’s EMI, Ltd. to develop a…
The Michigan Cancer Foundation and Wayne State University formed a Joint Committee for Cancer Studies and Research
In 1974, the Michigan Cancer Foundation and Wayne State University formed a Joint Committee for Cancer Studies and…
The MIT Center for Cancer Research received NCI designation
In 1974, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Center for Cancer Research (CCR) received National Cancer Institute (NCI)…
Ground was broken on The Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation’s new site on the Torrey Pines mesa
In 1974, ground was broken on The Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation’s new site on the Torrey Pines…
Frank Dixon was appointed Director of the Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation’s biomedical research operations
In 1974, Frank Dixon was appointed director of the Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation’s biomedical research operations as…
Wake Forest Baptist Cancer Center became a NCI-designated center
In 1974, the Cancer Center of Wake Forest University (CCCWFU), became a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer center….
The Priestley Medal was awarded to Paul J. Flory
In 1974, the Priestley Medal was awarded to Paul J. Flory by the American Chemical Society “to recognize…
Recombinant DNA was perfected
In 1974, the modern era of biotechnology began when Stanley Cohen of Stanford University and Herbert Boyer of…
The FDA approved doxorubicin (Adriamycin)
In 1974, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved doxorubicin (Adriamycin), an antitumor anthracycline antibiotic from Streptomyces…
Bioversity International established as the International Board for Plant Genetic Resources
In 1974, Bioversity International was established as the International Board for Plant Genetic Resources (IBPGR) to coordinate an…
The National Plant Germplasm System was established
In 1974, n an attempt to bring order to the loosely structured state/federal new-crops research program, the National…
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The Expanded Programme on Immunization was created within WHO
In 1974, the Expanded Programme on Immunization was created within World Health Organization (WHO) in response to poor…
Cancer Therapy & Research Center at San Antonio began offering outpatient radiation therapy
In 1974, the Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC) at the University of Texas (UT) Health Science Center…
Stanford Medicine researchers isolated the genome of a virus that causes hepatitis B and a common form of liver cancer
In 1974, Stanford Medicine researcher William S. Robinson successfully isolated the genome of the hepatitis B virus, which is…
The University of Southern California established an ophthalmology department
In 1974, the University of Southern California established an ophthalmology department. Today, the Keck Department of Ophthalmology is…