University of Iowa alumnus gives $15 million for UI Health Care
On Jan. 29, 2014, the University of Iowa (UI) announced that it had received a $1.5 million gift…
Washington University scientists decoded the genome of an intestinal parasite that causes hookworm
On Jan. 19, 2014, Washington University scientists announced they had decoded the genome of the hookworm, Necator americanus….
Illumina broke the ‘sound barrier’ of human genomics by enabling the $1,000 genome
On Jan 14, 2014, Illumina announced that it had broken the ‘sound barrier’ of human genomics by enabling…
Gary K Michelson donated $50 million to USC to fund the Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience
On Jan. 13, 2014, Gary K. Michelson, a retired orthopaedic spinal surgeon whose groundbreaking work generated more than…
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$105 million state-initiated collaboration between the NY Genome Center and University at Buffalo Advances Medical Science
On Jan. 9, 2014, the New York Genome Center (NYGC) announced that New York State Governor Andrew M….
DNA was isolated from the deadly 1849 cholera outbreak in Philadelphia
On Jan. 9, 2014, DNA was isolated from a 165-year-old intestine of a cholera victim from Philadelphia – …
Sanford Health announced $125 million gift to fund genomic initiative for internal medicine
On Jan. 7, 2014, Sanford Health announced Denny Sanford gifted the organization $125 million to establish Sanford Imagenetics,…
The largest outbreak of Ebola occurred in West Africa
In 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that largest outbreak of Ebola in history had occurred, and…
The CDC initiated the Global Heath Security Agenda
On Aug. 1, 2014, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) initiated the Global Heath Security…
Institute for Applied Life Sciencesﾠ (IALS) was founded
In 2014, the Institute for Applied Life Sciences ﾠ(IALS) was founded at the University of Massachusetts Amherst with…
Siteman Cancer Center performed the world’s first MRI-guided radiation therapy treatment
In 2014, Siteman Cancer Center performed the world’s first MRI-guided radiation therapy treatment, allowing for visualized and adaptable…