Gates Foundation announced second grant to polio eradication
On Jan. 21, 2009, the Rotary International, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the British and German…
The Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network was Established
On Sept. 15, 2008, the National Institute on Aging (NIA) launched the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network (DIAN) to…
Australia approved locally made bird flu vaccine
On Jun. 15, 2008, Australia announced it had approved the first locally made vaccine to protect humans from…
Gates Foundation announced first major grant to polio eradication
On Nov. 26, 2007, the Rotary International announced a partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that…
Stanford researchers found Antidepressant helped alleviate compulsive shopping disorder
On Jun. 16, 2003, researchers at Stanford University Medical Center announced they found that a drug commonly prescribed…
Holden Cancer Center awarded NCI Center designation
In 2000, the Holden Cancer Center at University of Iowa received National Cancer Institute (NCI) Center designation. The…
Scientists Create Smart Mouse
On Sept. 1, 1999, Princeton University researchers reported that they had genetically modified mice to have improved learning…
Here’s the Beef: Japan Clones Adult Cows
On Oct. 8, 1998, a team from Kinki University reported the first successful cloning of adult cows. To…
the Art behind the Breast Cancer Research Postage Stamp
In August 1997, the U.S. Congress passed legislation that directed the U.S. Postal Service to issue its first…
former U.S. President Jimmy Carter brokered a six-month cease-fire in Sudan to help eradicate Guinea worm disease
On Mar. 27, 1995, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter brokered a six-month cease-fire in Sudan to help eradicate…
Iowa Biotech Association was Founded
In 1994, Iowa Biotech Association (IBA) was Founded as a 501(c)6 non-profit trade association to unify Iowa’s bioscience…
Biotechnology | FDA | Medicine | Therapeutics
FDA approved Risperidone for use as atypical antipsychotic medication
On Dec. 29, 1993, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved indications for oral risperidone (tablets, oral…
CDC reponded to E. coli Outbreak from Hamburgers in Western United States
On Apr. 16, 1993, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported that from November 15, 1992, through…
The Pappajohn Clinical Cancer Center opens for service
In 1993, the John and Mary Pappajohn Clinical Cancer Center opened for service after receiving a generous $25…
The University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center received Comprehensive NCI designation
In 1991, the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center received National Cancer Institute (NCI) comprehensive center designation. The…
BOTOX(R) cosmetic (onabotulinumtoxinA) approved by the FDA
On Dec. 29, 1989, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Oculinum’s (onabotulinumtoxinA) for treatment of strabismus…
First adult live-donor liver transplant performed at University of Chicago Medical Center
On Nov. 27, 1989, a surgical team at the University of Chicago Medical Center performed a live donor…
The Visible Human Project was launched
In 1986, the Visible Human Project® (VHP), an outgrowth of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) Long-Range Plan,…
Merck began to commercialize Ivermectin as veterinary anti-parasitic drug
In 1981, Merck began commercialize ivermectin as a broad-spectrum veterinary anti-parasitic drug that was originally developed to treat…
Biology | Diagnostics | Disease | Life Science History | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Therapeutics
FDA approved Cisplatin, a platinum-containing anticancer compound
On Dec. 19, 1978, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Cisplatin for use in testicular and ovarian…
Genentech successfully cloned the gene encoding human insulin in Escherichia coli bacteria
On Sept. 6, 1978, Genentech, the most successful of the new biotech start-up companies, announced that scientists at…
Biotechnology | CDC | Infectious Disease | Neurology | USDA | Veterinary
chronic wasting disease first observed in a captive deer in Colorado
In 1967, chronic wasting disease (CWD) was first observed in a captive deer in Colorado where it was…
UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center Received NCI designation
In 1976, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Jonsson Cancer Center received National Cancer Institute (NCI) “comprehensive…
Satoshi Ōmura Discovered the pioneering Wonder Drug drug ivermectin
In 1973, Satoshi Ōmura discovered the extraordinary microorganism that produces the avermectins (from which ivermectin is derived) that…
Tsai-Fan Yu became the first woman to be appointed a full professor at Mount Sinai
In 1973, Tsai-Fan Yu became the first woman to be appointed a full professor at Mount Sinai. She joined…
first human case of mpox Reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo
In 1970, the first human case of mpox was reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)…
USDA eradicated New World screwworm from the United States
In 1966, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) eradicated New World screwworm (NWS) from the United States using sterile…
mpox was first discovered
In 1958, mpox (MPVX) was first discovered when two nonfatal outbreaks of a pox-like disease were reported in…
Vancomycin was isolated by Dr. E.C. Kornfield
In 1957, vancomycin was isolated by Dr. E.C. Kornfield, an organic chemist with Eli Lilly in the deep…
Agriculture | Biology | Environmental | EPA | Forestry | Life Science History | USDA
USDA Forest Service Spayed DDT to Control spruce budworm in Oregon Forest
In Jul. 1955, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) sprayed DDT as…