The Sioux Valley Health System (Sanford Health) was founded
In 1996, The Sioux Valley Health System, now known as Sanford Health, was founded. In 2007, the Sioux…
St Jude Immunology chair Peter Doherty was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine
In 1996, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1996 was awarded jointly to St. Jude’s Peter C….
The 1996 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry was awarded to Richard Smalley, Robert Curl and Harold Kroto for their discovery of fullerenes
In 1996, the Nobel Laureate in Chemistry was awarded jointly to Rice University professors Richard Smalley, Robert Curl…
Texas Healthcare & Bioscience Institute was founded
In 1996, Texas Healthcare & Bioscience Institute (THBI) was founded in Austin. The mission of the Texas Healthcare…
Biotechnology | Disease | FDA | Therapeutics
Genentech drug Nutropin AQ ((somatropin) injection for subcutaneous use) was approved
On Dec. 29, 1995, the Genentech drug Nutropin AQ ((somatropin) injection for subcutaneous use) was approved by the…
Biotechnology | Disease | FDA | Oncology | Therapeutics
The FDA approved tretinoin, a differentiating agent related to vitamin A, for use in the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia
On Dec. 9, 1995, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved tretinoin, a differentiating agent related to…
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | FDA | Oncology | U.S. Congress
Saccharin Notice Repeal Act repealed the saccharin notice requirements
On Dec. 6, 1995, the U.S. Congress repealed the saccharin notice requirements. The store warning notice requirement was…
Porfimer sodium, a light-sensitive drug that can be absorbed by tumors, was approved by the FDA
In 1995, Porfimer sodium, a light-sensitive drug that can be absorbed by tumors, was approved by the U.S. Food…
70 scientists from 20 countries met in Lexington, Kentucky to make a plan for mapping the horse genome
In Oct. 1995, 70 scientists from 20 countries met in Lexington, Kentucky to make a plan for mapping…
Proposed reforms to reduce regulatory burden on pharmaceutical manufacturers were announced
On Sept. 27, 1995, a series of proposed reforms to reduce regulatory burden on pharmaceutical manufacturers were announced….
Agriculture | Biotechnology | Environmental | EPA | USDA
EPA approved the commercial production and distribution of four Bt crops in the U.S.
On Aug. 22, 1995, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the commercial production and distribution of the Bt…
Richard D Klausner became the eleventh director of the National Cancer Institute, serving until 2001
On Aug. 1, 1985, Richard D. Klausner became the eleventh director of the National Cancer Institute, serving until…
The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute was officially named
On Jul. 30, 1995, Peter Karmanos generously gave a large donation to the cancer research, patient care and…
The National Cancer Institute leadership initiated a major reorganization
On Jun. 9, 1995, the National Cancer Institute leadership initiated a major reorganization, based on recommendations of the…
The CDC investigated an deadly outbreak of Ebola virus in Zaire
On May 6, 1995, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigated an deadly outbreak of…
Genentech drug CellCept (mycophenolate mofetil) approved by FDA
On May 3, 1995, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced it had approved Genentech’s drug CellCept…
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…
Varicella virus vaccine, live was licensed for the active immunization of persons 12 months of age and older
On Mar. 17, 1995, the varicella virus vaccine, live (Varivax by Merck) was licensed for the active immunization…
The first inactivated hepatitis A vaccine was licensed
On Feb. 22, 1995, the first inactivated hepatitis A vaccine, distributed by SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), was…
The Xa21 gene that is key to disease resistance in rice was discoveredﾠ
In 1995, the Ronald laboratory isolated and characterized the rice XA21 genetic locus and showed that XA21 encodes…
University of Alberta plant researcher Gary Stringam discovered a blackleg resistant gene to develop the Quantum canola variety
In 1995, University of Alberta plant researcher Gary Stringam discovered a blackleg resistant gene to develop the Quantum…
Regina Benjamin became the first African-American woman to be elected to the American Medical Association Board of Trustees
In 1995, Regina Benjamin, MD, a family doctor in the shrimping village of Bayou La Batre, Alabama, became…
President Bill Clinton proclaimed the first full week of April as National Public Health Week
In 1995, President Bill Clinton proclaimed the first full week of April as National Public Health Week (NPHW)….
Georgia’s Comprehensive Cancer Registry was established
On Jan. 1, 1995, Georgia’s Comprehensive Cancer Registry was established. The Registry became gold certified in 2002 following…
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | NIH | Oncology
Information in NCI’s Physician Data Query (PDQ) database became available on the World Wide Web via the NCI Web site CancerNet
In 1995, Information in National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Physician Data Query (PDQ) database became available on the World…
BRCA2 gene mapped to chromosome 13q12-13
In 1995, The BRCA2 gene was mapped to chromosomal 13q. Just fifteen months later, Wooster et al. reported…
The results of the Community Intervention Trial for Smoking Cessation were completed and published
In 1995, the Community Intervention Trial for Smoking Cessation (COMMIT), funded by the Nationa Cancer Institute, was designed…
Gene therapy, immune-system modulation and recombinantly produced antibodies entered the clinic in the war against cancer
In 1995, Gene therapy, immune-system modulation and recombinantly produced antibodies enter the clinic in the war against cancer….
FDA declared cigarettes to be “drug delivery devices”
In 1995, the FDA declared cigarettes to be “drug delivery devices.” Restrictions were proposed on marketing and sales…
Biotechnology | CDC | FDA | Infectious Disease | Influenza | Measles | Polio | Vaccine
The ACIP, American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Association of Family Physicians issued the first “harmonized” childhood immunization schedule
In 1995, the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP), American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Association of Family…