Dr. Charles Esmon, scientist in the OMRF Cardiovascular Research Program, was named a Howard Hughes investigator
On Mar. 18, 1988, Dr. Charles Esmon, a scientist from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) in the…
The World Health Assembly passed a resolution to eradicate polio by the year 2000
On Mar. 11, 1988, the World Health Assembly (the ministers of health of all member states of the…
Landmarks Preservation Board officially designated the Seattle City Light Steam Plant building and Hydro House as Historical Landmarks
On Mar. 2, 1988, the Landmarks Preservation Board officially designated the Seattle City Light Steam Plant building and…
DNA used to resolve murders in the UK – World first
On Jan. 23, 1988, Colin Pitchfork was convicted of murdering two girls in 1983 and 1986 in Narborough,…
ACIP recommended Hib conjugate vaccine to all children at 18 months of age
On Jan. 22, 1988, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP) recommended…
The CDC established the Chronic Disease Division
In 1988, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the Chronic Disease Division to target…
The US Congress enacted the National Space Grant College and Fellowship program
In 1988, the U.S. Congress enacted the National Space Grant College and Fellowship program. The National Space Grant…
First detailed description of the rate of mutation in humans at the DNA level reported at University of Leicester
In 1988, the first detailed description of the rate of mutation in humans at the DNA level was…
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National Cancer Institute journals Cancer Treatment Reports and Journal of the National Cancer Institute were consolidated
In 1988, the National Cancer Institute journals Cancer Treatment Reports and Journal of the National Cancer Institute (NCI)…
The International Cancer Information Center established a separate office in the National Cancer Institute Office of the Director
In 1988, the International Cancer Information Center established a separate office in the National Cancer Institute Office of…
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Global Polio Eradication Initiative was launched as global burden of polio impacts 350,000 in 125 countries annually
In 1988, the World Health Assembly adopted a resolution for the worldwide eradication of polio, marking the launch…
Food and Drug Administration Act of 1988 officially established FDA as an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services
In 1988, Food and Drug Administration Act of 1988 officially established FDA as an agency of the Department…
The FDA enacted an accelerated regulatory process for products combating terminal diseases
In 1988, the FDA enacted accelerated regulatory process for products combating terminal diseases.
The US Postal Service proposed to ban mailings of microbe samples capable of causing diseases
In 1988, the U.S. Postal Service proposes to ban mailings of microbe samples capable of causing diseases. Of…
The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (NVICP) was established
In 1988, the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (NVICP) was established to provide compensation following a vaccine-related adverse…
James C. Wang discovered DNA topoisomerases
In 1988, James C. Wang discovered DNA topoisomerases, which led to greater understanding of enzymesﾒ role in biological…
Gertrude B. Elion shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the ‘discoveries of important principles for drug treatment’
In 1988, Gertrude B. Elion shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the ‘discoveries of important…
Stanford Medicine researchers Isolated pure hematopoietic stem cells from mice
In 1988, pathologist Irving Weissman from Stanford Medicine isolated a rare mouse cell, known as the hematopoetic stem…
The University of Colorado Cancer Center at the Anschutz Medical Campus received NCI designation
In 1988, the University of Colorado Cancer Center (CU) at the Anschutz Medical Campus received National Cancer Institute…
Yale Cancer Center oncologists performed the first bone marrow transplant in Connecticut
In 1988, oncologists from Yale Cancer Center performed the first bone marrow transplant in Connecticut at the Yale-New…
Scientists at University of Georgia found 10 times more genetic diversity than has ever been recorded in a single species of soil bacterium
In 1988, scientists at the University of Georgia’s Savannah River Ecology Laboratory find 10 times more genetic diversity…
The CDC developed the Disabilities Prevention Program
In 1988, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed the Disabilities Prevention Program to give…
The University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center was founded
In 1986, The University of Michigan Cancer Center was founded in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The University of Michigan…
Radiation oncology physicists at Washington University School of Medicine developed a 3-D cancer treatment planning system
In 1988, radiation oncology physicist James Purdy, PhD and colleagues at Washington University School of Medicine developed a…
Dr. Irv Weissman became the first scientist to identify and isolate stem cells in any specie
In 1988, Dr. Irv Weissman became the first scientist to identify and isolate stem cells in any species,…
The Center for AIDS Research at Albert Einstein Cancer Center was funded by the NIH
In 1988, the Center for AIDS Research at Albert Einstein Cancer Center was funded by the National Institutes…
Drs. Fletcher Taylor and Charles Esmon at the OMRF established filed for a patent on discoveries fore blood clots
In 1988, Dr. Fletcher Taylor and Dr. Charles Esmon from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) filed for…
Bio-Care given permission to sell NoGall, and the world’s first genetically engineered microbe designed for outdoor use
In 1988, Bio-Care, a company based in Woy Woy, New South Wales, Australia, was given permission by the…
FDA approved Protein-conjugated Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine (PRP-D, ProHibit by Connaught)
On Dec. 22, 1987, the protein-conjugated Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine (PRP-D, ProHibit by Connaught) was licensed.
CRISPR sequences discovered in the E. coli genome
In December 1987, CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat) sequences were discovered in the E. coli Escherichia…