The human retinoblastoma (Rb) gene was cloned
On Nov. 30, 1987, scientists at the University of California at San Diego and Wills Eye Hospital announced…
The National Cance Institute Office of Technology Development was established
On Oct. 24, 1987, the Office of Technology Development was established in the National Cancer Institute Office of…
Stock market crashed (Black Monday) with Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping 508 points
On Oct. 19, 1987, the stock market crashed (Black Monday) with Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping 508 points…
Agriculture | Biotechnology | NIH | USDA
The DCPC established the Laboratory for Nutrition and Cancer Research
On Oct. 15, 1987, the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS) from the National Cancer Institute…
The Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research was created within the FDA
On Oct. 6, 1987, the Center for Drugs and Biologics within the U.S. Food and Drug Administration was…
CDC | Diagnostics | Disease | NIH | U.S. Congress
The National Center for Health Statisticsﾠ became an organizational component of the CDC
On Jun. 26, 1987, it was announced that the National Center for Health Statistics ﾠ(NCHS) had become an…
Mayo Clinic in Arizona launched
On Jun. 12, 1987, a crew of just 47 physicians and 225 allied health employees rallied to formally…
Agriculture | Biotechnology | FDA | USDA
Advanced Genetic Sciences announced Frostban bacteria successfully protected strawberries from below-freezing temperatures
On Jun. 8, 1987, Advanced Genetic Sciences announced that its Frostban (Ice-minus) bacteria successfully protected strawberries from below-freezing…
Agriculture | Biotechnology | Environmental | EPA | USDA
Vandals uprooted plants being studied with ice-minus bacterium on a half-acre site at university field station near Tulelake, California
On May 26, 1987, vandals uprooted approximately 3,000 potato plants being studied with ice-minus bacterium on a half-acre…
University of California, Berkeley plant pathologist planted potato tubers treated with the ice-minus bacterium
On Apr. 29, 1987, University of California, Berkeley plant pathologist Steven Lindow field-tested genetically altered Pseudomonas syringae (known…
Frostban sprayed on acre of strawberry plants marking the first release of genetically altered bacteria in the U.S.
On Apr. 24, 1987, Advanced Genetic Sciences (AGS) sprayed Frostban on an acre of strawberry plants in Brentwood,…
CDC | Diagnostics | HIV | NIH
The CDC released the results of a study on the prevalence of HIV infection in the US
In 1987, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the results of a study on…
HIV | Therapeutics | WHO
The World Health Organization launched its Global Program on AIDS
On Feb. 1, 1987, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched its Global Program on AIDS as the architect…
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Oncology | Radiology | Therapeutics
The NCI Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program began
In 1987, The National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program, one of the first formal postdoctoral research…
CDC | Diagnostics | HIV | Therapeutics
The CDC published guidelines on preventing HIV transmission in healthcare settings, on HIV counseling, and on antibody testing
In Aug. 1987, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published guidelines on preventing HIV transmission…
The Priestley Medal was awarded to John D. Roberts
In 1987, the the American Chemical Society awarded the Priestley Medal to John D. Roberts ‘for his numerous…
Johnsonﾠ & ﾠJohnson introduced ACUVUE contact lenses
In 1987, Johnsonﾠ &ﾠ Johnson introduced ACUVU brand contact lenses, the first disposable contact lenses that can be…
Siemens launched Telos, the world’s first remote control for hearing technology
In 1987, Siemens, now Sivantos, launched Telos, the world’s first remote control for hearing technology. Digital hearing aids…
The Red Cross opened the Holland Laboratory (in Maryland) dedicated to biomedical research
In 1987, the Red Cross opened the Jerome H. Holland Laboratory (in Maryland), which was dedicated to biomedical…
National Native American AIDS Prevention Center was founded
In 1987, The National Native American AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC) was founded by American Indian and Alaska Native…
Laser is first used in corrective eye surgery
In 1987, ophthalmologist, Steven Trokel performed the first laser surgery on a patient’s eyes, and later patented the…
Investigational drug regulations revised to expand access to experimental drugs for patients with no alternative therapies
In 1987, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced revised regulations regarding Expanded Access (EA) to investigational…
Biotechnology | FDA | HIV | Therapeutics
The FDA approved first Western blot blood test more specific HIV diagnostic test and AZT as the first antiretroviral drug to be used as a treatment for AIDS
In 1987, the FDA approved first Western blot blood test more specific HIV diagnostic test and AZT as…
The antidepressant fluoxetine (Prozac), discovered by David T. Wong, was given FDA approval
In 1987, the antidepressant fluoxetine (Prozac), discovered by David T. Wong, was given U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
UC San Diego Alumnus Susumu Tonegawa was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine
In 1987, University of California, San Diego Alumnus Susumu Tonegawa was awarded he Nobel Prize for Physiology or…
Genentech drug Activase (alteplase) was approved
In 1987, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Genentech’s drug tPA Activase (alteplase). Activase is a…
Lawrence Livermore biomedical researchers began studying human chromosome 19
In 1987, Livermore biomedical researchers began studying human chromosome 19. At the same time, Los Alamos began efforts…
Richard Lerner was appointed The Scripps Research Institute’s new director
In 1987, Richard Lerner, chair of the Scripps Department of Molecular Biology, was appointed the research institute’s new…
Integrated DNA Technologies was founded in Coralville, Iowa
In 1987, Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), a University of Iowa spin-off company founded by Dr. Joseph Walder, established…
Agriculture | Biotechnology | Forestry | Genomics | USDA
Iowa State was the first university to field-test a genetically engineered tree (poplar implanted with a pest-resistance gene from a potato)
In 1987, Dr. Robert Thornburg at Iowa State University (ISU) prepared transgenic tobacco plants expressing a gene that…