On May 4, 1959, the first major addition to the University of Washington Health Sciences Building, an eight-story,…
In 1959, Lester R. Sauvage, MD founded the Reconstructive Cardiovascular Research Laboratory as a branch of Providence Seattle…
In 1959, the Salk Institute was initially envisioned by Jonas Salk, M.D., the developer of the polio vaccine,…
In 1958, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent a team of EIS officers to…
In 1958, Hollister-Stier Laboratories became a subsidiary of Cutter Laboratories. Hollister-Stier Laboratories, located in Spokane, was founded by…
In Feb. 1957, a new influenza A (H2N2) virus emerged in East Asia, triggering a pandemic (“Asian Flu”)….
On Oct. 19, 1956, the Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute (PNDRI) was founded by William B. Hutchinson, Sr.,…
On May 29, 1956, Physio-Control was incorporated by Dr. K. William Edmark, a Seattle cardiovascular surgeon, who was…
On Jan. 1, 1956, Children’s Orthopedic Hospital opened the Northwest’s first Poison Control Center to advise callers on…
In 1956, Deseret Pharmaceutical Co. founded by Dale Ballard, James L. Sorenson and Victor Cartwright, created a disposable…
In 1956, the Virginia Mason Research Center, now known as Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason (BRI), located…
In 1956, seven students participated in the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation Summer Scholar Program which was originated by…
In 1955, the Division of Biologics Control (DBS) became an independent entity within the National Institutes of Health…
On Apr. 28, 1955, The National Poliomyelitis Surveillance Program was established by the Surgeon General of the Public…
In 1955, The Mayo Clinic Heritage Hall museum opened in Rochester, Minnesota with a generous gift from John…
In 1954, Dr. Mary Carpenter became the first female member of Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) scientific staff…
On Dec. 17, 1953, Howard Hughes signed documents that created the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, formed with the…
On Mar. 1, 1953, the University of California Radiation Laboratory, now known as the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory…
On Feb. 28, 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick announced the discovery of the double helical structure of…
On Jan. 26, 1953, World Leprosy Day was established by Raoul Follereau a French writer and journalist. This…
In 1953, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported the first transmission of rabies by…
In 1953, Quinton Instruments was founded by University of Washington biomedical engineer Wayne Quinton with the initial focus…
In 1953, the Salk Institute for Biological Studies was founded in La Jolla, California. For more than a…
In Oct. 1952, Dr. William McDowall Hammon of the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health published…
On Aug. 26, 1952, Founders Day marks the date that Ernest Lawrence received permission to open up a…
On Jul. 16, 1952, a heat-phenol inactivated typhoid vaccine by Wyeth was licensed by the U.S. Food and…
On Jun. 12, 1952, Dr. Jonas Salk went to the D. T. Watson Home for Crippled Children (now…
In 1952, the first edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) was published and…
In 1952, the summer of 1952 recorded 57,628 cases, the worst polio epidemic in U.S. history. This added…
In 1952, the Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS) was created by World Health Organization (WHO) to…