Cancer registry managed by Keck School of Medicine of USC received $43.7 million award
On May 21, 2018, the National Cancer Institute awarded Keck School of Medicine of USC and USC Norris…
USC recruited participants for landmark $1.5 billion precision medicine research initiative
On May 1, 2018, Keck School of Medicine of USC and nationwide partners launched a landmark $1.5 billion…
NIMH awarded a $12.7 million grant to Emory University for oxytocin research
On Apr. 16, 2018, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $12.7 million grant to Emory…
NIH completed in-depth genomic analysis of 33 cancer types
On Apr. 5, 2018, researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced they had completed a…
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CDC published ACIP recommendations for use of herpes zoster vaccines
On Jan. 26, 2018, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’ (CDC) Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP)…
NIH partners with leading companies to accelerate development of cancer immunotherapies
On Oct. 12, 2017, the NIH and 11 leading biopharmaceutical companies launched the Partnership for Accelerating Cancer Therapies…
NIH completed atlas of human DNA differences that influence gene expression
On Oct. 11, 2017, researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced they had completed a…
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Emory University selected by National Cancer Institute (NCI) for participation in elite national network for cancer therapeutic discovery
On Oct. 2, 2017, Emory University was selected by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for participation in an…
NIH expanded license agreement with Medigen Vaccines Biologics for Dengue vaccine from 17 to 26 countries
On Sept. 18, 2017, Medigen Vaccine Biologics (MVC) amended an existing agreement with the National Institutes of Health…
NIH selected OHSU Knight Cancer Institute to co-lead largest national database for pediatric cancer, rare disease research
On Aug. 15, 2017, the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program awarded…
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HHS Influenza Pandemic Planning Update was published
On Jun. 15, 2017, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published the nations’s updated Pandemic…
The Cleveland Clinic received a $6 million NIH grant to establish a national research consortium for studying Lewy Body Dementia
On Jun. 13, 2017, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a $6 million grant to Cleveland Clinic…
Francis Collins reappointed director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health
On Jun. 6, 2017, Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. was reappointed Director of the National Institutes of Health…
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CDC published ACIP’s updated recommendations on use of Trumenba meningococcal serogroup B vaccine
On May 19, 2017, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published Immunization Practices Advisory Committee…
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Medigen Vaccines Biologics teamed with U.S. CDC to develop VLP vaccine for Dengue disease
On Dec. 14, 2016, Medigen Vaccine Biologics (MVC) amended an existing agreement with the National Institutes of Health…
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The National Institutes of Health issued guidelines for DNA splicing
On Nov. 15, 2016, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued guidelines for DNA splicing. The guidelines set…
UNMC announced receipt of $20 million research grant, the largest to-date
On Oct. 24, 2016, UNMC announced receipt of a five-year research grant $20 million research grant from the…
NIH announced final rule requirements for submitting clinical trial results information
On Sept. 21, 2016, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced final rule requirements for submitting registration and…
The Jackson Laboratory announced a National Institute on Drug Abuse five-year $11 million grant
On Aug. 8, 2016, the National Institute on Drug Abuse announced a five-year grant totaling $11,714,623 to The…
The National Institutes of Health awarded $28.3 million to Jackson Laboratory for Knockout Mouse Production and Phenotyping Project
On Aug. 4, 2016, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a total of $28.3 million to The…
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Southwest National Primate Research Center at Texas Biomed received $40 million NIH grant
On Aug. 4, 2016, the Southwest National Primate Research Center (SNPRC) at Texas Biomedical Research Institute (Texas Biomed)…
NIH awarded $55 million to build million-person precision medicine study
On Jul. 6, 2016, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced $55 million in awards to build the…
UNMC researchers probed aging, HIV-infected brain with $22 million NIH grant
On Apr. 4, 2016, UNMC researchers, Tony Wilson, Ph.D., and Susan Swindells, M.B.B.S., working with a $2.2 million,…
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The McDonnell Genome Institute received a $60 million from the NIH to study the genetics of common diseases
On Jan. 19, 2016, the McDonnell Genome Institute at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis announced…
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The Cancer MoonShot Project was announced
On Jan. 12, 2016, a consortium of industry, government, and academia announced the launch of the Cancer MoonShot…
NIH announced it would no longer support biomedical research on chimpanzees
On Nov. 17, 2015, the NIH announced that since Jun. 2013, based on recommendations from the Council of…
NCI five-year grant extends nanoparticle research targeting pancreatic cancer
On Oct. 1, 2015, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) awarded a $2.8 million grant five-year grant to researchers…
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CDC published updated ACIP recommendations regarding the intervals between PCV13 and PPSV23 vaccines
On Sept. 4, 2015, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices…
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Baylor Cancer Center received comprehensive designation from the NCI and renamed after Dan L. Duncan
On Jul. 30, 2015, Baylor Cancer Center received comprehensive designation from the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The Center…
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The Harold C Simmons Cancer Center received The National Cancer Institute designation
On Jul. 10, 2015, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) announced it had awarded the UT Southwestern Medical Center’s…