Stanford researchers for the first time used a healthy person’s complete genome sequence to predict risk for dozens of diseases
On Apr. 29, 2010, Stanford University of researchers announced they had have used a healthy person’s complete genome…
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day was established
On Mar. 10, 2010, National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD) was established as a nationwide initiative…
Siteman Cancer Center received NCI SPORE grant to study endometrial cancer
On Mar. 5, 2010, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) announced that it had awarded the Siteman Cancer Center…
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Pledged $10 Billion in Call for Decade of Vaccines
On Jan. 29, 2010, the Bill and Melinda Gates announced that their foundation will commit $10 billion over…
Stanford scientists transformed mouse skin cells directly into functional nerve cells with the application of just three genes
On Jan. 27, 2010, scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine announced they had succeeded in the…
St. Jude Children’s Hospital launched the Pediatric Cancer Genome Project
On Jan. 25, 2010, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine launched a $65…
The CDC responded to the 7.0 magnitude Haiti earthquake to prevent 7,000 deaths from cholera
On Jan. 12, 2010, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) responded to the 7.0 magnitude…
The Sensory Motor Adaptive Rehabilitation Technology Network was established by the University of Alberta
In 2010, The Sensory Motor Adaptive Rehabilitation Technology (SMART) Network was established by the University of Alberta to…
The Roskamp Institute became a not-for-profit organization
In 2010, the Roskamp Foundation’s governing board announced that the Roskamp Institute had changed status from a private…
Pacific Health Research & Education Institute became successor-in-interest to Pacific Health Research Institute
In 2010, the Pacific Health Research & Education Institute (PHREI) became the successor-in-interest to Pacific Health Research Institute….
The Bio Nebraska life sciences association was founded
In 2010, The Bio Nebraska, a non-profit, membership-based trade association with a diversified membership including entities from all…
The Jon M Huntsman family donated $125 million to the Huntsman Cancer Institute
On Apr. 26, 2000, Jon M. Huntsman, a billionaire industrialist, announced that he would give $125-million to a…
The Medicines Patent Pool was founded
In 2010, the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) was founded by Unitaid. Its vision was that non-exclusive voluntary licensing…
William Hagopian was appointed Scientific Director at the Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute
On Nov. 11, 2009, the Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute announced the appointment of William Hagopian, M.D., Ph.D.,…
Francis Collins appointed director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health
On Oct. 7, 2009, Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. was appointed the 16th Director of the National Institutes…
Ada E. Yonath won a share of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome.
On Oct. 7, 2009, the Nobel Foundation announced that Ada E. Yonath had won a share of the…
Carol W. Greider won a share of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2009 for discovering how chromosomes are protected by telomeres
On Oct. 5, 2009, Carol W. Greider won a share of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine…
Dr. Brian Druker honored with Lasker Award
On Sept. 16, 2009, Brian J. Druker, M.D.,whose research led to the development of Gleevec, the first targeted…
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance House opened a state-of-the-art, 80-room, ‘green building’
In Sept. 2009, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) House opened. A state-of-the-art, 80-room, ‘green building,’ SCCA House offers…
National Institutes of Health launched Human Connectome Project to unravel the brain’s connections
On Jul. 15, 2009, the National Institutes of Health Blueprint for Neuroscience Research announced it was launching a…
Pfizer collaborated on landmark $6 million oncology research project with the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
On Jul. 15, 2009, Pfizer with the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) and the Ontario Cancer Institute…
Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Dentistry Building opened
On Jun. 17, 2009, Virginia Commonwealth University’s school of Dentistry building opened its doors. The $20 million, four-story…
OHSU, University of Washington scientists partner to form regional center aimed at combating infectious diseases
On Apr. 15, 2009, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and the University of Washington (UW), along with…
Winship Cancer Institute designated as a National Cancer Institute Cancer Center
In Apr. 2009, the Winship Cancer Institute was designated a National Cancer Institute Cancer Center, the first medical…
USC purchased Norris Cancer Hospital and University Hospital (now Keck Hospital) from Tenet Healthcare
On Apr. 1, 2009, the University of Southern California (USC) purchased Norris Cancer Hospital and University Hospital (now…
Genetic analysis confirmed the identification of the two missing Romanov children
On Mar. 11, 2009, researchers announced they had DNA evidence that the two individuals recovered from the 2007…
The Hollings Cancer Center was designated a Cancer Institute
On Mar. 2, 2009, the Hollings Cancer Center was designated a Cancer Institute. National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation…
The Hollings Cancer Center received NCI-designation
On Mar. 2, 2009, the Hollings Cancer Center (HCC) received National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation. Hollings’ mission is…
Emory University’s Chemical Biology Discovery Center became part of the NCI Chemical Biology Consortium (CBC)
In Mar. 2009, Emory University’s Chemical Biology Discovery Center became part of the NCI Chemical Biology Consortium (CBC),…
The Scripps Research Institute’s Florida facility opened
On Feb. 26, 2009, the new Scripps Research Institute’s Florida facility, comprising three state-of-the-art buildings and more than…