Difference between revisions of "Timeline of the National Institutes of Health"
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| − | | 1887 || || | + | | 1887 || || The Hygienic Laboratory, a one-room laboratory, is created as an experiment within the Marine Hospital Service (MHS), which is charged with preventing people with cholera, yellow fever, and other diseases from entering the United States.<ref name="Encyclopedia of Epidemiology"/><ref>{{cite web|title=History|url=https://www.nih.gov/about-nih/who-we-are/history|website=nih.gov|accessdate=20 March 2017}}</ref> || [[Staten Island]], [[New York City]]<ref name="Encyclopedia of Epidemiology"/> |
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| 1930 || || The United States Congress renames the Hygienic Laboratory the National Institute (singular) of Health and authorizes the payout of fellowship money for basic research.<ref name="Encyclopedia of Epidemiology">{{cite book|last1=|first1=|title=Encyclopedia of Epidemiology|edition=Sarah Boslaugh|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=A1F2AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA715&lpg=PA715&dq=1930+Congress+changes+the+name+of+the+Hygienic+Laboratory+to+the+National+Institute+of+Health.&source=bl&ots=WkpSAILhW5&sig=n_8lr_sRdZBr7RHwii6xDR4Oz68&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiNzJntuOXSAhWEPpAKHW8ZDrUQ6AEIMzAE#v=onepage&q=1930%20Congress%20changes%20the%20name%20of%20the%20Hygienic%20Laboratory%20to%20the%20National%20Institute%20of%20Health.&f=false|accessdate=20 March 2017}}</ref> || | | 1930 || || The United States Congress renames the Hygienic Laboratory the National Institute (singular) of Health and authorizes the payout of fellowship money for basic research.<ref name="Encyclopedia of Epidemiology">{{cite book|last1=|first1=|title=Encyclopedia of Epidemiology|edition=Sarah Boslaugh|url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=A1F2AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA715&lpg=PA715&dq=1930+Congress+changes+the+name+of+the+Hygienic+Laboratory+to+the+National+Institute+of+Health.&source=bl&ots=WkpSAILhW5&sig=n_8lr_sRdZBr7RHwii6xDR4Oz68&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiNzJntuOXSAhWEPpAKHW8ZDrUQ6AEIMzAE#v=onepage&q=1930%20Congress%20changes%20the%20name%20of%20the%20Hygienic%20Laboratory%20to%20the%20National%20Institute%20of%20Health.&f=false|accessdate=20 March 2017}}</ref> || | ||
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Revision as of 09:15, 20 March 2017
| Year/period | Type of event | Event | Location |
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| 1887 | The Hygienic Laboratory, a one-room laboratory, is created as an experiment within the Marine Hospital Service (MHS), which is charged with preventing people with cholera, yellow fever, and other diseases from entering the United States.[1][2] | Staten Island, New York City[1] | |
| 1930 | The United States Congress renames the Hygienic Laboratory the National Institute (singular) of Health and authorizes the payout of fellowship money for basic research.[1] |
