Timeline of the National Institutes of Health
From Timelines
| Year/period | Type of event | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1887 | A one-room laboratory is created within the Marine Hospital Service (MHS), predecessor agency to the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS). This would trace the roots of the National Institutes of Health.[1] | Staten Island, New York City[2] | |
| 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.[2] |
- ↑ "History". nih.gov. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Encyclopedia of Epidemiology (Sarah Boslaugh ed.). Retrieved 20 March 2017.
