Timeline of the National Institutes of Health
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Year/period | Type of event | Event | Location |
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1887 | 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] | |
1891 | |||
1901 | The United States Congress authorizes a $35,000 budget for the laboratory.[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] |