A Few Milestones in CDC Laboratory Science
(1946-1996)

1940's			1950's
1946		Communicable Disease Center Laboratories Established at Chamblee	1950		Grady Memorial Hospital CDC Clinical Pathology Laboratories Established
1947		Bureaus of Laboratory (Parasitology, Virology, and Bacteriology) Epidemiology and Training Established	1955		Flourescent Antibody Test Developed Speeding Diagnosis of Infectious Disease
			1957		Cholesterol Standardization Program Begins
1960's			1970's
1960		CDC Clifton Road Laboratories Open	1973		NIOSH Research Laboratories Established
1961		National Laboratory Improvement Program to Standardize Diagnostic Tests	1976		Causative Organism for Legionnaires Disease Isolated
1966		Rapid Method for Diagnosis of Smallpox			Ebola Virus Identified as Cause of Hemorrhagic Fever
1968		PKU Standardization Program Initiated	1977		Fibrous Aerosol Monitor Developed
1969		Clinical Laboratory Licensure Program under CLIA '67	1978		Hematofluorometer Improves Screening for Childhood Lead Poisoning
		Monoclonal Antibody Test for Lassa Virus Developed			Expanded Maximum Containment Laboratory
1980's			1990's
1980		Monoclonal Antibody Panel for Rabies Viruses Developed	1990		HIV Strain Testing Points to Transmission to Patient during Dental Procedures
		Award for Design of Aerodynamic Particle Sizer	1991		CDC Receives Lead Responsibility for PHS for CLIA '88
1981		Staphylococcus aureus Probable Cause of Toxic Shock Syndrome	1992		CDC Recommends Use of Folic Acid to Reduce Neural Tube Defects
1982		Foodborne E. coli O157:H7 Linked to Hemorrhagic Colitis			Method for Cotinine Analysis, which Indicates Amount of Smoke Exposure
1983		AIDS Antibody Tests Developed			Serologic Test for Cat-Scratch Disease Developed
		Correlation between Use of Leaded Gasoline and Blood Lead Levels			First Biotechnology Patent Awarded to CDC Scientist
1985		Increased Awareness of Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria	1993		Hanta Virus Identified as Cause for Pulmonary Syndrome
1986		New Method to Assess Exposure to Environmental Toxicants			Determines DNA Sequence for Smallpox Virus Genome Strain
1988		Public Health Laboratory Information System Launched			Outbreak of Illness Traced to Cryptosporidium in Drinking Water
		Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Launched	1994		Method to Determine Fiber Length Developed for Use in Lung Disease Research
		New BSL-4 Laboratory Opened			Effect on Reproductive Hormones Found in Workers Exposed to Dioxin
1989		National Laboratory Training Network Established	1995		NLTN Sponsors 215 Training Courses Reaching over 10,000 Participants
		Identification of Agent causing Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis			Test Developed for Rapid Diagnosis of Ebola Virus
		New Diagnostic Technique for Filoviruses Causing Hemorrhagic Fevers	1996		PCR Assay for Malaria Developed