History of the University of Wisconsin Medical School


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1956
Neurosurgeon Manucher Javid develops a solution to reduce brain swelling during surgery.

1958
Joshua Lederberg awarded Nobel prize for work on bacteria reproduction and antibiotic resistance.

1964
New McArdle Laboratory opens.

1966
UW Hospital transplant program and organ procurement programs established.

1968
The world's first successful sibling-to-sibling bone marrow transplant performed simultaneously at UW and Minnesota.

1973
Medical physicist Charles Mistretta's pioneers process combining x-ray and computer technology.

1973
Waisman Center on Mental Retardation and Human Development, named after renowned UW researcher Dr. Harry Waisman, is established.