CaptionThis paperweight celebrated the 100th anniversary of the 1902 Biologics Control Act, which established licensing requirements for manufacturers of serums, anti-toxins, vaccines, and other such products. This responsibility fell first to the Hygienic Laboratory (the NIH's precursor), then to the NIH's Division of Biologics Standards, and finally was transferred to the Food and Drug Administration in 1972, where it eventually came under the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. This paperweight was given to Dr. Ruth Kirschstein.
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CaptionThe NIH has worked with NASA on biomedical experiments in space. This lapel pin, which belonged to Dr. Ruth Kirschstein, commemorates the flight of NASA Space Shuttle Columbia, launched on January 16, 2003 for an international scientific research flight. The shuttle was lost during reentry over Texas. The names are those of the lost astronauts: commander Rick Husband; pilot William McCool; mission specialists Michael Anderson, David Brown, Kalpana Chawla, and Laurel Clark; and payload specialist Ilan Ramon.
