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Rockefeller Institute for medical research (1912).

John D. Rockefeller founds the first biomedical research institute in the United States.

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Rockefeller Institute for medical research (1912).

It is called the Rockefeller Institute until it is renamed Rockefeller University in 1965.

In 1944, researchers at the institute will establish that DNA is the chemical basis of heredity. They will also go on to define blood groups; find new ways to freeze blood, which will lead to the creation of the first blood bank; explain the structure of antibodies; and more.