History Of Blood

  • Mayo Clinic

    Mayo Clinic
    Develops a method for storing blood for transfusions
  • Karl Landsteiner

    Karl Landsteiner
    Discovers the Rh Protein
  • Dr. Benard Fantus

    Dr. Benard Fantus
    Establishes first blood bank
  • AIDS

    AIDS
    The first case of Aids reported in Congo
  • Robert Gallo

    Robert Gallo
    Identifies the virus that causes AIDS
  • ELISA

    ELISA
    Development of the Enzyme-Linked immunoabsorbent assay to screen diseases such as HIV
  • Blood Screening Tests

    Blood Screening Tests
    Scientists begin developing blood-screening tests for infectious diseases.