Derry Township in Hershey in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Cervical Cancer Prevention

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 23, 2025

1. Cervical Cancer Prevention Marker

Inscription. In the 1980s College of Medicine researchers led by John Kreider and Mary K. Howett and funded by the Jake Gittlen Cancer Research Foundation perfected a technique for propagating the Human Papillomavirus (HPV). The primary cause of cervical cancer. This and other lab techniques and materials developed by microbiologists in the college helped lead to vaccines against HPV, the first of which earned FDA approval in 2006.

Erected by Penn State Alumni Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 2006.

Location. 40° 15.882′ N, 76° 40.44′ W. Marker is in Hershey, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County. It is in Derry Township. It is on University Drive south of Campus Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 267 University Dr, Hummelstown PA 17036, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

in the Susquehanna Valley,

and in Greater Harrisburg.

It is

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also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Medical Center (within shouting distance of this marker); Ceramic Plaques (within shouting distance of this marker); Heart-Assist Pump (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Family Medicine (about 800 feet away); Founding Dean (about 800 feet away); Humanities (approx. 0.2 miles away); Behavioral Science (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hershey.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 23, 2025

2. Cervical Cancer Prevention Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 75 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 24, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.