1904 - Carl Wilhelm Otto Werner, a German medical student, is credited with the discovery of Werner's Syndrome.

1945 - S. J. Thannhauser, a Boston internist, publishes an analysis of common symptoms in Werner's Syndrome patients.

1966 - Charles Epstein publishes his study of a Japanese woman with Werner's Syndrome in the University of Washington.

1988 - The University of Washington opens its International Registry of Werner's Syndrome.

1996 - The Human Genome Project completes the mapping and positioning of the Werner's Gene.