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Oral history interview with Jerry R. Faust
- 1997-Feb-18 – 1997-Feb-20
Jerry R. Faust began his childhood on his father's farm in rural Texas. When his parents divorced he moved with his mother, a nurse, and his brother to Dallas, Texas, where he attended junior high school and high…
- Interviewee Faust, Jerry R., 1948-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Faust, Jerry R., 1948-, Biochemistry, Brown, Michael S., 1941-, Goldstein, Joseph L. (Joseph Leonard), E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Clinical medicine--Research, Cholesterol--Metabolism, Research grants, Biochemists, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Lawrence B. Evans
- 2012-Jan-18
In his oral history Lawrence Evans begins by describing his parents and early life in New Mexico and Oklahoma. He describes the important influence that his father, a pharmacist by training, had in shaping an interest…
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Oral history interview with Douglas J. Epstein
- 2008-May-01 – 2008-May-02
Douglas J. Epstein was born in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, where he lived for about five years. At that time his parents divorced, and he and his mother and three older siblings went to live in Montreal, Québec,…
- Interviewee Epstein, Douglas J., 1964-
- Interviewer Domush, Hilary, Caruso, David J. (David Joseph), 1978-, Webb-Halpern, Leah
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Epstein, Douglas J., 1964-, Genetics, Neural tube--Abnormalities, Harvard University, New York University. School of Medicine, Gene expression, Developmental neurobiology, Molecular biologists
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More Sales Appeal with Lacquer!
- Part of 1948 Hercules Advertisements
- 1948
Color print advertisement for lacquer manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement shows a green-and-black checkboard design, filled in with small illustrations of eyes and consumer products…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Advertising, Industrial, Lacquer and lacquering, Research, Industrial
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More Color with Lacquer!
- Part of 1948 Hercules Advertisements
- 1948
Color print advertisement for lacquer manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement shows a red-and-black checkboard design, filled in with small illustrations of paint palettes and consumer…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Advertising, Industrial, Lacquer and lacquering, Research, Industrial
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Oral history interview with Andrew D. Ellington
- 2000-Mar-06 – 2000-Mar-07
- 2000-Mar-09
Andrew D. Ellington was born in 1956 in Missouri; the elder of two siblings. His father was a title lawyer, and his mother was a high school mathematics and computer science teacher. From a very young age Ellington's…
- Interviewee Ellington, Andrew D., 1959-
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Ellington, Andrew D., 1956-, Benner, Steven A. (Steven Albert), 1954-, Nucleotide sequence, Evolution (Biology), Indiana University, Bloomington, University of Texas at Austin, HIV infections--Treatment, Biosensors, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Stephen J. Elledge
- 1995-Aug-16 – 1995-Aug-18
Stephen J. Elledge was born in Paris, Illinois. He had two older sisters and an older half sister. He attended Roman Catholic elementary school but rebelled against the religious teaching and switched to public schools.…
- Interviewee Elledge, Stephen Joseph, 1956-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Elledge, Stephen Joseph, 1956-, Davis, Ronald W. (Ronald Wayne), 1941-, Cyclin-dependent kinases, Cell cycle, Cancer--Research, Baylor University. College of Medicine, Antioncogenes, Molecular cloning, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Charles E. Connor
- 2004-Jul-19 – 2004-Jul-20
Charles E. Connor was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, spending the first few years of his life in Parkville, but then moving with his family to Towson, a suburb nestled in a wooded area through which Connor used…
- Interviewee Connor, Charles Edward, 1955-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Connor, Charles Edward, 1955-, Johns Hopkins University, Neurosciences, Artificial vision, Neural transmission, Brain--Data processing, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Neuroscientists, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Michael D. Cole
- 1989-Aug-01
Michael D. Cole grew up in Ada, Ohio, the oldest of four children. His father was an insurance agent, his mother a housewife. He was always interested in science and nature. He was good at math and physics in high…
- Interviewee Cole, Michael D., 1951-
- Interviewer Kohler, Robert, Morrissette, Naomi
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Cole, Michael D., 1951-, Cancer--Research, Nucleotide sequence, Tumors, Tumors--Growth, Molecular biology, Molecular biologists
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Oral history interview with Alison A. Weiss
- 1991-Mar-03
Alison A. Weiss grew up in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee, the second of six children. Her father was an electrician, her mother a housewife. All six children graduated from college, and four have…
- Interviewee Weiss, Alison A., 1952-
- Interviewer Morrissette, Naomi, Kohler, Robert
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Weiss, Alison A., 1952-, Molecular biology, Bacteria--Research, Pathogenic bacteria, Molecular biologists, Women in science, Women molecular biologists
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Oral history interview with John H. Weiss
- 1996-Oct-02 – 1996-Oct-04
John H. Weiss grew up in San Francisco, California, the oldest of three children. His parents were both psychiatrists. He attended a private grade school and a less traditional high school; he found school interesting…
- Interviewee Weiss, John H., 1956-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Weiss, John H., 1956-, Glutamic acid, Neurons, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Molecular biology, Biochemists, Neurology--Research, Neurobiology
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Oral history interview with Trevor Williams
- 1998-Aug-12 – 1998-Aug-14
Trevor Williams, the youngest of three children, was born and grew up in Wolverhampton, England. His father worked for the railroads; he was drafted into the Royal Engineers, where he met Trevor's mother, who became a…
- Interviewee Williams, Trevor, 1959-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Williams, Trevor, 1959-, Virology, Medical scientists, Molecular biology--Research, Genetics--Research, Geneticists, Cancer--Research
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Oral history interview with J. Lawrence Wilson
- 1999-Aug-30
J. Lawrence Wilson begins the interview with a discussion of his childhood and early education. Wilson grew up in Rosedale, Mississippi, and attended Culver Military Academy in Culver, Indiana. After high school, he…
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Oral history interview with Thomas E. Wilson
- 2008-Feb-12 – 2008-Feb-13
Thomas E. Wilson's oral history begins with a discussion of his childhood in Neenah, Wisconsin where his father was a chemical engineer with Kimberley-Clark. While his father often brought work and work-related…
- Interviewee Wilson, Thomas E., 1965-
- Interviewer Caruso, David J. (David Joseph), 1978-
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Wilson, Thomas E., 1965-, DNA--Research, Geneticists, Genetics--Research, Molecular biology--Research, Microbiologists, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research
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Oral history interview with Worley H. Clark, Jr.
- 1994-Nov-08
W. H. Clark begins this interview by reviewing his growing-up years in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, and his early interest in journalism. He continues with his subsequent decision to major in industrial engineering at North…
- Interviewee Clark, Jr., Worley H., 1932-
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Sponsor Society of Chemical Industry (Great Britain). American Section
- Subject Clark, Jr., Worley H., 1932-, Nalco Chemical Company, Chemical industry, Chemicals--Law and legislation, Chemical engineering, Standard Oil Company (Ohio), Industrial engineers
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Oral history interview with George M. Church
- 2008-Mar-03
George M. Church was born on MacDill Air Force Base in Florida and lived near Tampa, Florida, until high school. He attended both public and Catholic schools, but says both systems were poor. As a result he read a lot,…
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Oral history interview with Ken W. Y. Cho
- 1999-Jun-03 – 1999-Jun-04
- 1999-Jun-07
Ken W. Y. Cho was born in 1956 in Seoul, South Korea; the eldest of three siblings. His father, a shrewd entrepreneur from a very modest background and his mother, the daughter of a well-to-do Korean family, both fled…
- Interviewee Cho, Ken W. Y., 1956-
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Cho, Ken W. Y., 1956-, Homeobox genes, Genetic engineering, Cytology, University of California, Irvine, Embryology, Drosophila, Xenopus, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Jeffrey Wilusz
- 1998-Jan-19 – 1998-Jan-21
Jeffrey Wilusz grew up in South Amboy, New Jersey, in a Polish Roman Catholic family. His father worked in various capacities for the telephone company; his mother was a homemaker until her four children were in school,…
- Interviewee Wilusz, Jeffrey, 1959-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject RNA--Research, Molecular biology--Research, Microbiologists, Ebola virus disease, Wilusz, Jeffrey, 1959-, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research
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Oral history interview with Mark Winey
- 1998-Sep-14 – 1998-Sep-16
Mark Winey was born in Chicago, Illinois, where his father was finishing a Master's degree in chemistry at the University of Chicago. Some months later the family moved back to the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,…
- Interviewee Winey, Mark, 1961-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Microbiologists, Molecular biology--Research, Yeast, Yeast--Research, Centrosomes, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Winey, Mark
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Oral history interview with Arul M. Chinnaiyan
- 2008-Oct-21 – 2008-Oct-22
Arul M. Chinnaiyan was born near Cleveland, Ohio, but spent his first years in a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, the elder of two sons whose parents came from India. His father was an electrical engineer, his mother a…
- Interviewee Chinnaiyan, Arul M., 1969-
- Interviewer Caruso, David J. (David Joseph), 1978-
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Chinnaiyan, Arul M., 1969-, Molecular biology, Apoptosis, Biochemical markers, Prostate--Cancer, Research grants, DNA microarrays, University of Michigan, Pathology
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Oral history interview with Cheng-Ming Chiang
- 2003-Apr-01 – 2003-Apr-03
Cheng-Ming Chiang was born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan, the second youngest of four siblings, and the first to attend college. Chiang was raised by his mother who worked as a taxi driver in Taiwan for over twenty…
- Interviewee Chiang, Cheng-Ming, 1961-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Chiang, Cheng-Ming, 1961-, Biochemistry, Papillomaviruses, Molecular biology--Research, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Case Western Reserve University, Genetic regulation, Taiwan--Taipei, Molecular biologists, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Edwin R. Chapman
- 2005-Dec-05 – 2005-Dec-07
Edwin R. Chapman grew up in Bellingham, Washington, the youngest of four children. His father taught drafting and shop in high school, and his mother stayed at home to raise the children. From an early age Chapman was…
- Interviewee Chapman, Edwin R., 1969-
- Interviewer Frenkel, Karen A.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Chapman, Edwin R., 1969-, Storm, Daniel R., Pharmacology, Neurosciences, Research grants, University of Wisconsin--Madison, Neural transmission, College teachers, Neuroscientists
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Oral history interview with Michael A. Caudy
- 1996-Nov-08 – 1996-Nov-10
Michael A. Caudy was born and grew up in Columbus, Ohio. His parents divorced when he was two, and for about eight years he lived with his mother and sister; for some of that time his grandparents also lived with them.…
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Oral history interview with Sarah A. Woodson
- 1999-Jul-19 – 1999-Jul-21
Sarah A. Woodson was born and raised in Warren, Michigan. Her father was a music teacher; Sarah's mother, who was from Amsterdam, Holland, was a housewife until her children were older, when she finished college and…
- Interviewee Woodson, Sarah A., 1961-
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Woodson, Sarah A., 1961-, Women in science, Women in medicine, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, RNA--Research, Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, College teachers, Women medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Tian Xu
- 2000-Jul-11 – 2000-Jul-13
Tian Xu was born in Jiaxing City in Zhejiang Province in China, the older of two children. His father, who was from a wealthy family, was a dean; his mother began work in a silk factory and rose to become a CEO until…
- Interviewee Xu, Tian 1962-
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Cultural Revolution (China : 1966-1976), Xu, Tian 1962-, Genetics--Research, Geneticists, Medical scientists, Medicine, Cancer--Research