Search Results
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Oral history interview with Hannele Ruohola-Baker
- 2002-May-20 – 2002-May-21
- 2002-May-27
Hannele Ruohola-Baker was born in Kullaa, Finland—a small farming village—the younger of two siblings. Her mother was a banker who always had an interest in learning, though did not have many opportunities for education…
- Interviewee Ruohola-Baker, Hannele, 1959-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Ruohola-Baker, Hannele, 1959-, Women in science, Women in medicine, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Proteins--Research, Drosophila, Oogenesis
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Oral history interview with Audrey C. Rust
- 2007-Jul-05
Audrey Rust begins her oral history with a discussion of her love of Nature and how she came to work for the Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST). The vast majority of her interview is focused on her work with POST, even…
- Interviewee Rust, Audrey C.
- Interviewer Brock, David C.
- Sponsor Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Subject Rust, Audrey C., Peninsula Open Space Trust, Women in science, Conservation of natural resources
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Oral history interview with Roger E. Karess
- 1996-Apr-23 – 1996-Apr-26
Roger E. Karess and his two older sisters grew up in Great Neck, New York. Their grandparents were Jews from Eastern Europe, and their neighborhood consisted of other family members and people with similar backgrounds.…
- Interviewee Karess, Roger E., 1955-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Karess, Roger E., 1955-, Reform Judaism, Oncogenic viruses, Reverse transcriptase, Retroviruses, RNA, Protein kinases, Oncogenes, Centre de Génétique Moléculaire, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (France), Genetics, Drosophila, Discoveries in science, Biochemists, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Whitson Sadler
- 2007-Jun-19
Whitson Sadler begins his interview with a description of his family history, which he traces back to an English missionary in the 1600s. Born in Bristol, Tennessee, Sadler was the middle son of two formally trained…
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Oral history interview with Stephen R.J. Salton
- 1996-Nov-04 – 1996-Nov-06
Stephen R. J. Salton was born in Cambridge, England, and moved to Australia when he was about seven. When he was about ten, his family moved to Cranford, New Jersey, where his father became chairman of the microbiology…
- Interviewee Salton, Stephen R.J., 1955-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Salton, Stephen R.J., 1955-, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Growth factors, DNA--Analysis, Pharmacology
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Oral history interview with Mark A. Saper
- 1999-Sep-22 – 1999-Sep-24
Mark A. Saper was born in New York City, where he lived for several years. His family moved to Connecticut when his father, an electronic engineer, took a job there. His mother had a degree in accounting but stayed home…
- Interviewee Saper, Mark A., 1954-
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Saper, Mark A., 1954-, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Crystallography, HLA histocompatibility antigens, Biochemistry--Research
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Oral history interview with Joshua M. Kaplan
- 1999-Jun-22 – 1999-Jun-24
Joshua M. Kaplan was born in 1960 in Boston, Massachusetts, the youngest of three siblings. His father was an academic physician specializing in hematology, and his mother was a social worker. Raised in a traditionally…
- Interviewee Kaplan, Joshua M., 1960-
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Kaplan, Joshua M., 1960-, Biochemistry, Immunology, Cancer--Research, Genetics, Harvard University, University of California, Berkeley, Caenorhabditis elegans, Cellular signal transduction, Central nervous system, Work-life balance, Biochemists, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Harold A. Scheraga
- 1987-Feb-10
Harold Scheraga starts this interview by recalling his childhood in Monticello, New York and then in Brooklyn, where he attended Brooklyn Boys High School. There he was attracted to Latin and mathematics. Scheraga…
- Interviewee Scheraga, Harold A., 1921-
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Scheraga, Harold A., 1921-, Chemists, Polymers--Research, Proteins--Research, Kerr effect, War work, World War (1939-1945)
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Oral history interview with Thomas F. Schilling
- 2008-Dec-05
Thomas F. Schilling was born in Richmond, Virginia, the oldest of four children. His father was a forester turned Presbyterian minister, his mother a housewife. When Schilling was about five his family lived in New…
- Interviewee Schilling, Thomas F., 1963-
- Interviewer Nelson, Nicole C.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Schilling, Thomas F., 1963-, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Biologists, Drosophila, Tretinoin, Zebra danio, Neural crest
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Oral history interview with Helga Schmid
- 2000-Jun-14
Helga Schmid begins the interview by discussing the growth of her interest in the world of information. While attending the Vienna University, she studied mathematics and physics and also worked on gaining her teaching…
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Oral history interview with Erin Schuman
- 2000-Apr-12
- 2000-Apr-19
- 2000-Apr-26
- 2000-May-17
Erin M. Schuman was born in San Gabriel, California, though spent most of her childhood in Huntington Beach, the oldest of three siblings; her mother was a teacher at a Catholic school. She was a "serial hobbyist" with…
- Interviewee Schuman, Erin, 1963-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Schuman, Erin, 1963-, Women in science, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Medical scientists, Women in medicine, Neurobiology, Neural transmission, Neurotransmitters
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Oral history interview with Mark P. Kamps
- 1998-Feb-10 – 1998-Feb-12
Mark P. Kamps grew up in northern New Jersey, one of four children. His father was an engineer, his mother a teacher until her children came along. Kamps's parents, of Dutch descent, belonged to the Christian Reformed…
- Interviewee Kamps, Mark P., 1959-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Kamps, Mark P., 1959-, Christian Reformed Church, Religion and science, Biochemistry, Retrovirus infections--Animal models, Cancer--Research, Protein kinases, Baltimore, David, Oncogenes, University of California, San Diego, Carcinogenesis, Gene expression, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with David J. Julius
- 1993-Jul-20
- 1993-Jul-23
- 1993-Jul-27
- 1993-Jul-31
David J. Julius was born and grew up in the Brighton Beach section of Brooklyn, New York, where he lived with his parents and two brothers, one older and one younger. His father was an engineer and his mother an…
- Interviewee Julius, David J., 1955-
- Interviewer Hathaway, Neil D.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Julius, David J., 1955-, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Columbia University. Comprehensive Cancer Center, Xenopus, Aplysia, Neurobiology, Electrophysiology, Serotonin--Receptors, Genetics, Biochemists, Geneticists, Medical scientists, Nobel Prize winners
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Oral history interview with Miguel C. Seabra
- 2000-Sep-11 – 2000-Sep-13
Miguel C. Seabra grew up in Lisbon, Portugal, one of three sons; his father was an ophthalmologist and his mother a kindergarten teacher. Seabra liked school and did well when school was in session. Political upheaval…
- Interviewee Seabra, Miguel C., 1962-
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Seabra, Miguel C., 1962-, Medical scientists, Cholesterol--Metabolism, Emigration and immigration, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Enzymes--Research
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Oral history interview with Robert T. Jenkins
- 2007-May-09
- 2007-Jul-24
Robert T. Jenkins (Ted) grew up in Glendale, California, the suburb of Los Angeles in which his parents and grandparents had also grown up. His father was a welder, and Ted always liked to help him with his work.…
- Interviewee Jenkins, Robert T., 1943-
- Interviewer Brock, David C., Chʻoe, Hyŏng-sŏp
- Sponsor Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Subject Jenkins, Robert T., 1943-, Moore, Gordon E., 1929-2023, Fairchild (Firm), Diodes, Schottky-barrier, Intel Corporation, Noyce, Robert N. (Robert Norton), 1927-1990, California--Folsom, California State University, Sacramento, California Institute of Technology, Light emitting diodes, Transistor-transistor logic circuits, Electrical engineers
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Oral history interview with Charles N. Serhan
- 1993-Jul-06
- 1993-Jul-08
- 1993-Jul-09
- 1993-Jul-12
- 1994-Jun-27
- 1994-Jul-05
Charles N. Serhan grew up in Brooklyn, New York, the older of two children. His father, who retired early from shipping work, is of Lebanese descent, his mother Italian. When he was in junior high school, Serhan learned…
- Interviewee Serhan, Charles N.
- Interviewer Hathaway, Neil D.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Serhan, Charles N., Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Cytology--Research, Inflammation, Lipids--Research, Leukotrienes
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Oral history interview with William C. Sha
- 2003-Aug-04 – 2003-Aug-06
William C. Sha was born in New York City but moved as a young child to Chicago, Illinois, where his father, and then his mother, worked at the Argonne National Laboratory. Sha's father received a doctoral degree in…
- Interviewee Sha, William C., 1962-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Sha, William C., 1962-, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Immunology, Immune response--Regulation, T cells, B cells
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Oral history interview with Michael D. Sheets
- 2004-Mar-29 – 2004-Mar-30
Michael D. Sheets, the oldest of three children, was born in West Lafayette, Indiana, while his father was studying at Purdue University. When Michael was about five, his father moved the family to East Lansing,…
- Interviewee Sheets, Michael D., 1969-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Sheets, Michael D., 1969-, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Medical scientists, Genetics, Genetic regulation, Gene expression, Vertebrates--Development
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Oral history interview with James L. Sherley
- 1998-Nov-20
- 1998-Nov-23
- 1998-Nov-24
James L. Sherley was born in Memphis, Tennessee, one of five children. His parents had been sharecroppers in a small town in Mississippi, but they moved to the Memphis area so that Sherley's father could become a worker…
- Interviewee Sherley, James L., 1958-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Sherley, James L., 1958-, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Cancer--Research, Oncology, African American physicians, Physicians, Scientists, Black
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Oral history interview with Kevan M. Shokat
- 2005-Jan-24 – 2005-Jan-26
Kevan M. Shokat was born in Boulder City, Nevada, but raised (mostly) in the San Francisco Bay Area in Albany, California (except for a year in Iran), the older—by twelve years—of two brothers. His parents were both…
- Interviewee Shokat, Kevan M., 1964-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Shokat, Kevan M., 1965-, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Enzymes--Research, Immunology, Genetics, Protein kinases, Cytology--Research, Medicine--Research
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Oral history interview with Stewart H. Shuman
- 1993-Sep-13
- 1993-Sep-20
- 1993-Sep-27
- 1993-Oct-04
- 1994-Mar-26
- 1994-Jun-25
- 1994-Jun-28
Stewart H. Shuman was born in Queens, New York; his only sibling is a brother, who is ten years older. His family loosely observed religious strictures, including keeping kosher, because his maternal grandmother…
- Interviewee Shuman, Stewart H., 1955-
- Interviewer Hathaway, Neil D.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Shuman, Stewart H., 1955-, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Cancer--Research, Oncology, Vaccinia--Research, Catalysis
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Oral history interview with Kenneth F. Siebel
- 2007-Apr-27
Kenneth F. Siebel begins the interview with a discussion of his undergraduate studies at the University of Wisconsin and his enrollment in graduate business studies at the same institution after abandoning professional…
- Interviewee Siebel, Kenneth F.
- Interviewer Brock, David C.
- Sponsor Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Subject Siebel, Kenneth F., Conservation of natural resources, Businesspeople, Capitalists and financiers, Investment banking, Environmental protection
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Oral history interview with Michael K. Skinner
- 1990-Mar-04
Michael K. Skinner grew up in Pendleton, Oregon, the oldest of five boys. His father was an insurance salesman and his mother a housewife. Although he did well in school he was really interested in sports, and wrestled…
- Interviewee Skinner, Michael K., 1956-
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Sawyer, Richard
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Skinner, Michael K., 1956-, Biologists, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Proteins--Research, Molecular biology, Reproduction--Research, Germ cells
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Make Better Castings with Hercules NVX and Truline Binder
- Part of 1951 Hercules Advertisements
- 1951
Print advertisement for NVX and Truline, the trade names for resinous binders manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use in casting iron, steel, and brass. The advertisement features a black-and-white…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Research, Industrial, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Advertising, Industrial, Founding, Metal castings
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Stop Insect Losses! Use Cotton Poisons the Right Way
- Part of 1951 Hercules Advertisements
- 1951
Print advertisement for Toxaphene, a toxicant manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use in pesticides and insecticides. The advertisement features a line drawing of a farmer in a field, with a tractor…