Search Results
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Oral history interview with Jonathon Howard
- 1995-Jan-23 – 1995-Jan-25
Jonathon Howard was born in Sydney, Australia. The oldest of four children, he grew up in a suburb of Sydney. He lived near Ku-Ring-Gai National Park, where he loved to hike, camp, and fish. He also played cricket and…
- Interviewee Howard, Jonathon, 1957-
- Interviewer Novak, Steven J.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Howard, Jonathon, 1957-, Neurobiology, Photoreceptors, Hair cells, University of Washington, Kinesin, Myosin, Neurobiologists, Medical scientists
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2 items
Oral history interview with Gökhan S. Hotamışlıgil
- 2002-Dec-12 – 2002-Dec-13
Gökhan S. Hotamışlıgil was born in the small town of Pazar on the Black Sea coast of Turkey, the youngest of three siblings. He moved several times when young, attending at least three separate elementary schools,…
- Interviewee Hotamışlıgil, Gökhan S., 1962-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Hotamisligil, Gökhan S., 1962-, Coup d'état (Turkey : 1980), Genetics, Monoamine oxidase, Harvard School of Public Health, Molecular genetics, Metabolism, Immune response, Cardiovascular system--Diseases, Molecular biologists, Medical scientists
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2 items
Oral history interview with Jonathan M. Horowitz
- 1998-Jan-13 – 1998-Jan-15
Jonathan M. Horowitz was born in Brooklyn, New York. His father was a food photographer and his mother a housewife who later returned to work for a foundation. His family was "culturally" Jewish; their holidays were…
- Interviewee Horowitz, Jonathan Michael, 1958-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Horowitz, Jonathan Michael, 1958-, Judaism, Retrovirus infections--Animal models, Oncology, Molecular genetics, Duke University, Cancer--Research, Oncogenes, Molecular biology, North Carolina State University. College of Veterinary Medicine, Medical scientists, Oncologists
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Oral history interview with Jeffrey T. Holt
- 1993-Jan-03 – 1993-Jan-05
Jeffrey T. Holt was born and raised in Battle Creek, Michigan—the "Cereal City"—the middle child of three siblings. His father was an electrical engineer who worked for the Kellogg Company in packaging-type machines;…
- Interviewee Holt, Jeffrey T., 1954-
- Interviewer Hathaway, Neil D.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Holt, Jeffrey T., 1954-, Messenger RNA, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Pathology, Molecular biology, Cancer--Research, Antisense RNA, Vanderbilt University. School of Medicine, Medical scientists
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2 items
Oral history interview with Christine E. Holt
- 1995-Oct-25 – 1995-Oct-27
Christine E. Holt was born and raised in Wylam, a small village in Northumberland in the north of England, the youngest of three siblings. Her mother was a homemaker; her father was a naval sea captain during World War…
- Interviewee Holt, Christine E., 1954-
- Interviewer Novak, Steven J.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Holt, Christine E., 1954-, Genetics, Neurobiology, Electrophysiology, Xenopus, Brain--Physiology, Retina, Cell differentiation, University of California, San Diego, Women in science, Women in medicine, Neuroscientists, Medical scientists, Women medical scientists
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2 items
Oral history interview with Nancy M. Hollingsworth
- 2002-Nov-11 – 2002-Nov-13
Nancy M. Hollingsworth was born in San Francisco, California, but spent most of her youth moving around—to Oregon, Panama, New Mexico, California, and, finally, Arizona—with her parents and older brother. Her father was…
- Interviewee Hollingsworth, Nancy M., 1958-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Hollingsworth, Nancy M., 1958-, Yeast, Mutation (Biology), Biochemistry, Recombinant DNA, Molecular genetics, State University of New York at Stony Brook, MSH (Hormone), Women in science, Women in medicine, Medical scientists, Women medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Henry I. Smith
- 2005-Oct-25
Henry I. Smith begins the interview with a description of his childhood in New Jersey, his early aptitude in science, and his decision to pursue the sciences. After obtaining an undergraduate degree at Holy Cross…
- Interviewee Smith, Henry I., 1937-
- Interviewer Mody, Cyrus C. M.
- Sponsor Center for Nanotechnology in Society
- Subject Smith, Henry I., 1937-, X-rays--Diffraction, X-ray lithography, Physicists, Nanotechnology, Nanostructured materials industry, Nanostructured materials
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Oral history interview with Lloyd M. Smith
- 2008-Mar-02
Lloyd M. Smith grew up in Berkeley, California, one of four children. His father was a physicist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and his mother a professor of mathematics. Lloyd attended the Berkeley public…
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Oral history interview with Darleane C. Hoffman
- 2012-Feb-28 – 2012-Feb-29
Darleane (Christian) Hoffman was born in Terril, Iowa, one of two children. She grew up "all over" Iowa as her father was a public school superintendent who soon moved to Coon Rapids and then to West Union. Her mother,…
- Interviewee Hoffman, Darleane C.
- Interviewer Domush, Hilary
- Subject Hoffman, Darleane C., Chemistry, Women in chemistry, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Sexism in science, University of California, Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Seaborgium, Radiochemistry, Discoveries in science, Chemists, Women chemists
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Oral history interview with Yasushi Hiromi
- 1996-Nov-21 – 1996-Nov-22
Yasushi Hiromi was born in Kaizuka City, in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, the elder of two sons. His father was a biochemist and his mother a housewife. When Yasushi was about ten his father took a postdoc at Yale…
- Interviewee Hiromi, Yasushi, 1954-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Hiromi, Yasushi, 1954-, Drosophila, Molecular biology, Central nervous system, Genetics, Molecular genetics, Discoveries in science, Kokuritsu Idengaku Kenkyūjo (Japan), Geneticists, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Tatsuya Hirano
- 2002-Dec-11 – 2002-Dec-13
Tatsuya Hirano was born and raised in Chiba, Japan—a fishing village and an agricultural suburb of Tokyo—the youngest of three siblings. Hirano's father was a civil servant who educated local farmers about methods in…
- Interviewee Hirano, Tatsuya, 1960-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Hirano, Tatsuya, 1960-, Molecular biology, Genetics, Cytology, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Brain drain, Minorities in science, Yeast--Genetics, Molecular biologists, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Philippe M. Soriano
- 1992-Oct-08 – 1992-Oct-11
Philippe M. Soriano grew up in New York City, the younger of two children. His parents are of French descent: his mother was born in Algiers, Algeria, and his father in Cairo, Egypt. He attended the Lycée Français,…
- Interviewee Soriano, Philippe M., 1953-
- Interviewer Hathaway, Neil D.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Soriano, Philippe M., 1953-, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Molecular cloning, Genetics--Research, Transgenic mice, Bioethics
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8 items
Oral history interview with Jack B. St. Clair
- 1995-Feb-07
Jack B. St. Clair begins with a description of his background and early childhood in Roanoke, Virginia, where his extended family was involved with the railroad. His father's work with the Public Health Service in 1931…
- Interviewee St. Clair, Jack B., 1919-2019
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Sponsor Society of Chemical Industry (Great Britain). American Section
- Subject St. Clair, Jack B., 1919-2019, Chemistry, Technical, Chemical engineering, Catalytic reforming, Petroleum industry and trade, Gasoline--Research, Shell Chemical Company
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Oral history interview with Ann B. Hill
- 2002-Aug-05 – 2002-Aug-07
Ann B. Hill was born in Melbourne, but was raised primarily in Sydney, Australia, the second youngest of four children. Her father took advantage of opportunities for returning soldiers after the Second World War and…
- Interviewee Hill, Ann Bernice, 1954-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Hill, Ann Bernice, 1954-, Clinical immunology, HIV-positive persons, T cells, Flaviviruses, Women in medicine, Medicine--Research, Oregon Health & Science University, Women in science, Immunologists, Medical scientists, Women medical scientists
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2 items
Oral history interview with Jonathan S. Stamler
- 2000-Oct-16 – 2000-Oct-18
Jonathan S. Stamler, the oldest of four children, was born and spent his first eleven years in Wallingford, near Oxford, England. His father's family had escaped to England before the start of World War II, and his…
- Interviewee Stamler, Jonathan S., 1959-
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Stamler, Jonathan S., 1959-, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Cardiologists, Cardiology--Research, Free radicals (Chemistry)--Physiological effect, Nitric oxide--Physiological effect
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Oral history interview with Richard S. Stein
- 1987-Jun-17
Richard Stein starts this interview by reflecting on the New York City schools which provided a real stimulus, especially in mathematics and science, to him and his contemporaries. At Brooklyn Technical High School, he…
- Interviewee Stein, Richard S., 1925-
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Stein, Richard S., 1925-, Chemists, Dichroism, Postwar reconstruction, Polymers--Research, Chemistry--Research
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Oral history interview with Markus Stoffel
- 2002-Oct-14 – 2002-Oct-16
Markus Stoffel was born and raised in Cologne, Germany, the second youngest of four siblings. His father was a professor and the chairman of the Department of Biochemistry of the Universitat zu Köln in Cologne; his…
- Interviewee Stoffel, Markus, 1962-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Stoffel, Markus, 1962-, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Diabetes--Research, Genetics, Pancreatic beta cells
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Oral history interview with Michel Streuli
- 1999-Nov-08 – 1999-Nov-09
Michel Streuli was born in Zürich, Switzerland, where his father was a doctor and his mother a law librarian. When he was about three, Michel and his family moved to Bronxville, New York, where his father had taken a…
- Interviewee Steuli, Michel, 1958-
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Steuli, Michel, 1958-, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Molecular cloning, Antigens--Research, HLA histocompatibility antigens, Cancer--Research, Interferon--Research
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Oral history interview with P. Todd Stukenberg
- 2008-Dec-08 – 2008-Dec-09
P. Todd Stukenberg grew up mostly in Rochester, New York, one of three children. His father worked for Xerox Corporation; his family had a background in and love of art. He always liked science and was good at it.…
- Interviewee Stukenberg, P. Todd, 1964-
- Interviewer Nelson, Nicole C.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Stukenberg, P. Todd, 1964-, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Cell cycle--Regulation, Molecular cloning, Biochemists, Microtubules, Proteins--Research
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Oral history interview with David J. Sullivan, Jr.
- 2007-Nov-28 – 2007-Nov-29
David J. Sullivan, Jr.'s interview begins with a discussion of his childhood in Birmingham, Alabama during which he was surrounded by a large and supportive family. He cites the importance of his family's Catholicism,…
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Oral history interview with Hong Sun
- 2003-Jan-14 – 2003-Jan-15
Hong Sun was born and raised in Beijing, China, during the Cultural Revolution, the older of two siblings. Both of her parents were physicians who, later in their careers, focused more on medical research than…
- Interviewee Sun, Hong, 1958-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Sun, Hong, 1958-, Women in science, Women in medicine, Medical scientists, Molecular biology--Research, Medicine--Research, Oncology, Cancer--Research, Proteins--Research, Women medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Nathaniel Heintz
- 1989-Aug-29
Nathaniel Heintz grew up on a dairy farm near Clinton, New York. He is the tenth of twelve children whose father was an oral surgeon and whose mother was a housewife and career counselor. One of his older brothers is…
- Interviewee Heintz, Nathaniel, 1951-
- Interviewer Kohler, Robert, Morrissette, Naomi
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Professional sports, Hockey, Heintz, Nathaniel, 1951-, Genetics, Gene expression, Cellular control mechanisms, Neurobiology, Rockefeller University, Brain--Physiology, Molecular biologists
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Oral history interview with Alan J. Heeger
- 2006-Mar-13
- 2006-Mar-16
Alan J. Heeger begins the interview by describing his early decision to attend college and reasons behind changing his major from electrical engineering to mathematics and physics at the University of Nebraska. After…
- Interviewee Heeger, Alan J.
- Interviewer Mody, Cyrus C. M.
- Sponsor Center for Nanotechnology in Society
- Subject Heeger, Alan J., Theoretical physics, University of Pennsylvania, Spin waves--Mathematical models, Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Université de Genève, Conducting polymers, University of California, Santa Barbara, Physicists, MacDiarmid, Alan G., 1927-2007
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Oral history interview with Rebecca W. Heald
- 2005-Oct-17 – 2005-Oct-19
Rebecca W. Heald grew up in Greenville, a small college town in western Pennsylvania, where she was the youngest of three daughters. Her father was a chemistry professor at Thiel College in Greenville, and her mother…
- Interviewee Heald, Rebecca W., 1963-
- Interviewer Mejia, Robin
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Heald, Rebecca W., 1963-, Biochemistry, Nuclear membranes, Cell cycle, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Spindle (Cell division), Women in science, Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Women in medicine, Medical scientists, Women medical scientists, Molecular biologists, Women molecular biologists
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Oral history interview with Xi He
- 2004-Aug-12
- 2004-Aug-15
Xi He was born in Wuhan, China during the Cultural Revolution, though he and his family soon moved out of Wuhan into a much more rural area. His father was an associate professor in a medical university—an…
- Interviewee He, Xi, 1962-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject He, Xi, 1962-, Cultural Revolution (China : 1966-1976), Mao, Zedong, 1893-1976, Transcription factors, Genetic transcription--Regulation, National Institutes of Health (U.S.), Wnt pathway, Gene expression, Harvard University, Neurobiologists, Medical scientists
