Search Results
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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
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Oral history interview with Thomas S. Hays
- 1996-Aug-19 – 1996-Aug-21
Thomas S. Hays was born in Winter Haven, a citrus-growing area in central Florida. His father was a physical education teacher and then principal of an elementary school, his mother also a physical education teacher. He…
- Interviewee Hays, Thomas Sewell, 1954-
- Interviewer Novak, Steven J.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Hays, Thomas Sewell, 1954-, Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass.), Microtubules, Mitosis, Genetics, Drosophila, Molecular biologists, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Esther S. Takeuchi
- 2012-Apr-27
- 2012-Sep-14
Esther Takeuchi grew up in Akron, Ohio, the youngest of three children. After escaping Soviet Latvia, her father became an electrical engineer for Goodyear Aerospace and her mother a home health worker who also had an…
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Oral history interview with Paul K. Hansma
- 2006-May-02
- 2006-Aug-07
Paul K. Hansma begins the interview by describing his childhood and early interest in building projects. After obtaining his undergraduate degree from New College, Hansma enrolled in the University of California at…
- Interviewee Hansma, Paul K., 1946-
- Interviewer Mody, Cyrus C. M.
- Sponsor Center for Nanotechnology in Society
- Subject Hansma, Paul K., 1946-, Condensed matter, Scanning tunneling microscopy, Atomic force microscopy, University of California, Santa Barbara, Nanotechnology, Ultrahigh vacuum, Physicists
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Oral history interview with Gregory J. Hannon
- 2002-Dec-16 – 2002-Dec-18
Gregory J. Hannon was raised in New Castle, a town in western Pennsylvania just north of Pittsburgh, the elder of two children in a large Irish-Catholic family. His father worked as a quality inspector at Johnson Bronze…
- Interviewee Hannon, Gregory J., 1964-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Hannon, Gregory J., 1964-, RNA interference, Cell cycle, Proteins, Cyclin-dependent kinases, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Molecular biologists, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Bruce A. Hamilton
- 2005-Oct-05 – 2005-Oct-07
Bruce A. Hamilton was born in Palo Alto, California, where his father was a graduate student in engineering. His mother was at that time a housewife. Having finished his master's degree, the older Hamilton began work in…
- Interviewee Hamilton, Bruce A., 1964-
- Interviewer Mejia, Robin
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Hamilton, Bruce A., 1964-, Science--Study and teaching, Religion, Genetics, Lander, Eric S., Neurogenetics, University of California, San Diego, Zinn, Kai George, Medical scientists, Neuroscientists
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Oral history interview with Song Tan
- 2008-Nov-19 – 2008-Nov-20
Song Tan was born in London, England; he has one brother and one half brother. His father was from Singapore, his mother from China. When Tan was five the family moved to Singapore, where they lived for ten years before…
- Interviewee Tan, Song, 1963-
- Interviewer Caruso, David J. (David Joseph), 1978-
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Tan, Song, 1963-, Molecular biology, Molecular biologists, DNA--Research, Proteins--Research, Genetic engineering, Yeast--Research
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Oral history interview with Rudolph E. Tanzi
- 1998-Nov-16 – 1998-Nov-18
- 1998-Nov-24
Rudolph E. Tanzi was born in Cranston, a suburb of Providence, Rhode Island, to parents of Italian descent. His father, until he suffered a fatal heart attack in his forties, was a baker in a family–run bakery in an…
- Interviewee Tanzi, Rudolph E.
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Tanzi, Rudolph E., Neurobiology, Neurobiologists, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Genetic disorders, Genetics--Research, Alzheimer's disease--Research
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Oral history interview of the toxic substances control act from the perspective of Marilyn C. Bracken
- 2010-Mar-05
This oral history is one in a series that looks at the history of the Toxic Substances Control Act from the perspectives of the individuals involved in its creation, implementation, and execution.
Marilyn C. Bracken’s…
- Interviewee Bracken, Marilyn C., 1935-
- Interviewer Roberts, Jody A., 1976-, Hardy, Kavita D.
- Subject Bracken, Marilyn C., 1935-, Chemicals--Law and legislation, Environmental policy, Environmental protection, Hazardous substances--Law and legislation, Toxic Substances Control Act (United States), United States. Environmental Protection Agency
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Oral history interview of the toxic substances control act from the perspective of Don R. Clay
- 2012-Mar-16
This oral history is one in a series that looks at the history of the Toxic Substances Control Act from the perspectives of the individuals involved in its creation, implementation, and execution.
Don R. Clay received…
- Interviewee Clay, Don R., 1937-
- Interviewer Roberts, Jody A., 1976-, Hardy, Kavita D.
- Subject Clay, Don R., 1937-, Chemicals--Law and legislation, Environmental policy, Environmental protection, Hazardous substances--Law and legislation, Toxic Substances Control Act (United States), United States. Environmental Protection Agency
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Oral history interview with Mark W. Grinstaff
- 2005-Sep-19 – 2005-Sep-20
- 2005-Sep-22
Mark W. Grinstaff was born in Texas, the elder of two sons. His father was in the United States Air Force, and the family moved a number of times during Grinstaff's childhood. He has lived in Japan and at least six…
- Interviewee Grinstaff, Mark W., 1965-
- Interviewer Frenkel, Karen A.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Grinstaff, Mark W., 1965-, Chemistry, Inorganic, Proteins, Charge exchange, DNA, Biomedical materials, Biochemistry, Minorities in science, Polymers in medicine, Eye--Surgery, Biomedical engineers
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Oral history interview of the toxic substances control act from the perspective of J. Clarence Davies
- 2009-Oct-30
This oral history is one in a series that looks at the history of the Toxic Substances Control Act from the perspectives of the individuals involved in its creation, implementation, and execution.
J. Clarence Davies’s…
- Interviewee Davies, J. Clarence
- Interviewer Roberts, Jody A., 1976-, Hardy, Kavita D.
- Subject Davies, J. Clarence, Chemicals--Law and legislation, Environmental policy, Environmental protection, Hazardous substances--Law and legislation, Toxic Substances Control Act (United States), United States. Environmental Protection Agency
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Oral history interview of the toxic substances control act from the perspective of E. Donald Elliot
- 2010-Jan-22
This oral history is one in a series that looks at the history of the Toxic Substances Control Act from the perspectives of the individuals involved in its creation, implementation, and execution.
E. Donald Elliott…
- Interviewee Elliot, E. Donald, 1948-
- Interviewer Roberts, Jody A., 1976-, Hardy, Kavita D.
- Subject Elliot, E. Donald, 1948-, Chemicals--Law and legislation, Environmental policy, Environmental protection, Hazardous substances--Law and legislation, Toxic Substances Control Act (United States), United States. Environmental Protection Agency
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Oral history interview of the toxic substances control act from the perspective of Steven D. Jellinek
- 2010-Jan-29
This oral history is one in a series that looks at the history of the Toxic Substances Control Act from the perspectives of the individuals involved in its creation, implementation, and execution.
Steven D. Jellinek…
- Interviewee Jellinek, Steven D.
- Interviewer Roberts, Jody A., 1976-, Hardy, Kavita D.
- Subject Jellinek, Steven D., Chemicals--Law and legislation, Environmental protection, Environmental policy, Hazardous substances--Law and legislation, Toxic Substances Control Act (United States), United States. Environmental Protection Agency
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Oral history interview with Carol W. Greider
- 1993-Sep-22
- 1993-Sep-24
- 1993-Sep-30
- 1993-Oct-05
Carol W. Greider was born in San Diego, California. Her father was a physicist; her mother was a biologist who died when Carol was young. Her father had a position at Yale University when Carol was a child, and they…
- Interviewee Greider, Carol W.
- Interviewer Hathaway, Neil D.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Greider, Carol W., Circadian rhythms, Blackburn, Elizabeth H. (Elizabeth Helen), 1948-, Telomere, Telomerase, Cloning, Ribonucleases, Medical scientists, Molecular biologists, Women in science, Women in medicine, Women medical scientists, Women molecular biologists
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Oral history interview of the toxic substances control act from the perspective of Victor J. Kimm
- 2011-Feb-03
This oral history is one in a series that looks at the history of the Toxic Substances Control Act from the perspectives of the individuals involved in its creation, implementation, and execution.
Victor J. Kimm…
- Interviewee Kimm, Victor J., 1934-
- Interviewer Roberts, Jody A., 1976-, Hardy, Kavita D.
- Subject Kimm, Victor J., 1934-, Chemicals--Law and legislation, Environmental policy, Environmental protection, Hazardous substances--Law and legislation, Toxic Substances Control Act (United States), United States. Environmental Protection Agency, Water, Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 (United States)
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Oral history interview of the toxic substances control act from the perspective of Warren R. Muir
- 2010-Jan-22
This oral history is one in a series that looks at the history of the Toxic Substances Control Act from the perspectives of the individuals involved in its creation, implementation, and execution.
Warren Muir received…
- Interviewee Muir, Warren R.
- Interviewer Roberts, Jody A., 1976-, Hardy, Kavita D.
- Subject Muir, Warren R., Chemicals--Law and legislation, Environmental policy, Environmental protection, Hazardous substances--Law and legislation, Toxic Substances Control Act (United States), United States. Environmental Protection Agency
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Oral history interview with Jean T. Greenberg
- 2002-Jun-17 – 2002-Jun-18
Jean T. Greenberg was raised, principally, in New York City with her mother, though she spent weekends in Connecticut with her father; Greenberg had one older brother. Her father was a physician with "the heart" of a…
- Interviewee Greenberg, Jean T., 1961-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Greenberg, Jean T., 1961-, Oxidative stress, Biophysics, Plants--Disease and pest resistance, Arabidopsis, Plant diseases, University of Colorado Boulder, Women in science, Women in medicine, Medical scientists, Molecular biologists, Women medical scientists, Women molecular biologists
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Oral history interview with Martyn D. Goulding
- 2001-Jan-09 – 2001-Jan-11
Martyn D. Goulding was born in 1958 in Auckland, New Zealand; the eldest of five siblings. His father was a blue-collar worker, originally from the Fiji Islands, who would later open his own plumbing manufacturing…
- Interviewee Goulding, Martyn D., 1958-
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Goulding, Martyn D., 1958-, Religion, Cyclic adenylic acid, Tumors, Cells--Growth--Regulation, Oncogenes, University of California, San Diego, Transcription factors, Interneurons, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Daniel E. Gottschling
- 1997-Dec-08 – 1997-Dec-10
Daniel E. Gottschling and his younger sister were born in Gary, Indiana. Their father was first an engineer and then in middle management at Bell Systems; their mother was an architect until she had children. Daniel…
- Interviewee Gottschling, Daniel E., 1955-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Gottschling, Daniel E., 1955-, Music, Concerts, Cech, Thomas, Telomere, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Yeast, Yeast--Genetics, University of Chicago, Epigenetics, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Roberta A. Sanchez Gottlieb
- 2003-Oct-10
- 2003-Oct-13
Roberta A. Sanchez Gottlieb grew up on a cattle ranch about eighty miles from Albuquerque, New Mexico, the youngest of three sisters, though, given the disparity in ages (five and six years older), she felt like she was…
- Interviewee Sanchez Gottlieb, Roberta A., 1958-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Sanchez Gottlieb, Roberta A., 1958-, Hautzig, Walter, Music, Hematology, Oncology, Protein kinases, Scripps Research Institute, Women in medicine, Medicine--Research, Coronary heart disease, Medical scientists, Microbiologists, Women microbiologists
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Oral history interview with James A. Goodrich
- 2006-Aug-15 – 2006-Aug-07
James A. Goodrich grew up in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, the oldest of five children. His father owned his own business; his mother was a homemaker. Both parents finished high school but did not go to college, so Goodrich…
- Interviewee Goodrich, James A., 1969-
- Interviewer Mejia, Robert
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Goodrich, James A., 1969-, Biochemistry, Molecular genetics, Genetic transcription, Genetic transcription--Regulation, Tjian, Robert, University of Colorado Boulder, Minorities in science, Molecular biology, Biochemists, Medical scientists