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Oral history interview with John C. Martin
- 2007-Apr-13
John C. Martin begins the interview by describing Gilead when he first joined in 1990. Martin recalls first crossing paths with Gordon E. Moore when he joined the board and became CEO of Gilead around the same time…
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Oral history interview with Thomas J. O'Dell
- 2003-Jul-14 – 2003-Jul-16
Thomas J. O'Dell was born and raised in Berwick, Pennsylvania, a small, rural town (at the time, a population of approximately 11,000) on the edge of coalfields in the northeastern part of the state, the second oldest…
- Interviewee O'Dell, Thomas J., 1960-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject O'Dell, Thomas J., 1960-, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Neurosciences, Electrophysiology, Neurotransmitters, Hippocampus (Brain)
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Oral history interview with George A. O'Toole
- 2008-Jan-16 – 2008-Jan-17
George A. O’Toole grew up in rural eastern Long Island, New York, heavily influenced by his parents and their Irish and Italian immigrant families. Throughout his youth, his parents, both in education, stressed the…
- Interviewee O'Toole, George A., 1966-
- Interviewer Caruso, David J. (David Joseph), 1978-
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject O'Toole, George A., 1966-, Medical scientists, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Biofilms, Vitamin B12, Genetics
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Oral history interview with Hans C. Oettgen
- 2004-Jan-21 – 2004-Jan-22
Hans C. Oettgen was born in Cologne, Germany, spent some time in Nairobi, Kenya, but was raised mostly in New Canaan, Connecticut, the eldest of three children. His mother was a teacher; his father was a researcher in…
- Interviewee Oettgen, Hans C., 1958-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Oettgen, Hans C., 1958-, Medical scientists, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Proteins--Research, T cells, Immunoglobulins, Immunology
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Oral history interview with Bradley B. Olwin
- 1994-Nov-30
- 1994-Dec-01 – 1994-Dec-03
Bradley B. Olwin was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, but his family moved to Los Alamos, New Mexico, when Olwin was an infant. There his father was an engineer who worked on the Poseidon Missile warhead and on nuclear…
- Interviewee Olwin, Bradley B., 1957-
- Interviewer Novak, Steven J.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Olwin, Bradley B., 1957-, Medical scientists, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Pharmacology, Calmodulin, Cytology, Fibroblast growth factors
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Oral history interview with Thomas L. Ortel
- 2000-Oct-24 – 2000-Oct-26
Thomas L. Ortel grew up in on a farm in Indiana, the oldest of three children. His extended family lived in the corners of the farm. He and his siblings and cousins had farm chores to do, but then they were able to…
- Interviewee Ortel, Thomas L. (Thomas Lee), 1957-
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Ortel, Thomas L. (Thomas Lee), 1957-, Medical scientists, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Oncology, Cancer--Research, Blood--Coagulation
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Oral history interview with Michael J. Overduin
- 2005-Feb-08 – 2005-Feb-09
Michael J. Overduin was born in Ontario, Canada, the second oldest of five children. Overduin's father received master's degrees in English and music and was a teacher who traveled around Ontario to develop new programs…
- Interviewee Overduin, Michael J., 1967-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Overduin, Michael J., 1967-, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Proteins--Research, Endocytosis
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Oral history interview with Rory M. Marks
- 1997-Nov-05 – 1997-Nov-07
Rory M. Marks was born in Sydney, Australia, the elder of two brothers. His parents had met in the Royal Australian Air Force, during World War II; there his father was an aircraft engineer and his mother a radio…
- Interviewee Marks, Rory M., 1952-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Marks, Rory M., 1952-, T cells, Clinical medicine, Blood-vessels, Cytology, Free radicals (Chemistry), Molecular biology, Blood-vessels--Growth, Cells--Growth
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Oral history interview with Rudolph A. Marcus
- 1991-Jun-20
Rudolph Marcus begins the interview with a discussion of his family background and early education. Though he spent some of his early years in Detroit, Michigan, he primarily grew up in a Jewish neighborhood in…
- Interviewee Marcus, Rudolph A. (Rudolph Arthur), 1923-
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Marcus, Rudolph A. (Rudolph Arthur), 1923-, Chemistry, Physical and theoretical, World War (1939-1945), National Research Council Canada, University of North Carolina (1793-1962), United States. Office of Naval Research, Unimolecular reactions, Polytechnic University (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.), Polymers, Oxford University, California Institute of Technology, Charge exchange
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Oral history interview with Alfred T. Malouf
- 1997-Sep-08 – 1997-Sep-09
Alfred T. Malouf was born into and grew up in an extended Lebanese family. His father originally owned a garage, but he switched to a restaurant. Both parents and grandparents were wonderful cooks, and Alfred loves to…
- Interviewee Malouf, Alfred T., 1953-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Malouf, Alfred T., 1953-, Family-owned business enterprises, Catholic Church, Neurosciences, Tissue culture--Technique, Scripps Research Institute, Physiology, Electrophysiology, Case Western Reserve University, Neurons
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Oral history interview with Roderick MacKinnon
- 1997-Apr-01 – 1997-Apr-03
Roderick MacKinnon was born in Melrose, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston, and grew up in Burlington, an outer suburb of Boston. He is the fourth of seven children. His father had not gone to college, but he picked up…
- Interviewee MacKinnon, Roderick, 1956-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject MacKinnon, Roderick, 1956-, Gymnastics, Biochemistry, Harvard Medical School, Potassium channels, Ion channels, Rockefeller University, Neurosciences, Research grants
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Oral history interview with Carolyn E. Machamer
- 1994-May-06 – 1994-May-07
- 1995-May-03 – 1994-May-04
Carolyn E. Machamer was born and grew up in a suburb of Detroit, Michigan, the oldest of three sisters. Her extended family, mother's in California and father's in Pennsylvania, remains close. Her father was a…
- Interviewee Machamer, Carolyn E., 1953-
- Interviewer Hathaway, Neil D.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Machamer, Carolyn E., 1953-, Biology, Viruses--Reproduction, University of Michigan. Cancer Center, Poliovirus, National Cancer Institute (U.S.), Virology, Histocompatibility antigens, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Women biologists
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Oral history interview with John D. Macdougall
- 2005-Mar-07
John D. Macdougall begins the interview with a summary of his graduate and doctoral work. In 1966 Macdougall began working at Sprague Electric Company in the research and development department with ion implementation.…
- Interviewee Macdougall, John D., 1940-
- Interviewer Lécuyer, Christophe
- Subject Macdougall, John D., 1940-, Sprague Electric Company, Magnetic separators, Transistor-transistor logic circuits, Electric circuits, Linear, Metal oxide semiconductors, Metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors, Defense contracts, General Cable Corporation
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Oral history interview with Paul M. MacDonald
- 1995-Feb-21 – 1995-Feb-23
Paul M. Macdonald was born in Denver, Colorado, to a forensic psychologist from New Zealand and an American nurse. He has an older sister, who is a dean at William and Mary College, and a younger brother. He grew up as…
- Interviewee Macdonald, Paul Marshall, 1955-
- Interviewer Novak, Steven J.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Macdonald, Paul Marshall, 1955-, Bacteriophages, Molecular genetics, Molecular biology, Recombinant DNA, Drosophila, Gene expression, Stanford University, Nucleotide sequence
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Oral history interview with James R. Lupski
- 1995-Aug-14 – 1995-Aug-16
James R. Lupski was born and raised on Long Island, New York, one of eight children. He attended a Roman Catholic elementary school but a public high school. Lupski and three of his siblings manifested, at different…
- Interviewee Lupski, James R., 1957-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Lupski, James R., 1957-, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Chess, Neural receptors, Molecular cloning, Genetic disorders, Medical genetics, Baylor College of Medicine
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Oral history interview with Kun Ping Lu
- 2005-Aug-03 – 2005-Aug-05
Kun Ping Lu was born in Pinghe County, a rural area of Fujian Province in southern China, one of six children. His father had been born into a poor farming family who adopted him out to a wealthy family who had one…
- Interviewee Lu, Kun Ping, 1963-
- Interviewer Frenkel, Karen A.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Lu, Kun Ping, 1963-, Cultural Revolution (China : 1966-1976), Cells--Growth--Regulation, Cytology, Biochemistry, Emigration and immigration, Baylor College of Medicine, Cell interaction, Aspergillus, Harvard Medical School, Alzheimer's disease
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Oral history interview with Eric G. Pamer
- 2000-Jul-24 – 2000-Jul-26
Eric G. Pamer was born in Los Angeles, California, where he spent his first several years. His father, who came from Austria, was an engineer with Cleveland Crane; he was transferred to Luxembourg to open a company…
- Interviewee Pamer, Eric G., 1955-
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Pamer, Eric G., 1955-, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Schistosomiasis, African trypanosomiasis, Communicable diseases, Immunology
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Oral history interview with Diane M. Papazian
- 1996-Jan-16
- 1996-Jan-25
- 1996-Feb-07
Diane M. Papazian spent her early years in Detroit, Michigan, the youngest of three children. Her father was an insurance salesman and administrator, her mother a housewife. She exhibited an early interest in science,…
- Interviewee Papazian, Diane M., 1954-
- Interviewer Meldrum, Marcia L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Papazian, Diane M., 1954-, Women in science, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Neurosciences, Medicine--Research, Drosophila, Genetics--Research
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Oral history interview with Susan M. Parkhurst
- 1996-Dec-14 – 1996-Dec-16
Susan M. Parkhurst was born in Tacoma, Washington, but raised in California, Alaska, North Carolina, and Colorado (where she attended high school), the second oldest of seven siblings. Both of her parents were in the U.…
- Interviewee Parkhurst, Susan M., 1960-
- Interviewer Novak, Steven J.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Parkhurst, Susan M., 1960-, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Medical scientists, Drosophila, Genetics, Cancer--Research
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Oral history interview with Robert E. Lorenzini
- 2007-Sep-17
Robert Lorenzini begins the interview by briefly describing his childhood and studying metallurgy at Stanford University for both undergraduate and graduate degrees. After gradation Lorenzini was recruited by Rheem…
- Interviewee Lorenzini, Robert E., 1936-
- Interviewer Chʻoe, Hyŏng-sŏp
- Subject Lorenzini, Robert E., 1936-, Crystal growth, Rheem Manufacturing Company, Metallurgy, Metallurgical furnaces, Texas Instruments Incorporated, Siltec Corporation, Semiconductor industry, Photovoltaic power generation, Entrepreneurship
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Oral history interview with Emma R. Parmee
- 2012-Jan-30 – 2012-Jan-31
Emma Parmee grew up in Keynsham, England, the youngest of four children. Her father was a banker, her mother a housewife. She had always liked math and science, but she also liked languages. She attended all-girls…
- Interviewee Parmee, Emma R., (Rachel), 1965-
- Interviewer Domush, Hilary
- Subject Parmee, Emma R., 1965-, Women in science, Medical scientists, Pharmaceutical chemistry, Drugs, Diabetes--Treatment
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Oral history interview with Roy M. Long
- 2005-Dec-02 – 2005-Dec-04
Roy M. Long grew up in Lebanon, a small town near Hershey, Pennsylvania. His father worked at the Hershey factory, his mother in a department store. Because his father worked afternoons and evenings, Long spent most of…
- Interviewee Long, Roy M., 1969-
- Interviewer Frenkel, Karen A.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Long, Roy M., 1969-, Molecular biology, Cytology, Genetic engineering, Biochemistry, Genetic regulation, RNA, Medical College of Wisconsin, Yeast--Genetics, Yeast
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Oral history interview with Jennie R. Patrick
- 2006-Mar-30
Jennie R. Patrick grew up in Gadsden, a small, typically Southern, town in Alabama, the fourth of five children. Her parents were laborers whose formal education stopped in junior high school. As a child, she had no…
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Oral history interview with Gregory S. Payne
- 1992-Sep-12
- 1992-Sep-22
- 1992-Sep-27
- 1992-Nov-16
Gregory S. Payne was born in San Francisco, California, but was raised, after a brief stint in Silver Spring, Maryland, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the oldest of three siblings. Both of his parents were scientists: his…
- Interviewee Payne, Gregory S., 1953-
- Interviewer Hathaway, Neil D.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Payne, Gregory S., 1953-, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Golgi apparatus, Clathrate compounds, Oncology
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Oral history interview with Fenyong Liu
- 2005-Nov-01 – 2005-Nov-03
Fenyong Liu was born and raised in Guangzhou, China during the Cultural Revolution. Early on in life he knew that he wanted to pursue science as his career, learning English during junior high school and having…
- Interviewee Liu, Fenyong, 1964-
- Interviewer Mejia, Robin
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Liu, Fenyong, 1964-, Cultural Revolution (China : 1966-1976), Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, DNA replication, Herpes simplex virus, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Antiviral agents, University of California, Berkeley, Cytomegalovirus infections, Virology
