Search Results
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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., 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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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 Herbert Eleuterio
- 2000-Feb-25
Herbert Eleuterio was born in 1927 in New Bedford, Massachusetts. His parents had emigrated from the Azores, and he spoke no English until he began first grade. His interest in science was sparked by a middle-school…
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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 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.
- 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.…
- Interviewee Caudy, Michael Allen
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Caudy, Michael Allen, Teachers , Bentley, David, Biophysics, Developmental neurobiology, Cornell University. Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College, Drosophila--Genetics, Genetics
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Oral history interview with Ruth Weeks
- 2014-Aug-14
Ruth Tate Weeks, aka Ruthy, was born and raised in West Ambler, Pennsylvania. Ruthy was one of eight children; her parents worked locally, and much of her extended family lived close by. Her neighborhood was racially…
- Interviewee Weeks, Ruth
- Interviewer Berry, Lee Sullivan
- Sponsor National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
- Subject Asbestos, Asbestos--Environmental aspects, Asbestos--Health aspects, Asbestosis--Research, Community development--Environmental aspects, Environmental sciences, United States. Environmental Protection Agency, Asbestos--Safety regulations, Weeks, Ruth
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Oral history interview with Gioia Smith
- 2014-Jan-16
Gioia Smith has lived in Ambler all her life. Her father worked at Merck Sharp & Dohme, and her mother was a companion. She worked for most of her life in the social service department at Head Start and is active in the…
- Interviewee Smith, Gioia, 1951-
- Interviewer Berry, Lee Sullivan
- Sponsor National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
- Subject Smith, Gioia, 1951-, Asbestos, Asbestos--Environmental aspects, Asbestos--Health aspects, Asbestosis--Research, Community development--Environmental aspects, Environmental sciences, United States. Environmental Protection Agency
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Oral history interview with Eduardo Rovira
- 2014-Mar-12
Eduardo Rovira received a degree in chemical engineering from the University of Puerto Rico. Shortly after college he began working for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). He spent six years as an oil…
- Interviewee Rovira, Eduardo
- Interviewer Berry, Lee Sullivan
- Sponsor National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
- Subject Rovira, Eduardo, Asbestos, Asbestos--Environmental aspects, Asbestos--Health aspects, Asbestosis--Research, Community development--Environmental aspects, Environmental sciences, United States. Environmental Protection Agency, Asbestos--Safety measures, Asbestos abatement
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Oral history interview with Richard W. Carthew
- 2001-Jul-02 – 2001-Jul-03
- 2001-Jul-05
Richard W. Carthew was born and raised in Toronto, Canada, the second youngest, and only son, of four siblings. His father received a degree in civil engineering from Queen's University and worked for the province-run…
- Interviewee Carthew, Richard W., 1956-
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Carthew, Richard W., 1956-, Thermodynamics, RNA polymerases, Sharp, Phillip A., Neurobiology--Research, Ras oncogenes, Chiron (Firm), RNA interference, Rubin, Gerald, Medical scientists, Molecular biologists
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Oral history interview with Dennis A. Carson
- 2006-Mar-12
Dennis A. Carson begins the interview with a discussion about growing up in the Atomic Age, moving between the boroughs of New York City. After showing an early interest in chemistry, Carson attended Stuyvesant High…
- Interviewee Carson, Dennis A., 1936, Everson, Ted
- Subject National Institutes of Health (U.S.), Radioactive tracers, Seegmiller, J. E., University of California, San Diego, Immune system, Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, Leukemia, Hairy cell, Biotechnology industries, Cancer--Treatment--Research, Carson, Dennis A., 1936-, Microbiologists, Biochemists
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Oral history interview with Michael C. Carroll
- 1990-Mar-04
Michael C. Carroll was born in Birmingham, Alabama, one of four children. His father worked as an engineer after serving in the United States Air Force, and his mother was a housewife and secretary. The family moved to…
- Interviewee Carroll, Michael C. 1945-
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Sawyer, Richard
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Carroll, Michael C., 1945-, Capra, J. Donald, 1937-, Porter, R. R. (Rodney Robert), 1917-1985, Children's Hospital (Boston, Mass.), Harvard Medical School, Major histocompatibility complex, Finance, Religion and science, Molecular cloning, Immunologists
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Oral history interview with Andrew Camilli
- 2002-Oct-07 – 2002-Oct-08
- 2002-Oct-10 – 2002-Oct-11
Andrew Camilli was born in Lima, Ohio, a factory town, the fifth of seven children. After Andrew's birth, the family moved to Flint, Michigan, where his father worked as a banker. Camilli's parents were both quite…
- Interviewee Camilli, Andrew, 1963-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Camilli, Andrew, 1963-, Pharmacia Corp., Upjohn Company, Virulence (Microbiology)--Genetic aspects, Tufts University. School of Medicine, Genetic regulation, Medical microbiology, Recombinant DNA--Research, Microbiologists, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Vincent A. Calarco
- 2000-Nov-29
Vincent Calarco begins the interview with a discussion of his childhood years in New York City. Calarco was an ambitious and hard-working student who enjoyed chemistry and had a firm desire to attend college. After…
- Interviewee Calarco, Vincent A. 1942-
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-
- Sponsor Society of Chemical Industry (Great Britain). American Section
- Subject Calarco, Vincent A., 1942-, Procter & Gamble Company, U.S. Army Research Laboratory. Ballistics and Weapons Concepts Division, NL Industries, Uniroyal Chemical, Crompton & Knowles Corporation, Chemical engineering, Chemical engineers
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Oral history interview with Cynthia J. Burrows
- 2009-Jul-15 – 2009-Jul-16
Cynthia J. Burrows was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, one of two children. Her father was an electrical engineer in the aerospace industry, and her mother was a housewife. She liked school and was a good student; she had…
- Interviewee Burrows, Cynthia J., 1953-
- Interviewer Domush, Hilary
- Subject Burrows, Cynthia J., 1953-, Reaction mechanisms (Chemistry), Lehn, J.-M. (Jean-Marie), Carpenter, Barry, State University of New York at Stony Brook, University of Utah, Women in chemistry, Women in science--Social aspects, Working mothers, Chemists, Women chemists
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Oral history interview with Stephen Buratowski
- 2001-Jun-11 – 2001-Jun-13
Stephen Buratowski, the oldest of four boys, grew up in Iselin, New Jersey. Stephen's father was working as a programmer for a subsidiary of International Business Machines when he met Stephen's mother, who was doing…
- Interviewee Buratowski, Stephen, 1962-
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Buratowski, Stephen, 1962-, Khoury, George, Recombinant DNA, Sharp, Phillip A., Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Harvard Medical School, Biology--Research
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Oral history interview with Ralph C. Budd
- 1994-Oct-16 – 1994-Oct-18
Ralph C. Budd grew up in Middletown, New York, in a close and happy family that included his parents and an older brother. He attended public schools, where he had good teachers who fostered his early interest and…
- Interviewee Budd, Ralph C., 1951-
- Interviewer Novak, Steven J.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Budd, Ralph C. 1951-, Rheumatology, T cells, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Stanford University, Immunology, Genentech, Inc., University of Vermont, Autoimmune diseases--Treatment, Medical scientists, Rheumatologists
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Oral history interview with Jochen Buck
- 1998-Dec-14 – 1998-Dec-16
Jochen Buck was born and grew up in Reutlingen, Germany, in the Swabian Alb. His father was a teacher of science in the Gymnasium. His mother, a housewife, came from a middle-class family of butchers, and Jochen might…
- Interviewee Buck, Jochen, 1956-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Vietnam War (1961-1975), Hammerling, Ulrich, Buck, Jochen, 1956-, Cells--Growth, Autocrine mechanisms, Vitamin A, Cornell University. Medical College, Adenylate cyclase, Medical scientists, Pharmacologists
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Oral history interview with David R. Bryant
- 1998-Apr-08
David Bryant begins the interview with a discussion of his childhood. Bryant grew up in North Carolina as one of seven children. He began working at age ten, and held various jobs until he earned a scholarship to Wake…
- Interviewee Bryant, David R., 1936-
- Interviewer Traynham, James G.
- Sponsor Society of Chemical Industry (Great Britain). American Section
- Subject Chemistry, Organic, Hauser, Charlie, Bryant, David R., 1936-, Union Carbide Corporation, Vinyl acetate, Acrylic acid, Oxo process, Chemical industry, Chemists