Search Results
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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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Oral history interview with Cedomir M. Sliepcevich
- 1993-Mar-01
Cedomir Sliepcevich begins the interview with a description of his family and early years in Anaconda, Montana. A firm educational beginning in Anaconda influenced Sliepcevich to attend college. He enrolled in the…
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19 items
Oral history interview with Thomas C. Alber
- 1993-Mar-15
- 1993-Apr-09
- 1993-Jul-16
- 1993-Jul-23
- 1993-Jul-28 – 1993-Jul-29
- 1993-Dec-15
Thomas C. Alber grew up as an American in post World War II Japan and had to deal with issues related to his bilingualism and biculturalism. After moving to Los Angeles with his mother in 1964, Alber was encouraged in…
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12 items
Oral history interview with Konrad E. Bloch
- 1993-Mar-22
The interview begins with Konrad E. Bloch describing his childhood in Neisse, Germany, and his undergraduate education at Technische Hochschule in Munich. During a research assistantship in Davos, Switzerland, Bloch had…
- Interviewee Bloch, Konrad Emil, 1912-
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject University of Oxford, Biosynthesis, Biochemists, Human Genome Project, Cholesterol, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Organic, Harvard University, Bloch, Konrad Emil, 1912-, Columbia University, Nobel Prize winners, Cholesterol--Synthesis, Nutrition, Emigration and immigration
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14 items
Oral history interview with Yusuf A. Hannun
- 1993-Mar-29 – 1993-Mar-30
- 1993-Apr-01 – 1993-Apr-02
Yusuf A. Hannun was born in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, though raised after the age of five in Beirut, Lebanon, the eldest of three siblings. His father was a medical officer in the British Army during the World War II and…
- Interviewee Hannun, Yusuf A., 1955-
- Interviewer Hathaway, Neil D.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Hannun, Yusuf A., 1955-, Education, Biomedical engineering, Protein kinase C, Diglycerides, Sphingolipids, Lebanese Civil War (Lebanon : 1975-1990), Lebanon--Beirut, Minorities in science, Molecular biologists, Medical scientists, Emigration and immigration
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16 items
Oral history interview with Herbert Tabor
- 1993-Apr-03
Herbert Tabor begins this interview with a discussion of his family and childhood. He grew up during the Depression in Manhattan, New York, and attended local public schools before becoming a student at City College in…
- Interviewee Tabor, Herbert, 1918-
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Public health, Medical scientists--Biography, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Biochemistry--Research, Clinical chemistry, Drugs--Research
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9 items
Oral history interview with Howard E. Simmons, Jr.
- 1993-Apr-27
Howard E. Simmons, Jr., begins the interview describing his family history. Simmons, an only child growing up in Norfolk, Virginia, pursued early chemistry interests in a home laboratory and graduated high school near…
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Oral history interview with William A. Muller
- 1993-May-06
- 1993-May-14
- 1993-May-24
- 1993-May-28
William A. Muller was born in Manhattan but grew up on Long Island; he is the oldest of three brothers, among whom might be found typical sibling rivalry. He is of Jewish ancestry, but his parents and his extended…
- Interviewee Muller, William A., 1953-
- Interviewer Hathaway, Neil D.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Muller, William A., 1953-, DNA, Genetic engineering, Clinical medicine--Research, Baltimore, David, Massachusetts General Hospital, Pathology, Endothelial cells, Biochemistry, Cell adhesion molecules, Rockefeller University, Cornell University. Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College
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Oral history interview with Joseph P. Dougherty
- 1993-May-07
- 1993-May-11
- 1993-May-18
- 1993-May-21
Joseph P. Dougherty begins his oral history with a discussion of his youth in various parts of New York City and raises such topics as his family's religion and his father's experiences with the local unions. Dougherty…
- Interviewee Dougherty, Joseph P., 1952-
- Interviewer Hathaway, Neil D.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Virologists, Virology--Research, Medical scientists, HIV (Viruses), Medicine--Research, Genetic engineering, Dougherty, Joseph P., 1952-
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2 items
Oral history interview with Peter R. Arvan
- 1993-Jun-29
- 1993-Jul-02
- 1993-Jul-05 – 1993-Jul-06
Peter R. Arvan begins the interview discussing his childhood in Queens, New York. Arvan’s family background played an important role in his development, including his mother’s escape from Nazi Germany as a teenager.…
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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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8 items
Oral history interview with Chalmer G. Kirkbride
- 1993-Jul-15
Chalmer Kirkbride begins the interview by describing his family background and childhood in Oklahoma and Kansas. During high school, Kirkbride's interests were influenced by his brother-in-law, a chemist for…
- Interviewee Kirkbride, Chalmer G., (Chalmer Gatlin), 1906-1998
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Standard Oil Company (Indiana), Pan American Petroleum Corporation, Magnolia Petroleum Company, Sun Oil Company, Houdry Process Corporation, Kirkbride, Chalmer G., (Chalmer Gatlin), 1906-1998, Texas A & M University, Catalytic Construction Company, Chemical engineers
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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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11 items
Oral history interview with Jerry McAfee
- 1993-Jul-26
Jerry McAfee begins this interview by discussing his parents and his childhood in Port Arthur, Texas. He became interested in chemical engineering at an early age because of the influence of his father who worked for…
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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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2 items
Oral history interview with James A. Borowiec
- 1993-Sep-14
- 1993-Sep-17
- 1993-Sep-23
- 1993-Oct-01
- 1993-Oct-09 – 1993-Oct-10
James Anthony Borowiec was born in Buffalo, New York, in 1958, the youngest of four children. His father was a union lawyer, interested in local politics, and his mother was a housewife. His extended family, of Polish…
- Interviewee Borowiec, James A., 1958-
- Interviewer Hathaway, Neil D.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Borowiec, James A., 1958-, Boyer, Paul D., Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, SV40 (Virus), DNA replication, New York University. Medical Center, National Institutes of Health (U.S.), Research, Geneticists, Medical scientists, Molecular biologists
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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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2 items
Beckman Introduced Convenient Nucleic Acid Chemistry Kit for CE
- 1993-Oct
The press release discusses the features of the eCAP ssDNA 100 kit.
- Author Eastman, Elke
- Subject DNA--Analysis, Capillary electrophoresis, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Introduced DNA Chemistry Kits for Capillary Electrophoresis
- 1993-Oct
The press release announces three chemistry kits for DNA analysis: the eCAP ssDNA 100, the eCAP dsDNA 1000, and the LIFluor dsDNA 1000.
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56M 33S
Once Upon a Christmas Cheery in the Lab of Shakhashiri
- 1994
One of many in a series of annual Christmas lectures given by Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, a Lebanese chemistry educator who spent most of his career at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The 1994 lecture includes the…
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Oral history interview with David Baltimore
- 1994-Feb-07
- 1995-Apr-13
- 1995-Apr-29
David Baltimore begins the series of interviews describing his interest in biology as a high-school student and throughout his college years at Swarthmore. During college, he spent a summer at Cold Spring Harbor where…
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Oral history interview with Bruce J. Nicholson
- 1994-Mar-14
- 1994-Mar-16 – 1994-Mar-18
Bruce J. Nicholson was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, in the middle of a hurricane, but was raised, principally, in Brisbane, the younger of two brothers. His mother was a bank teller until she wed; his…
- Interviewee Nicholson, Bruce J., 1954-
- Interviewer Hathaway, Neil D.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Nicholson, Bruce J., 1954-, Medical scientists, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Neurobiology, Gap junctions (Cell biology), Proteins--Research
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7m 50s
Othmer Library
- 1994-May
This is a promotional video made by the Chemical Heritage Foundation (later to become the Science History Institute) in 1994, ahead of the renovation of and move to its current location at 315 Chestnut Street. The video…
- Creator Of Work Chemical Heritage Foundation
- Subject Chemical Heritage Foundation, Libraries, Science museums, Glass harmonica music, Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790, Museums
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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 Frank A. Laski
- 1994-May-13
- 1994-May-19
- 1994-May-26
Frank A. Laski was born in Detroit, Michigan; he grew up in Oak Park, a suburb of Detroit until about high-school age, when his family moved to Southfield, another suburb. His father's parents and sisters perished in a…
- Interviewee Laski, Frank Allen
- Interviewer Novak, Steven J.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Laski, Frank Allen, Biochemistry, Genetic engineering, Recombinant DNA, Sharp, Phillip A., Adenoviruses, Molecular cloning, Germ cells, University of California, Los Angeles, Drosophila