Search Results
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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 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 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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2 items
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 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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2 items
Oral history interview with Benjamin S. Glick
- 2002-Jun-11 – 2002-Jun-13
Benjamin S. Glick was born in Goroka, New Guinea, spending the first seven months of his life there while his father worked on his PhD research in anthropology. His family then returned to the United States, to Madison,…
- Interviewee Glick, Benjamin S., 1961-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Glick, Benjamin S., 1961-, Conservative Judaism, Golgi apparatus, Mitochondrial DNA, Endoplasmic reticulum, Biochemistry, University of Chicago, Cytologists, Medical scientists
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2 items
Oral history interview with Wilma M. Wasco
- 2002-Oct-02 – 2002-Oct-04
Wilma M. Wasco was raised in Fairfield, Connecticut—a town about forty-five minutes away from New York City—the oldest of three siblings. Her father was a lawyer and had a profound love of jazz music, also, later in…
- Interviewee Wasco, Wilma M., 1959-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Wasco, Wilma M., 1959-, Women in science, Women in medicine, Neurobiology, Alzheimer's disease--Research, Medicine--Research, Medical scientists, Neurosciences, Women medical scientists
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9 items
Oral history interview with James L. Waters
- 2002-Aug-21
James L. Waters begins his interview by discussing his family history and the emigration of his ancestors from England to Massachusetts in 1638. Waters was born in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1925, where his father, Leland L.…
- Interviewee Waters, James L., 1925-
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Daemmrich, Arthur
- Sponsor Rollin M. Gerstacker Foundation
- Subject Waters, James L., 1925-, Electrical engineering, Electrical engineers, Gel permeation chromatography, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Businesspeople, Waters Associates, Inc.
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2 items
Oral history interview with Charles K. Barlowe
- 2002-Oct-07 – 2002-Oct-09
Charles K. Barlowe was raised during the time of desegregation in Saluda, Virginia near the Chesapeake Bay, the youngest of three children. His father was a World War II veteran who used the G. I. Bill to become,…
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Oral history interview with Paul S. Anderson
- 2002-Oct-28
Paul S. Anderson begins the interview with a discussion of his family and his childhood in Vermont. Though he was born in Concord, Vermont, in 1938, his father became the superintendent of Swainton, Vermont, schools…
- Interviewee Anderson, Paul S., 1938-
- Interviewer Traynham, James G.
- Sponsor Society of Chemical Industry (Great Britain). American Section
- Subject Pharmaceutical industry -- Research, Pharmaceutical chemistry, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, DuPont-Merck Pharmaceutical Company, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Anderson, Paul S., 1938-
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2 items
Oral history interview with Patrick J. Dolph
- 2002-Oct-09 – 2002-Oct-11
Patrick Dolph was born and grew up in Portland, Oregon, the middle child of three. His father was a dye maker in a box factory, and his mother was an administrative nurse, though she did not work while the children were…
- Interviewee Dolph, Patrick J., 1961-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Drosophila--Genetics, Drosophila--Research, Geneticists, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Genetics--Research, Dolph, Patrick J., 1961-
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14 items
Oral history interview with Kathryn C. Hach-Darrow
- 2002-Jul-20 (First session)
- 2003-Oct-02 (Second session)
- 2004-Feb-08 (Third session)
Kathryn C. Hach-Darrow begins the interview with anecdotes of Clifford C. Hach as a young, inquisitive child growing up on a farm and the effects of the Great Depression on the Hach family. Despite financial…
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6 items
Oral history interview with Carlyle B. Storm
- 2002-Sep-22
Carlyle B. Storm begins the interview describing his family background and chosen academic path. After obtaining his PhD, Storm became a professor of chemistry at Howard University and worked to secure funding for…
- Interviewee Storm, Carlyle B., 1935-2019
- Interviewer Daemmrich, Arthur, Thackray, Arnold, 1939-
- Subject University of Oxford, Gordon Research Conferences, Chemists, Howard University, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Storm, Carlyle B., 1935-2019, Chemists--Biography, Norges tekniske høgskole, National Institutes of Health (U.S.), New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
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8 items
Oral history interview with Paul A. Wilks
- 2002-Oct-29
Paul A. Wilks, Jr. begins the interview by discussing his early years and family life in Springfield, Massachusetts. After graduating from Springfield Technical High School, Wilks went to Harvard University, where he…
- Interviewee Wilks, Paul A., Jr., 1923-2008
- Interviewer Brock, David C., Daemmrich, Arthur
- Subject Engineers, Wilks, Paul A., Jr., 1923-2008, Spectrum analysis, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, General Analysis Corporation, Wilks Scientific Corporation, Engineers--Biography, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Connecticut Instrument Company, Foxboro (Firm)
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Oral history interview with Howard S. Turner
- 2002-Sep-09
Howard S. Turner begins the interview with a discussion of his childhood and his early interest in chemistry. After attending the George School for two years, he attended Swarthmore College and received a bachelor's in…
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11 items
Oral history interview with James N. Shoolery
- 2002-Jan-18
James N. Shoolery begins the interview by discussing his family background and growing up during the Depression. His interest in chemistry began in his childhood and grew further during his undergraduate years at the…
- Interviewee Shoolery, James N., 1925-2015
- Interviewer Brock, David C., Thackray, Arnold, 1939-
- Subject Nuclear magnetic resonance, Chemists, Shoolery, James N., 1925-2015, Varian Associates, Chemists--Biography
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9 items
Oral history interview with Warren G. Schlinger
- 2002-Jul-24
Warren G. Schlinger begins his oral history interview by tracing his family heritage and discussing his introduction to chemistry: a Gilbert Chemistry Set owned by a friend. While a young man, Schlinger began to attend…
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9 items
Oral history interview with Irvin I. Rubin
- 2002-Feb-26
Irvin I. Rubin begins the interview by describing his family history and how he came to work in the plastics industry. Throughout the interview Rubin describes the intricacies of working with plastic, starting with the…
- Interviewee Rubin, Irvin I., 1919-
- Interviewer Traynham, James G.
- Subject Rubin, Irvin I., 1919-, Chemists, Robinson Plastics Corporation, Injection molding of plastics, Chemists--Biography
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7 items
Oral history interview with Robert W. Parry
- 2002-Jul-19
Robert W. Parry begins the interview with a discussion of his childhood in Ogden, Utah. After graduating from Ogden High School, Parry attended Weber College for two years, where he studied chemistry until his funding…
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11 items
Oral history interview with Robert L. McNeil, Jr.
- 2001-Aug-13 (First interview)
- 2001-Aug-30 (Second interview)
- 2002-Aug-15 (Third interview)
Robert L. McNeil, Jr. begins his interview by discussing his parent's heritage and the evolution of the Firm of Robert McNeil, the drugstore started by his grandfather. As young men, McNeil and his brother worked as…
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5 items
Oral history interview with Robert J. Manning
- 2002-Feb-19
Robert J. Manning begins the interview with a brief sketch of his educational background. In 1948, after graduating with a M.S. in chemistry from the University of Missouri in Kansas City, Manning spent time in the…
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7 items
Oral history interview with Wilbur I. Kaye
- 2002-Feb-11 (First session)
- 2002-Feb-27 (Second session)
Kaye describes his early interest in science, and specifically, instrumentation. He discusses his decision to study at the University of Illinois, and his own academic experience there as a Ph.D. candidate in chemistry.…
- Interviewee Kaye, Wilbur I. (Wilbur Irving), 1922-2006
- Interviewer Gallwas, Gerald E., Thackray, Arnold, 1939-
- Subject Beckman, Arnold O., Scientific apparatus and instruments, Spectrophotometer, Instrument manufacture, Chemists, Kaye, Wilbur I. (Wilbur Irving), 1922-2006, Chemists--Biography, Tennessee Eastman Company, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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7 items
Oral history interview with Stephen L. Johnson
- 2002-Sep-25 (First session)
- 2002-Sep-26 (Second session)
Stephen L. Johnson was raised in Nashville, Tennessee, the middle (with his twin brother) of four children, growing up in the pre- and post-Civil Rights Era. His father received his degree in electrical engineering and…
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4 items
Oral history interview with Willis Humphreys
- 2002-Mar-07
Willis Humphreys begins the interview by describing how he came to work at National Technical Laboratories [NTL] on 31 March 1938. Before joining NTL, Humphreys worked for a small company in Pasadena, California, but…
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5 items
Oral history interview with Norman Hackerman
- 2002-Mar-12
Norman Hackerman begins the interview with a description of his graduate education at Johns Hopkins University and his encounters with Neil E. Gordon. After graduating from Johns Hopkins with a Ph.D. in chemistry,…
- Interviewee Hackerman, Norman
- Interviewer Daemmrich, Arthur, Thackray, Arnold, 1939-
- Subject Gordon Research Conferences, Chemists, Chemists--Biography, Hackerman, Norman