Search Results
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Oral history interview with Kuo-Fen Lee
- 2004-Apr-26 – 2004-Apr-27
Kuo-Fen Lee was raised in Kaohsing, Taiwan where he (the youngest) and his four siblings helped his single mother run a restaurant. Lee had what he considers a normal childhood; in terms of parental expectations, all…
- Interviewee Lee, Kuo-Fen, 1959-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Lee, Kuo-Fen, 1959-, Molecular biology, Plant molecular virology, Hepatoma, Genetic regulation, Neural crest, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Developmental neurobiology
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9 items
Oral history interview with Lilianna Solnica-Krezel
- 2004-Apr-19 – 2004-Apr-20
Lilianna Solnica-Krezel was born in Cieplice-Sląskie, a small village in the mountains in the southwestern part of Poland, but grew up in Sandomierz, Poland, at a time when the country was still under the communist…
- Interviewee Solnica-Krezel, Lilianna
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Solnica-Krezel, Lilianna, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Women in science, Women in medicine, Mutagenesis, Cytoskeleton, Physarum polycephalum, Emigration and immigration
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Oral history interview with James C. A. Bardwell
- 2004-Apr-05 – 2004-Apr-06
James C. A. Bardwell was born and raised in Saskatoon, Canada. He was influenced early on by his family and by his religion, and knew that he had the interest and drive to go into science. Bardwell entered the…
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2 items
Oral history interview with Michael D. Sheets
- 2004-Mar-29 – 2004-Mar-30
Michael D. Sheets, the oldest of three children, was born in West Lafayette, Indiana, while his father was studying at Purdue University. When Michael was about five, his father moved the family to East Lansing,…
- Interviewee Sheets, Michael D., 1969-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Sheets, Michael D., 1969-, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Medical scientists, Genetics, Genetic regulation, Gene expression, Vertebrates--Development
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Oral history interview with Jeffery D. Molkentin
- 2004-Mar-15 – 2004-Mar-16
Jeffery D. Molkentin was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the elder of two brothers. Molkentin's mother worked at Briggs & Stratton; his maternal grandfather and his stepfather (from whom he has his surname)…
- Interviewee Molkentin, Jeffrey D., 1967-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Molkentin, Jeffrey D., 1967-, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Genetic transcription, Proteins--Research, Genetics, Myogenesis
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Oral history interview with Kurt Wüthrich
- 2004-Mar-09
Kurt Wüthrich begins his interview by discussing the emergence of his interest in chemistry during his high school years, where a highly qualified group of professors taught him. He originally intended to become a…
- Interviewee Wüthrich, Kurt, 1938-
- Interviewer Brock, David C.
- Subject Wüthrich, Kurt, 1938-, Chemists, Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Molecular biology, Electron paramagnetic resonance
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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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Oral history interview with Matthew K. Waldor
- 2004-Jan-26
- 2004-Jan-28
Matthew K. Waldor grew up in the suburbs of Newark, New Jersey, the middle of three children. Waldor's father spent much time in the American military—in active and reserve duty, eventually retiring at the rank of major…
- Interviewee Waldor, Matthew K., 1958-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Waldor, Matthew K., 1958-, Molecular biology, Neurology, Communicable diseases, Cholera--Research, Medical sciences, Medicine--Research, Molecular biologists
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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 Martin Latterich
- 2004-Jan-12 – 2004-Jan-13
- 2004-Jan-15
Martin Latterich was born in Hamburg, Germany, though lived in Mönchengladbach, Germany until he left for college. His mother, a trained chemist who worked in quality control at a company that manufactured perfume, had…
- Interviewee Latterich, Martin, 1966-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Latterich, Martin, 1966-, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Imperial Cancer Research Fund (Great Britain), Cytology, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, McGill University, Cell interaction, Molecular genetics, Mammals--Genetics
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Oral history interview with Lili Yamasaki
- 2004-Jan-08 – 2004-Jan-09
Lili Yamasaki grew up outside of Detroit, Michigan, the second youngest of six siblings. Yamasaki's father was a physician and her mother a nurse, until she began raising her children. Yamasaki had an early interest in…
- Interviewee Yamasaki, Lili, 1960-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Women in science, Enzymology, Retinoblastoma, Molecular biologists, Molecular biology--Research, Medicine--Research, Women in medicine, Medical scientists, Women medical scientists
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2 items
Oral history interview with Jonathan D. Goldberg
- 2003-Dec-26
- 2003-Dec-30
- 2004-Jan-05
Jonathan D. Goldberg was born and raised in Hertfordshire, England, one of two children. From the outset, it was clear to his parents that Goldberg was talented academically and so they encouraged him from a young age…
- Interviewee Goldberg, Jonathan Daniel, 1967-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Goldberg, Jonathan Daniel, 1967-, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Proteins--Structure, X-ray crystallography, Rockefeller University, Cell interaction, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Work-life balance, Employment in foreign countries
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2 items
Oral history interview with Anirvan Ghosh
- 2004-Feb-02 – 2002-Feb-03
Anirvan Ghosh was in born in Bloomington, Indiana—Ghosh's parents were graduate students there—the older of two children. After a brief time at Rice University in Houston, Texas, Ghosh's family moved to Kanpur, India,…
- Interviewee Ghosh, Anirvan
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Ghosh, Anirvan, Education, Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass.), Molecular neurobiology, University of California, San Diego, Minorities in science, Gordon Research Conferences, Neuroscientists, Medical scientists