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The Center for Oral History at the Science History Institute is dedicated to creating a collection of comprehensive, professionally edited interviews with remarkable figures in chemistry, chemical engineering, life sciences, and related fields. With interviews dating back to 1979, our oral histories offer unique insights into the history of science.

Oral histories

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
Oral histories

Oral history interview with Pamela Cowin
- 1990-Mar-04
At the request of the interviewee, the abstract of the interview and interviewee’s biographical data have not been included. For more information, please contact the Center for Oral History.
- Interviewee Cowin, Pamela, 1954-
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Sawyer, Richard
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Cowin, Pamela, 1954-, Cytology, Tenovus-Scotland, Cancer Research Campaign (Great Britain), Desmosomes, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum Heidelberg, Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung, Cytoskeleton, New York University, Cell adhesion, Cell interaction
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Oral history interview with John B. Thomas
- 1990-Mar-05
At the request of the interviewee, the abstract of the interview and interviewee’s biographical data have not been included. For more information, please contact the Center for Oral History.
- Interviewee Thomas, John B.
- Interviewer Morrissette, Naomi, Thackray, Arnold, 1939-
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Thomas, John B., Medical scientists, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Drosophila, Genetics, Mutation (Biology)
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Oral history interview with J. Michael Koomey
- 1990-Mar-05
At the request of the interviewee, the abstract of the interview and interviewee’s biographical data have not been included. For more information, please contact the Center for Oral History.
- Interviewee Koomey, John Michael, 1955-
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Morrissette, Naomi
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Koomey, John Michael, 1955-, Biology, Microbiology, Viruses, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, University of Michigan, National Institutes of Health (U.S.), Research grants
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Oral history interview with Rodney Welch
- 1990-Mar-05
At the request of the interviewee, the abstract of the interview and interviewee’s biographical data have not been included. For more information, please contact the Center for Oral History.
- Interviewee Welch, Rodney
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Morris, Stephanie
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Welch, Rodney, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Medical scientists, Bacteroides, Bacterial diseases, DNA--Research
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Oral history interview with Virginia Miller
- 1990-Mar-05
At the request of the interviewee, the abstract of the interview and interviewee’s biographical data have not been included. For more information, please contact the Center for Oral History.
- Interviewee Miller, Virginia
- Interviewer Morrissette, Naomi, Thackray, Arnold, 1939-
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Miller, Virginia, Medical scientists, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Women in science, Women in medicine, Salmonella, Microbiology, Yersinia
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Oral history interview with Marc K. Jenkins
- 1990-Mar-05
At the request of the interviewee, the abstract of the interview and interviewee’s biographical data have not been included. For more information, please contact the Center for Oral History.
- Interviewee Jenkins, Marc K., 1958-
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Morrissette, Naomi
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Jenkins, Marc K., 1958-, Immunology, Immune system, Immune response--Regulation, Immune response--Research, National Institutes of Health (U.S.), University of Minnesota, T cells, Cyclosporine--Physiological effect
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Oral history interview with Bruce D. Kohorn
- 1990-Mar-06
At the request of the interviewee, the abstract of the interview and interviewee’s biographical data have not been included. For more information, please contact the Center for Oral History.
- Interviewee Kohorn, Bruce D., 1957-
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Sawyer, Richard
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Kohorn, Bruce D., 1957-, Botany, Genetics, Drosophila, Duke University, Molecular biology, Cytology
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Oral history interview with Pamela Jane Bjorkman
- 1990-Mar-06
Pamela Bjorkman grew up in Parkrose, Oregon, a suburb of Portland. Her father was an accountant for a tractor company, and her mother, who had taught English in Bermuda, was a housewife. Bjorkman became interested in…
- Interviewee Bjorkman, Pamela Jane, 1956
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Sawyer, Richard
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Davis, Mark, 1954-, Major histocompatibility complex, Bjorkman, Pamela Jane, 1956, X-ray crystallography, T cells--Research, Women in science--Social aspects, Women in science--Research, Biologists, Molecular biologists
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Oral history interview with M. Bishr Omary
- 1990-Mar-06
M. Bishr Omary was born in New York City, New York, one of three children. His parents were Syrian Kurds, and the family moved back to Syria when Omary was four. They returned to the Washington D.C. area when Omary was…
- Interviewee Omary, M. Bishr, 1954-
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Sawyer, Richard
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Syria, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Cell membranes, Biochemistry, Clinical medicine, Stanford University. School of Medicine, Gastroenterology, Epithelial cells, Cells--Growth--Regulation
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Oral history interview with Wesley C. Van Voorhis
- 1990-Mar-06
- 2009-Apr-07 – 2009-Apr-08
At the request of the interviewee, the abstract of the interview and interviewee’s biographical data have not been included. For more information, please contact the Center for Oral History.
- Interviewee Van Voorhis, Wesley C.
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Sawyer, Richard, Domush, Hilary
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Van Voorhis, Wesley C., Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Molecular biology, Tropical medicine, Molecular parasitology, Communicable diseases, Developing countries
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Oral history interview with Marla B. Luskin
- 1990-Mar-06
Marla Luskin grew up in the San Fernando Valley, near Los Angeles, California, one of three children. Her father was a plumber and her mother a housewife. Neither of her parents valued the need for higher education,…
- Interviewee Luskin, Marla B.
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Sawyer, Richard
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Luskin, Marla B., Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Molecular biology, Women in science, Women in medicine, Neurobiology, Developmental neurobiology
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Oral history interview with Michael Bevilacqua
- 1990-Mar-07
At the request of the interviewee, the abstract of the interview and interviewee’s biographical data have not been included. For more information, please contact the Center for Oral History.
- Interviewee Bevilacqua, Michael P., 1955-
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Sawyer, Richard
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Bevilacqua, Michael P., 1955-, Catholic Church, Biology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Leucocytes, Vascular endothelium, Molecular biology, Work-life balance
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Oral history interview with Douglas DeSimone
- 1990-Mar-07
At the request of the interviewee, the abstract of the interview and interviewee’s biographical data have not been included. For more information, please contact the Center for Oral History.
- Interviewee DeSimone, Douglas W., 1957-
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Sawyer, Richard
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject DeSimone, Douglas W., 1957-, Cytology, Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass.), Cell adhesion, Sea urchins, Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Virginia
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Oral history interview with Richard Padgett
- 1990-Mar-07
At the request of the interviewee, the abstract of the interview and interviewee’s biographical data have not been included. For more information, please contact the Center for Oral History.
- Interviewee Padgett, Richard
- Interviewer Morrissette, Naomi, Kohler, Robert
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Padgett, Richard, Medical scientists, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Recombinant DNA, RNA splicing, HeLa cells, Genetic engineering
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Oral history interview with Susan K. McConnell
- 1990-Mar-07
Susan McConnell grew up in Crown Point, Indiana, the oldest of four children. Her father was a metallurgical engineer and her mother a nurse. Both were college graduates, as are McConnell’s three siblings. McConnell has…
- Interviewee McConnell, Susan K., 1958-
- Interviewer Sawyer, Richard, Thackray, Arnold, 1939-
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject McConnell, Susan K., 1958-, Women in science, Women in medicine, Medicine--Research, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Cytology, Neurology, Women medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Richard Cerione
- 1990-Mar-07
At the request of the interviewee, the abstract of the interview and interviewee’s biographical data have not been included. For more information, please contact the Center for Oral History.
- Interviewee Cerione, Richard A., 1951-
- Interviewer Kohler, Robert, Morrissette, Naomi
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Cerione, Richard A., 1951-, Biochemistry, Enzymes, Cytology, G proteins, molecular biology, X-ray spectroscopy, Cell membranes
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Oral history interview with Richard Lemons
- 1990-Mar-07
At the request of the interviewee, the abstract of the interview and interviewee’s biographical data have not been included. For more information, please contact the Center for Oral History.
- Interviewee Lemons, Richard
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Sawyer, Richard
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Lemons, Richard, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Molecular biology, Oncogenic viruses, Leukemia, Genetics
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Oral history interview with Hermann Steller
- 1990-Mar-07
At the request of the interviewee, the abstract of the interview and interviewee’s biographical data have not been included. For more information, please contact the Center for Oral History.
- Interviewee Steller, Hermann
- Interviewer Sawyer, Richard, Thackray, Arnold, 1939-
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Steller, Hermann, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Neurobiology, Drosophila, Neurons
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Oral history interview with Nancy Carrasco
- 1990-Mar-07
At the request of the interviewee, the abstract of the interview and interviewee’s biographical data have not been included. For more information, please contact the Center for Oral History.
- Interviewee Carrasco, Nancy, 1957-
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Sawyer, Richard
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Carrasco, Nancy, 1957-, Women in chemistry, Biochemistry, Women biochemists, Molecular cloning, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Eukaryotic cells, Thyroid gland, Iodides, Sodium ions
Oral histories

Oral history interview with Martin D. Snider
- 1990-Mar-08
Martin Snider grew up mostly on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, later moving to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and then to Newton, Massachusetts. His father was an academic physician, and Snider and his two siblings all…
- Interviewee Snider, Martin D., 1952-
- Interviewer Morrissette, Naomi, Kohler, Robert
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Snider, Martin D., 1952-, Medical scientists, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Membranes (Biology), Glycoproteins, Glycoproteins--Synthesis, Proteins--Research
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Oral history interview with Anthony M.C. Brown
- 1990-Mar-08
Anthony Brown was one of two sons of a father in the Royal Navy and a mother of Armenian descent who spoke several languages. The family lived in a number of places primarily on the south coast of England. Brown…
- Interviewee Brown, Anthony M. C., 1954-
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Brown, Anthony M. C., 1954-, Chemistry sets, Genetics, Chambon, Pierre, University of California, San Francisco, Cornell University, Biology, Religion and science
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Oral history interview with Jim Jung-Ching Lin
- 1990-Mar-08
At the request of the interviewee, the abstract of the interview and interviewee’s biographical data have not been included. For more information, please contact the Center for Oral History.
- Interviewee Lin, Jim Jung-Ching, 1946-
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Morris, Stephanie
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Lin, Jim Jung-Ching, 1946-, Medical technology, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Escherichia coli, Eukaryotic cells--Research, Cytoplasmic filaments, Minorities in science, Biochemistry
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Oral history interview with Gregory A. Clark
- 1990-Mar-08
At the request of the interviewee, the abstract of the interview and interviewee’s biographical data have not been included. For more information, please contact the Center for Oral History.
- Interviewee Clark, Gregory A., 1954-
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Sawyer, Richard
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Clark, Gregory A., 1954-, Neurosciences, Neurobiology, Hippocampus (Brain)--Research, Neuroplasticity, Princeton University, Memory
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Oral history interview with Paul T. Matsudaira
- 1990-Apr-23
At the request of the interviewee, the abstract of the interview and interviewee’s biographical data have not been included. For more information, please contact the Center for Oral History.
- Interviewee Matsudaira, Paul T.
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Morrissette, Naomi
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Matsudaira, Paul T., Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Molecular biology, Microscopy, Cells--Motility, Epithelial cells, Cytology

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