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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 Connie Holm
- 1990-Nov-16
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 Holm, Connie, 1954-
- Interviewer Kohler, Robert, Sawyer, Richard
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Holm, Connie, 1954-, Yeast, Biology, Mitosis, Harvard University, Women in science, Women biologists
Oral histories

Oral history interview with Diane O. Etchison
- 1991-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 Etchison, Diane O., 1947-
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Etchison, Diane O., 1947-, Cell interaction, Monoclonal antibodies, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, University of Kansas. Medical Center, Women in science, Sexism in science, Proteins--Synthesis--Regulation
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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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Oral history interview with Terry Magnuson
- 1986-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 Magnuson, Terry
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Morris, Stephanie
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Magnuson, Terry, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Molecular biology, Developmental genetics, Mammals--Physiology, Mammals
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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
Oral histories

Oral history interview with Lawrence Kuo
- 1991-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 Kuo, Lawrence
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Morrissette, Naomi
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Kuo, Lawrence, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Molecular biology, Enzymology, Conformational analysis
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Oral history interview with Katherine A. Jones
- 1991-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 Jones, Katherine A.
- Interviewer Lindee, Susan M., Goldfine, Sarah
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Jones, Katherine A., Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Molecular biology, Women in science, Women in medicine, HIV (Viruses), Transcription factors, Proteins--Research
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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 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 Shing Chiu
- 1991-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 Chiu, Shing, 1952-
- Interviewer Kohler, Robert, Morrissette, Naomi
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Chiu, Shing, 1952-, Cultural Revolution (China : 1966-1976), Biophysics, Neurofibrils, Neuroglia, Specialists, University of Wisconsin, Ion channels
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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 Michael Lagunoff
- 2008-Mar-27 – 2008-Mar-28
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 Lagunoff, Michael, 1964-
- Interviewer Nelson, Nicole C.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Lagunoff, Michael, 1964-, Chemistry, Virology, Oncology, Herpes simplex virus, Kaposi's sarcoma, Bcl-2 protein family, University of Washington, B cells, Research grants
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Oral history interview with John Kuriyan
- 2009-Apr-27
- 2009-Aug-04 – 2009-Aug-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 Krause, James E., 1952-
- Interviewer Domush, Hilary, Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Morrissette, Naomi
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Krause, James E., 1952-, Chemistry, Proteins--Structure, X-ray crystallography, Oxidative stress, University of California, Berkeley, Protein-tyrosine kinase, Rockefeller University, Epidermal growth factor
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Oral history interview with James Krause
- 1989-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 Krause, James E., 1952-
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Morris, Stephanie
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Krause, James E., 1952-, Molecular neurobiology, Biochemistry, Steroid hormones, Peptide hormones, Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.). School of Medicine, Neurotransmitters, State University of New York at Stony Brook
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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 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 Michael Klymkowsky
- 1989-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 Klymkowsky, Michael W., 1953-
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Morris, Stephanie
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Klymkowsky, Michael W., 1953-, Biophysics, Acetylcholine--Receptors, Neurobiology, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Rockefeller University, Cytology, Cytoplasmic filaments
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Oral history interview with Daniel D. Kalderon
- 1990-Apr-27
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 Kalderon, Daniel D., 1959-
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Morrissette, Naomi
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Kalderon, Daniel D., 1959-, Biochemistry, Imperial Cancer Research Fund (Great Britain), Medicine--Research, Cell interaction, Genetics, Columbia University
Oral histories

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 Z. Josh Huang
- 2008-Dec-10 – 2008-Dec-11
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 Huang, Z. Josh, 1963-
- Interviewer Nelson, Nicole C.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Huang, Z. Josh, 1963-, Cultural Revolution (China : 1966-1976), Neurosciences, Circadian rhythms, Drosophila, Students, Foreign, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Neural circuitry, Developmental neurobiology, Psychiatric disorders
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Oral history interview with Jay D. Horton
- 2007-Dec-19 – 2007-Dec-20
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 Horton, Jay D., 1962-
- Interviewer Caruso, David J., (David Joseph), 1978-
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Horton, Jay D., 1962-, Zoology, Diapause, Cholesterol--Metabolism, Gastroenterology, Fatty acids--Synthesis, Molecular genetics, Clinical medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
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Oral history interview with Timothy E. Holy
- 2009-Jul-08 – 2009-Jul-09
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 Holy, Timothy Eric, 1969-
- Interviewer Domush, Hilary
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Holy, Timothy Eric, 1969-, Physics, String models, Neurosciences, Biophysics, Jacobson's organ, Olfactory receptors, Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.), Psychophysics, Mice as laboratory animals, Mice--Behavior
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Oral history interview with James Posakony
- 1990-Jun-20
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 Posakony, James
- Interviewer Sawyer, Richard, Thackray, Arnold, 1939-
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Posakony, James, Medical scientists, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Drosophila, Genetics, Nerves, Peripheral, Developmental biology
Oral histories

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 Glen Nemerow
- 1990-Jun-19
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 Nemerow, Glen
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Sawyer, Richard
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Nemerow, Glen, Medical scientists, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Virology, Herpesviruses, Viruses--Receptors

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