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Oral history interview with Alfred R. Bader
- 1987-Jul-31
Alfred Bader begins this interview with a discussion of his early years in Vienna, including his family background and Gymnasium education. This is followed by additional education in England, living in Canada as a…
- Interviewee Bader, Alfred R., 1924-2018
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-
- Subject Chemists--Biography, Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, Aldrich Chemical Company, Sigma Chemical Company, Chemistry, Organic, Harvard University, Murphy Paint Company, Jewish refugees, Bader, Alfred R., 1924-2018, Emigration and immigration
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Oral history interview with Kenneth G. Standing
- 2014-Oct-29
Kenneth Standing grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, the oldest of four children. His father was an accountant, his mother a primary school teacher and housewife. Standing says he ended up in science by process of…
- Interviewee Standing, K.G. (Ken G.)
- Interviewer Grayson, Michael A.
- Sponsor American Society for Mass Spectrometry
- Subject Standing, Kenneth G., 1925-, Mass spectrometry, Nuclear physics, Leptons (Nuclear physics)--Decay, Cyclotrons, Time-of-flight mass spectrometry, Scientific apparatus and instruments
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Oral history interview with Enrique Iglesia
- 2014-Jan-27 – 2014-Jan-28
Enrique Iglesia was born in Havana, Cuba, one of two children. The family lived in Havana until Enrique was about fourteen years old; he was then approaching military age, at which time he would not be allowed to leave…
- Interviewee Iglesia, Enrique, 1954-
- Interviewer Domush, Hilary
- Subject Iglesia, Enrique, 1954-, Revolution (Cuba : 1959), Catalysis, Exxon Corporation, University of California, Berkeley, Fischer-Tropsch process, Zeolites, Consultants, Chemical engineering, Chemical engineers, Emigration and immigration
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Oral history interview with Hao Wu
- 2008-Jan-30 – 2008-Jan-31
Hao Wu's oral history begins with a discussion of her childhood in China, during which her family was separated and forced to relocate to the countryside during the Cultural Revolution. Despite the difficulties…
- Interviewee Wu, Hao, 1964-
- Interviewer Frenkel, Karen A.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Wu, Hao, 1964-, Women in science, Women in medicine, Medical scientists, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, CD4 antigen, Glycoproteins, Crystallography, Emigration and immigration
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Oral history interview with Mario J. Molina
- 2013-May-06 (First session)
- 2013-May-07 (Second session)
Mario Molina grew up Mexico City, Mexico, one of eight children. His father was a lawyer and judge, his stepmother a teacher and housewife. Molina liked music and played the violin seriously. He also loved science,…
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Research interview with Pouné Saberi
- 2017-Jul-14
Pouné Saberi was born in Tehran, Iran, and experienced the 1979 Iranian Revolution as a child. Her family left Iran in the mid-1980s during its war with Iraq and settled briefly in Boston. Pouné’s parents and younger…
- Interviewee Saberi, Pouné
- Interviewer Eardley-Pryor, Roger
- Sponsor Climate & Urban Systems Partnership
- Subject Saberi, Pouné, Women in science, Women in medicine, Physicians, Women physicians, Revolution (Iran : 1979), Public health, Physicians for Social Responsibility (U.S.), Toxins--Environmental aspects, Emigration and immigration
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Oral history interview with Maureen J. Charron
- 1999-Sep-07 – 1999-Sep-09
Maureen J. Charron has spent most of her life in New York City, New York. She was born on Long Island but grew up in Queens. The elder of two sisters born to parents of Italian and French Canadian descent, she attended…
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Oral history interview with James F. Roth
- 1996-Jan-23
James Roth begins this interview by discussing the origins of his interest in research and physical chemistry as well as the impacts of growing up in the Bronx, New York, attending the Bronx High School of Science, and…
- Interviewee Roth, James F., 1925-
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Sponsor Society of Chemical Industry (Great Britain). American Section
- Subject Roth, James F., 1925-, Chemists, Rubber, Artificial, Monsanto Company, Catalysis, Oxo process, Rhodium
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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 Nadrian C. Seeman
- 2011-Dec-05 – 2011-Dec-06
Nadrian C. Seeman grew up an only child in Highland Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. His father owned a fur store, and his mother had been a teacher. He was inspired by his high school biology teacher to focus on…
- Interviewee Seeman, Nadrian C., 1945-
- Interviewer McCray, W. Patrick
- Sponsor Center for Nanotechnology in Society
- Subject Seeman, Nadrian C., 1945-, Crystallography, DNA--Research, Nanotechnology, Molecular biology, Nanoelectronics, Biologists, RNA--Research
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Oral history interview with James U. Bowie
- 1999-May-05
- 1999-May-14
- 1999-May-19
James U. Bowie was born in Rochester, Minnesota, in 1959; the youngest of four siblings. Bowie's father, E. J. Walter Bowie, was a doctor originally from England who met Bowie's Swiss mother, Gertrud Ülrich, while she…
- Interviewee Bowie, James Ulrich, 1959-
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Bowie, James Ulrich, 1959-, Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, Crystallography, Eisenberg, David S., Cell membranes, Cells--Growth--Regulation
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Oral history interview with Paul Kebarle
- 2013-May-22
Paul Kebarle was born in Bulgaria, where his father was a business man and his mother a housewife. Kebarle escaped to Czechoslovakia, ostensibly for treatment for scoliosis, thence to Switzerland, where he studied…
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Oral history interview with John E. Woolston
- 2001-Nov-19 – 2001-Nov-21
John Woolston grew up in a suburb of London, England. Though he originally intended to study humanities, he was assigned by his school to the science track. He entered King’s College London, where he studied nuclear…
- Interviewee Woolston, John E.
- Interviewer Rayward, W. Boyd
- Subject Woolston, John E., 1924-2017, Mass spectrometry, Nuclear physics, Science publishing, Information science, INIS (Information retrieval system)
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Oral history interview with John C. Bailar, Jr.
- 1987-May-28 – 1987-Jun-17
The interviews entail a discussion of John Bailar, Jr.'s scientific life, beginning with a description of his family background. His parents had a great influence on Bailar's early education; growing up, he often helped…
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Oral history interview with Michael R. Koelle
- 2003-Jan-06 – 2003-Jan-08
Michael R. Koelle was born in Los Alamos, New Mexico but was raised mainly in Seattle, Washington, the youngest of the family's three children. Both of his parents were German emigrants (his father as an infant, his…
- Interviewee Koelle, Michael R., 1964-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Koelle, Michael R., 1964-, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Geneticists, G proteins, Proteins--Research, Neural transmission, Embryology
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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 John Sondek
- 2006-Mar-27 – 2006-Mar-29
John Sondek grew up in Lewiston, New York, the fourth of five children. His father owned a grocery store, and his mother was a homemaker. Sondek worked hard on his schoolwork and liked all kinds of classes. He…
- Interviewee Sondek, John, 1963-
- Interviewer Frenkel, Karen A.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Sondek, John, 1963-, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Medical scientists, Proteins--Research, Proteins, Protein folding, Cellular signal transduction, G proteins
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Oral history interview with O. Theodor Benfey
- 1991-May-24 – 1991-Jun-05
O. Theodor Benfey begins the interview with a description of his childhood in Germany during the rise of the Third Reich. He tells of his experiences in England, where he was a student during the war, and then his move…
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Oral history interview with David Pyott
- 2011-Nov-08
David Pyott was raised in India and Scotland. An early love of languages led him to work and study in mainland Europe, while pursuing a BA in German language and literature at the University of Edinburgh. Later, he…
- Interviewee Pyott, David, 1953-
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-
- Subject Pyott, David, 1953-, Executives, Executives--Biography, Businesspeople, Corporations, Allergan Pharmaceuticals, Pharmaceutical industry, Chemical industry
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The Life of Hubert J.P. Schoemaker (1950-2006) : An Oral History
- 2006-Jun – 2007-Nov
This work tells the story of Hubert Schoemaker’s life. More than sixty friends, family members, and colleagues were interviewed about their interactions with Hubert, and snippets of their recollections have been…
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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
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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