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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
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Oral history interview with K. Christopher Garcia
- 2008-Dec-01
K. Christopher Garcia grew up in Falls Church, Virginia, the youngest of three children. His Spanish father was an anesthesiologist and his American mother an artist and housewife. Garcia always liked science,…
- Interviewee Garcia, K. Christopher, 1962-
- Interviewer Caruso, David J. (David Joseph), 1978-
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Garcia, K. Christopher, 1962-, Pharmacology, T cells, Biochemistry, Recombinant proteins, T cells--Receptors, Protein engineering, Stanford University, Cytokines, Medical scientists, Molecular biologists
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Oral history interview with Jorge E. Galán
- 1996-Mar-18 – 1996-Mar-20
Jorge E. Galán was born in Pellegrini, a small town near Buenos Aires in Argentina. His father was a businessman, dealing with agriculture, his mother a homemaker. He had one older sister and one younger. While he still…
- Interviewee Galán. Jorge E., 1956-
- Interviewer Meldrum, Marcia L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Galán. Jorge E., 1956-, Veterinary medicine, Communicable diseases, Salmonella, Horses--Diseases, Proteins--Secretion, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Curtiss, Roy, Microbiologists, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Monica L. Vetter
- 2004-Nov-05
- 2004-Nov-08
Monica L. Vetter grew up in Markham, Ontario, Canada, the eldest of three siblings. Vetter's father worked for Honeywell and in the computer industry generally—and was gifted musically—and her mother was a nurse who,…
- Interviewee Vetter, Monica L., 1963-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Vetter, Monica L., 1963-, Women in medicine, Women in science, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Molecular biology, Neurobiology, Molecular genetics, Women medical scientists
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Oral history interview with James R. Von Ehr
- 2011-Jan-24
James R. Von Ehr, II, grew up in Grand Rapids and New Buffalo, Michigan, one of three children. His parents did not attend college but emphasized that education was important. Von Ehr's interest in electronics was…
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Oral history interview with Henrique von Gersdorff
- 2006-Feb-08 – 2006-Feb-10
Enrique P. von Gersdorff was born in Brazil, the son of a German father and Brazilian mother who had met in Angola. His father worked for the United Nations, so he and his family moved several times from one country to…
- Interviewee von Gersdorff, Henrique, 1960-
- Interviewer Mejia, Robin
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject von Gersdorff, Henrique, 1960-, Neurobiology, Neurobiologists, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Electrophysiology, Brain--Research
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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 Dov Frohman
- 2006-May-10
- 2006-Jun-06
- 2006-Jun-12
Dov Frohman begins the interview by describing his early separation from his parents in the Netherlands due to World War II. After moving between several orphanages, Frohman was adopted by relatives and attended primary…
- Interviewee Frohman, Dov, 1939-
- Interviewer Brock, David C.
- Sponsor Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Subject Frohman, Dov, 1939-, World War (1939-1945), Electrical engineering, Fairchild (Firm), Intel Corporation, Metal oxide semiconductors, Universiṭah ha-ʻIvrit bi-Yerushalayim, Moore, Gordon E., 1929-2023, Electrical engineers
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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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Oral history interview with Manfred Frasch
- 1998-Dec-17 – 1998-Dec-19
Manfred Frasch was born in Holzgerlingen, Germany, in Swabia. His father was what we would call a contractor, building mostly wooden roofs. This business was begun by Frasch's grandfather, and the Frasch family has…
- Interviewee Frasch, Manfred, 1954-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Frasch, Manfred, 1954-, Biochemistry, Molecular biology, Genetics, Mesoderm, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Drosophila, Genetic regulation, Medical scientists
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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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Oral history interview with Jason D. Weber
- 2008-Oct-07 – 2008-Oct-08
Jason D. Weber grew up in Edwardsville, Illinois, one of two children. His father was an internist; his mother a teacher. As a youngster he liked to read, especially science fiction, to hang around with friends, and to…
- Interviewee Weber, Jason D., 1971-
- Interviewer Domush, Hilary
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Weber, Jason D., 1971-, Molecular biology, Molecular biologists, Medicine--Research, Medical scientists, Oncology--Research, Acute renal failure
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Oral history interview with Philip B. Wedegaertner
- 2003-Jun-08
- 2003-Jun-10 – 2003-Jun-11
Philip B. Wedegaertner grew up in Stockton, California, the younger of two siblings. His father was an organic chemistry professor at the University of the Pacific; his mother held several part-time, volunteer positions…
- Interviewee Wedegaertner, Philip B., 1964-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Wedegaertner, Philip B., 1964-, Medicine--Research, Molecular biology, Molecular biologists, Medical scientists, Epidermal growth factor, Proteins--Research
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Oral history interview with Mark D. Fleming
- 2007-Oct-01 – 2007-Oct-03
Mark D. Fleming begins the interview discussing his childhood, which was dominated by his father's job at IBM [International Business Machines]. Fleming moved to various communities in the Eastern United States, where…
- Interviewee Fleming, Mark D., 1965-
- Interviewer Frenkel, Karen A.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Fleming, Mark D., 1965-, Pathology, Pathology--Research, Children's Hospital (Boston, Mass.), Harvard School of Public Health, University of Oxford, Pathologists
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Oral history interview with Eugene J. Flath
- 2007-Feb-28
Eugene J. Flath was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin but moved to Rockford, Illinois, at age eight. He often went to work with his father, who was an electrical engineer, but who worked for a while on the coal dock in Green…
- Interviewee Flath, Eugene J., 1937-
- Interviewer Brock, David C., Chʻoe, Hyŏng-sŏp
- Sponsor Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Subject Flath, Eugene J., 1937-, FORTRAN (Computer program language), United States. Navy, United States. Navy. Seabees, International Business Machines Corporation, Electrical engineering, Intel Corporation, Microprocessors--Design and construction, Fairchild (Firm), Electrical engineers
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Oral history interview with David E. Fisher
- 2001-Jun-06 – 2001-Jun-08
David E. Fisher grew up in Highland Park, New Jersey, the second of three children. His grandparents and their extended families had escaped Germany just in time—his grandfathers actually from camps—and settled…
- Interviewee Fisher, David E. (David Erich)
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Fisher, David E. (David Erich), Molecular biology, Oncology, T cells, Systemic lupus erythematosus, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Immunology, Orthodox Judaism, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Erol Fikrig
- 2000-Jul-17 – 2000-Jul-19
Erol Fikrig was born in Istanbul, Turkey, to a Turkish physician father and Scots housewife mother. He has one younger brother. The family moved to Queens, New York, when Fikrig was a young child, so he grew up in the…
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Oral history interview with Edwin L. Ferguson
- 1999-Sep-28 – 1999-Sep-29
- 1999-Oct-01
Edwin L. Ferguson was born and grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was an only child and thinks that, therefore, he was more independent and self-reliant than other children in his neighborhood. His neighborhood…
- Interviewee Ferguson, Edwin L.
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Ferguson, Edwin L., Botstein, David, Caenorhabditis elegans, Drosophila, Genetics, Anderson, Kathryn, University of Chicago, Horvitz, H. Robert, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Geneticists
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Oral history interview with Penelope A. Fenner-Crisp
- 2012-Apr-03 – 2012-Apr-04
Penelope Fenner-Crisp grew up in the suburbs of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, one of two children. Her father changed jobs frequently; her mother was a housewife until Fenner-Crisp was nearly through high school. The family all…
- Interviewee Fenner-Crisp, Penelope A., 1939-
- Interviewer Roberts, Jody A., 1976-, Hunter, Sarah L., 1985
- Subject Fenner-Crisp, Penelope A., 1939-, United States. Environmental Protection Agency, Neurotoxic agents, Women in Science & Engineering (Organization), Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (United States), Pesticides, Hazardous substances, Design for the Environment Program (U.S.), Chemicals--Law and legislation, Women in science, Toxicologists, Drinking water, Drinking water--Contamination
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Oral history interview with Jerry R. Faust
- 1997-Feb-18 – 1997-Feb-20
Jerry R. Faust began his childhood on his father's farm in rural Texas. When his parents divorced he moved with his mother, a nurse, and his brother to Dallas, Texas, where he attended junior high school and high…
- Interviewee Faust, Jerry R., 1948-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Faust, Jerry R., 1948-, Biochemistry, Brown, Michael S., 1941-, Goldstein, Joseph L. (Joseph Leonard), E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Clinical medicine--Research, Cholesterol--Metabolism, Research grants, Biochemists, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Lawrence B. Evans
- 2012-Jan-18
In his oral history Lawrence Evans begins by describing his parents and early life in New Mexico and Oklahoma. He describes the important influence that his father, a pharmacist by training, had in shaping an interest…
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Oral history interview with Douglas J. Epstein
- 2008-May-01 – 2008-May-02
Douglas J. Epstein was born in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, where he lived for about five years. At that time his parents divorced, and he and his mother and three older siblings went to live in Montreal, Québec,…
- Interviewee Epstein, Douglas J., 1964-
- Interviewer Domush, Hilary, Caruso, David J. (David Joseph), 1978-, Webb-Halpern, Leah
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Epstein, Douglas J., 1964-, Genetics, Neural tube--Abnormalities, Harvard University, New York University. School of Medicine, Gene expression, Developmental neurobiology, Molecular biologists
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Oral history interview with Andrew D. Ellington
- 2000-Mar-06 – 2000-Mar-07
- 2000-Mar-09
Andrew D. Ellington was born in 1956 in Missouri; the elder of two siblings. His father was a title lawyer, and his mother was a high school mathematics and computer science teacher. From a very young age Ellington's…
- Interviewee Ellington, Andrew D., 1959-
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Ellington, Andrew D., 1956-, Benner, Steven A. (Steven Albert), 1954-, Nucleotide sequence, Evolution (Biology), Indiana University, Bloomington, University of Texas at Austin, HIV infections--Treatment, Biosensors, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Stephen J. Elledge
- 1995-Aug-16 – 1995-Aug-18
Stephen J. Elledge was born in Paris, Illinois. He had two older sisters and an older half sister. He attended Roman Catholic elementary school but rebelled against the religious teaching and switched to public schools.…
- Interviewee Elledge, Stephen Joseph, 1956-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Elledge, Stephen Joseph, 1956-, Davis, Ronald W. (Ronald Wayne), 1941-, Cyclin-dependent kinases, Cell cycle, Cancer--Research, Baylor University. College of Medicine, Antioncogenes, Molecular cloning, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Charles E. Connor
- 2004-Jul-19 – 2004-Jul-20
Charles E. Connor was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, spending the first few years of his life in Parkville, but then moving with his family to Towson, a suburb nestled in a wooded area through which Connor used…
- Interviewee Connor, Charles Edward, 1955-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Connor, Charles Edward, 1955-, Johns Hopkins University, Neurosciences, Artificial vision, Neural transmission, Brain--Data processing, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Neuroscientists, Medical scientists