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Oral history interview with Seung K. Kim
- 2006-Mar-09
- 2006-Mar-16 – 2006-Mar-17
Seung K. Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea, the oldest of three boys. His father had escaped North Korea at the beginning of the Korean Conflict, and he eventually became a doctor. His mother was from a large family in…
- Interviewee Kim, Seung K., 1963-
- Interviewer Mejia, Robin
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Kim, Seung K., 1963-, Korean War (1950-1953), Vietnam War (1961-1975), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Biochemistry, Cell interaction, Oncology, Pancreas, Developmental biology, Minorities in science, Work-life balance, Biochemists, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Daniel S. Kessler
- 2003-Jun-13
- 2003-Jun-16 – 2003-Jun-17
Daniel S. Kessler was raised in Binghamton, New York, the youngest of three siblings. His mother was a public school teacher; his father taught at Binghamton University and was a published poet. Much of Kessler's life…
- Interviewee Kessler, Daniel Solomon, 1964-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Kessler, Daniel Solomon, 1964-, Molecular biology, Bacterial genetics, Developmental biology, Mesoderm, Germ cells, Pennsylvania State University. College of Medicine, Embryology, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Douglas R. Kellogg
- 2005-Jan-13
- 2005-Jan-17
Douglas R. Kellogg grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota, the second oldest of four children. He had an early interest in reading, and took classes with several influential teachers. Kellogg first chose the University of…
- Interviewee Kellogg, Douglas R., 1960-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Kellogg, Douglas R., 1960-, Drosophila, Biochemistry, Cytoskeleton--Formation, Cell cycle, Growth factors, Molecular genetics, Cytology, Cell interaction, Molecular biologists, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Dean H. Kedes
- 2007-Oct-25 – 2007-Oct-26
Dean H. Kedes' oral history begins with a discussion of his childhood and family life. Heavily influenced by his father, also a biomedical scientist, Kedes developed an interest in science early in life. He would visit…
- Interviewee Kedes, Dean H., 1960-
- Interviewer Caruso, David J. (David Joseph), 1978-
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Kedes, Dean H., 1960-, Molecular biology, Genetic engineering, Messenger RNA, Steitz, Joan A., Clinical medicine, Communicable diseases, University of Virginia, Work-life balance, Medical sciences, Molecular biologists
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Oral history interview with Gary Karpen
- 2000-Aug-15 – 2000-Aug-17
Gary Karpen was born in New York City but grew up in Norwood, New Jersey. His older sister became an astrophysicist and his younger brother an MD/PhD who does both research and clinical work. His father joined the army…
- Interviewee Karpen, Gary, 1956-
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Karpen, Frederick J., 1956-, Conservative Judaism, Biology, Centromere, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Heterochromatin, Ribosomes, Gene expression, Spradling, Allan C., Genetics, Geneticists, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Paul B. Rothman
- 1997-Apr-14 – 1997-Apr-16
Paul B. Rothman grew up in Queens, New York, one of two children in a Russian-Polish Jewish family. His father was a lawyer, his mother a professor of criminology interested in juvenile justice. He attended public…
- Interviewee Rothman, Paul B., 1958-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Molecular biology, Molecular immunology, Rothman, Paul B., 1958-, Cytology, Lymphocytes, Lungs--Cancer
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Oral history interview with Hannele Ruohola-Baker
- 2002-May-20 – 2002-May-21
- 2002-May-27
Hannele Ruohola-Baker was born in Kullaa, Finland—a small farming village—the younger of two siblings. Her mother was a banker who always had an interest in learning, though did not have many opportunities for education…
- Interviewee Ruohola-Baker, Hannele, 1959-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Ruohola-Baker, Hannele, 1959-, Women in science, Women in medicine, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Proteins--Research, Drosophila, Oogenesis
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Oral history interview with Roger E. Karess
- 1996-Apr-23 – 1996-Apr-26
Roger E. Karess and his two older sisters grew up in Great Neck, New York. Their grandparents were Jews from Eastern Europe, and their neighborhood consisted of other family members and people with similar backgrounds.…
- Interviewee Karess, Roger E., 1955-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Karess, Roger E., 1955-, Reform Judaism, Oncogenic viruses, Reverse transcriptase, Retroviruses, RNA, Protein kinases, Oncogenes, Centre de Génétique Moléculaire, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (France), Genetics, Drosophila, Discoveries in science, Biochemists, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Stephen R.J. Salton
- 1996-Nov-04 – 1996-Nov-06
Stephen R. J. Salton was born in Cambridge, England, and moved to Australia when he was about seven. When he was about ten, his family moved to Cranford, New Jersey, where his father became chairman of the microbiology…
- Interviewee Salton, Stephen R.J., 1955-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Salton, Stephen R.J., 1955-, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Growth factors, DNA--Analysis, Pharmacology
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Oral history interview with Mark A. Saper
- 1999-Sep-22 – 1999-Sep-24
Mark A. Saper was born in New York City, where he lived for several years. His family moved to Connecticut when his father, an electronic engineer, took a job there. His mother had a degree in accounting but stayed home…
- Interviewee Saper, Mark A., 1954-
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Saper, Mark A., 1954-, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Crystallography, HLA histocompatibility antigens, Biochemistry--Research
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Oral history interview with Joshua M. Kaplan
- 1999-Jun-22 – 1999-Jun-24
Joshua M. Kaplan was born in 1960 in Boston, Massachusetts, the youngest of three siblings. His father was an academic physician specializing in hematology, and his mother was a social worker. Raised in a traditionally…
- Interviewee Kaplan, Joshua M., 1960-
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Kaplan, Joshua M., 1960-, Biochemistry, Immunology, Cancer--Research, Genetics, Harvard University, University of California, Berkeley, Caenorhabditis elegans, Cellular signal transduction, Central nervous system, Work-life balance, Biochemists, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Thomas F. Schilling
- 2008-Dec-05
Thomas F. Schilling was born in Richmond, Virginia, the oldest of four children. His father was a forester turned Presbyterian minister, his mother a housewife. When Schilling was about five his family lived in New…
- Interviewee Schilling, Thomas F., 1963-
- Interviewer Nelson, Nicole C.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Schilling, Thomas F., 1963-, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Biologists, Drosophila, Tretinoin, Zebra danio, Neural crest
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Oral history interview with Erin Schuman
- 2000-Apr-12
- 2000-Apr-19
- 2000-Apr-26
- 2000-May-17
Erin M. Schuman was born in San Gabriel, California, though spent most of her childhood in Huntington Beach, the oldest of three siblings; her mother was a teacher at a Catholic school. She was a "serial hobbyist" with…
- Interviewee Schuman, Erin, 1963-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Schuman, Erin, 1963-, Women in science, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Medical scientists, Women in medicine, Neurobiology, Neural transmission, Neurotransmitters
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Oral history interview with Mark P. Kamps
- 1998-Feb-10 – 1998-Feb-12
Mark P. Kamps grew up in northern New Jersey, one of four children. His father was an engineer, his mother a teacher until her children came along. Kamps's parents, of Dutch descent, belonged to the Christian Reformed…
- Interviewee Kamps, Mark P., 1959-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Kamps, Mark P., 1959-, Christian Reformed Church, Religion and science, Biochemistry, Retrovirus infections--Animal models, Cancer--Research, Protein kinases, Baltimore, David, Oncogenes, University of California, San Diego, Carcinogenesis, Gene expression, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with David J. Julius
- 1993-Jul-20
- 1993-Jul-23
- 1993-Jul-27
- 1993-Jul-31
David J. Julius was born and grew up in the Brighton Beach section of Brooklyn, New York, where he lived with his parents and two brothers, one older and one younger. His father was an engineer and his mother an…
- Interviewee Julius, David J., 1955-
- Interviewer Hathaway, Neil D.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Julius, David J., 1955-, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Columbia University. Comprehensive Cancer Center, Xenopus, Aplysia, Neurobiology, Electrophysiology, Serotonin--Receptors, Genetics, Biochemists, Geneticists, Medical scientists, Nobel Prize winners
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Oral history interview with Miguel C. Seabra
- 2000-Sep-11 – 2000-Sep-13
Miguel C. Seabra grew up in Lisbon, Portugal, one of three sons; his father was an ophthalmologist and his mother a kindergarten teacher. Seabra liked school and did well when school was in session. Political upheaval…
- Interviewee Seabra, Miguel C., 1962-
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Seabra, Miguel C., 1962-, Medical scientists, Cholesterol--Metabolism, Emigration and immigration, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Enzymes--Research
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Oral history interview with Charles N. Serhan
- 1993-Jul-06
- 1993-Jul-08
- 1993-Jul-09
- 1993-Jul-12
- 1994-Jun-27
- 1994-Jul-05
Charles N. Serhan grew up in Brooklyn, New York, the older of two children. His father, who retired early from shipping work, is of Lebanese descent, his mother Italian. When he was in junior high school, Serhan learned…
- Interviewee Serhan, Charles N.
- Interviewer Hathaway, Neil D.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Serhan, Charles N., Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Cytology--Research, Inflammation, Lipids--Research, Leukotrienes
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Oral history interview with William C. Sha
- 2003-Aug-04 – 2003-Aug-06
William C. Sha was born in New York City but moved as a young child to Chicago, Illinois, where his father, and then his mother, worked at the Argonne National Laboratory. Sha's father received a doctoral degree in…
- Interviewee Sha, William C., 1962-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Sha, William C., 1962-, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Immunology, Immune response--Regulation, T cells, B cells
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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 James L. Sherley
- 1998-Nov-20
- 1998-Nov-23
- 1998-Nov-24
James L. Sherley was born in Memphis, Tennessee, one of five children. His parents had been sharecroppers in a small town in Mississippi, but they moved to the Memphis area so that Sherley's father could become a worker…
- Interviewee Sherley, James L., 1958-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Sherley, James L., 1958-, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Cancer--Research, Oncology, African American physicians, Physicians, Scientists, Black
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Oral history interview with Kevan M. Shokat
- 2005-Jan-24 – 2005-Jan-26
Kevan M. Shokat was born in Boulder City, Nevada, but raised (mostly) in the San Francisco Bay Area in Albany, California (except for a year in Iran), the older—by twelve years—of two brothers. His parents were both…
- Interviewee Shokat, Kevan M., 1964-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Shokat, Kevan M., 1965-, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Enzymes--Research, Immunology, Genetics, Protein kinases, Cytology--Research, Medicine--Research
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Oral history interview with Stewart H. Shuman
- 1993-Sep-13
- 1993-Sep-20
- 1993-Sep-27
- 1993-Oct-04
- 1994-Mar-26
- 1994-Jun-25
- 1994-Jun-28
Stewart H. Shuman was born in Queens, New York; his only sibling is a brother, who is ten years older. His family loosely observed religious strictures, including keeping kosher, because his maternal grandmother…
- Interviewee Shuman, Stewart H., 1955-
- Interviewer Hathaway, Neil D.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Shuman, Stewart H., 1955-, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Cancer--Research, Oncology, Vaccinia--Research, Catalysis
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Oral history interview with Michael K. Skinner
- 1990-Mar-04
Michael K. Skinner grew up in Pendleton, Oregon, the oldest of five boys. His father was an insurance salesman and his mother a housewife. Although he did well in school he was really interested in sports, and wrestled…
- Interviewee Skinner, Michael K., 1956-
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Sawyer, Richard
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Skinner, Michael K., 1956-, Biologists, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Proteins--Research, Molecular biology, Reproduction--Research, Germ cells
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Oral history interview with Gail P. Jarvik
- 2002-May-22 – 2002-May-24
Gail P. Jarvik was raised in Mount Prospect, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, one of six siblings (with an age-span of seventeen years between the oldest and youngest). Her mother was a housewife who received a college…
- Interviewee Jarvik, Gail P., 1959-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Jarvik, Gail P., 1959-, Medical genetics, University of Pennsylvania, Hyperlipidemia, Prostate--Cancer, Medical ethics, Medical sciences, Women in medicine, University of Washington. Medical Center, Geneticists, Medical scientists, Women medical scientists, Women in science
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Oral history interview with Theodore S. Jardetzky
- 2002-Jun-03 – 2002-Jun-05
Theodore S. Jardetzky was raised in Boston, Massachusetts, and Palo Alto, California, the middle of three brothers. Both of his parents were scientists: his father emigrated from Austria to attend Macalester College,…
- Interviewee Jardetzky, Theodore, 1960-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Jardetzky, Theodore, 1960-, Acetylcholine--Receptors, Universität Frankfurt am Main. Biozentrum, Enzyme kinetics, Major histocompatibility complex, Proteins, Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.), Immune response, Microbiology, Molecular biology, Immunologists, Medical scientists