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Oral history interview with Miguel A. Ondetti
- 1995-Jan-12
Miguel A. Ondetti begins this interview by describing his parents' immigrant background and work in Argentina, his early interests in chemistry, and his education at vocational school in Buenos Aires. Upon high school…
- Interviewee Ondetti, Miguel A., 1930-2004
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Captopril, Chemists, Ondetti, Miguel A., Chemists--Biography, Squibb Institute for Medical Research, Emigration and immigration
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5 items
Oral history interview with Klaus Biemann
- 2006-Aug-29
Klaus Biemann's oral history begins with a discussion of his youth near Vienna, Austria. As pharmacy was the family profession, Biemann chose to study it at the University of Innsbruck. He soon developed an interest in…
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8 items
Oral history interview with Vladimir Haensel
- 1994-Nov-02
Vladimir Haensel begins this interview by discussing his family life. Haensel, though born in Germany, spent parts of his childhood in Russia, Austria, and Germany. He attended a German gymnasium, where he had only a…
- Interviewee Haensel, Vladimir, 1914-2002
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Chemical engineering, Heterogeneous catalysis, Perkin Medal, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Catalysts, Haensel, Vladimir, 1914-2002, Chemical engineers, Ipatieff, Vladimir N. (Vladimir Nikolaevich), 1867-1952, Universal Oil Products Company, Platinum catalysts, Emigration and immigration
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13 items
Oral history interview with Yue Xiong
- 2000-Oct-09 – 2000-Oct-11
Yue Xiong was born in Nanchang, in Jiang Xi province, in the southern part of China, the eldest of three siblings (he has two younger sisters). His father was a forestry scholar who was sent to a labor camp during the…
- Interviewee Xiong, Yue, 1958-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Xiong, Yue, 1958-, Cultural Revolution (China : 1966-1976), Molecular biologists, Molecular biology--Research, Genetics--Research, DNA--Research, Transcriptional activation, Antioncogenes, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Emigration and immigration
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Oral history interview with Barbara Panning
- 2008-Aug-27 – 2008-Aug-28
Barbara Panning was born in Switzerland, one of three children. The family moved to Toronto, Canada, when Barbara was a young child, but Barbara continued to summer in Switzerland. She had an idyllic childhood and…
- Interviewee Panning, Barbara, 1963-
- Interviewer Domush, Hilary
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Panning, Barbara, 1963-, Women in science, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Biochemists, X chromosome, Cytology, DNA--Research, Emigration and immigration
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12 items
Oral history interview with Maurice J. Kernan
- 2002-Nov-08
- 2002-Nov-11
- 2002-Nov-18
Maurice J. Kernan was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, the eldest of four siblings. His father worked for an insurance company; his mother was a homemaker. A love of the outdoors and interest in nature was nurtured…
- Interviewee Kernan, Maurice J., 1962-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Kernan, Maurice J., 1962-, Molecular biology, Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Rhizobium, Plant genetics, Genes, DNA--Analysis, Drosophila, Ganetzky, Barry, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Geneticists, Medical scientists, Emigration and immigration
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Oral history interview with George Rosenkranz
- 1997-May-17
George Rosenkranz was born in Budapest, Hungary and studied chemical engineering at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. While en-route to Ecuador to assume an academic position at the University of Quito,…
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10 items
Oral history interview with Madeleine M. Joullié
- 1991-Apr-23
The interview begins with Dr. Joullié's description of her early life and education in Brazil. Her father sent her to Simmons College in the United States, where she received her undergraduate degree before obtaining…
- Interviewee Joullié, Madeleine M., 1927-
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Sponsor Rollin M. Gerstacker Foundation
- Subject Joullié, Madeleine M., 1927-, Chemistry, Organic, Women in chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Price, Charles C. (Charles Coale), 1913-2001, United States. Secret Service, DNA fingerprinting, American Chemical Society, Western Electric Company, Shell Oil Company, Weisz, Paul B., 1921-, Alzheimer's disease--Research, Chemists, Women chemists, Women in science, Emigration and immigration
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Oral history interview with Leslie L. Vadasz
- 2005-Mar-15
- 2005-Apr-19
- 2005-Jun-07
Leslie L. Vadasz begins the first interview by describing his childhood in Budapest during World War II. Vadasz developed an early interest in mathematics and literature, and began an undergraduate mechanical…
- Interviewee Vadasz, Leslie L., 1936-
- Interviewer Brock, David C., Lécuyer, Christophe
- Sponsor Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Subject Fairchild (Firm), Electronic industries, Metal oxide semiconductors, Intel Corporation, Microelectronics industry, Vadasz, Leslie L., 1936-, Semiconductor industry, Metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors, Emigration and immigration
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Oral history interview with Toshio Tsukiyama
- 2003-Oct-24
- 2003-Oct-27
Toshio Tsukiyama was born in Chiba, a prefecture near Tokyo, Japan, the second of two children. His father began as an engineer in a company that built chemical factories, but he eventually became an executive. His…
- Interviewee Tsukiyama, Toshio, 1962-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Tsukiyama, Toshio, 1962-, Molecular biology, Molecular biologists, Medicine--Research, Chromatin, Emigration and immigration
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9 items
Oral history interview with Karel Svoboda
- 2004-Aug-19 – 2004-Aug-20
Karel Svoboda was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, though he and his family immigrated to western Germany—the Ruhr Valley—during the Cold War era, in stages: first, his father, then his mother, Svoboda, and one sister,…
- Interviewee Svoboda, Karel, 1965-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Subject Svoboda, Karel, 1965-, Neuroscientists, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Neocortex, Synapses, Neurosciences--Research, Emigration and immigration
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Oral history interview with Gábor Somorjai
- 2014-Jan-30 – 2014-Jan-31
Gábor Somorjai was born in Budapest, Hungary, during World War II and lived an comfortable, integrated life until Anti-Semitic laws impacted the family. His paternal grandfather had converted to Judaism. His mother’s…
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8 items
Oral history interview with Pradip Raychaudhuri
- 1997-Nov-01 – 1997-Nov-02
Pradip Raychaudhuri grew up in Calcutta (Kolkata), India, the oldest of seven children. His father was a pharmacist, his mother a housewife. As a youngster he played cricket and soccer and followed the professional…
- Interviewee Raychaudhuri, Pradip, 1958-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Raychaudhuri, Pradip, 1958-, Medicine--Research, Medical scientists, Molecular biology, Enzymology, Cancer--Research, Antioncogenes, Proteins--Research, Drug resistance in cancer cells, Emigration and immigration
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Oral history interview with Carlos T. Moraes
- 2001-Mar-13 – 2001-Mar-15
Carlos T. Moraes grew up in São Paulo, Brazil, one of three children. His father was in the military at first, but then became a mechanical engineer and a professor. His mother completed a degree in physical education.…
- Interviewee Moraes, Carlos Torres. 1962-
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Moraes, Carlos Torres, 1962-, Biochemistry, Genetics, Religion and science, Minorities in science, Molecular genetics, Mitochondrial DNA--Abnormalities, Bilingualism, Research grants, Emigration and immigration
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Oral history interview with Marinus Los
- 1995-Jan-17
The interview begins with Dr. Marinus Los' description of his family's origins in The Netherlands. When he was two years old, his family moved to England, where he received his early education during World War II.…
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Oral history interview with Norman N. Li
- 2000-May-05
Norman Li begins the interview with a description of his family and childhood years in Fuzhou, China. After World War II, Li's family moved to Taiwan, where Li completed high school. Li then attended National Taiwan…
- Interviewee Li, Norman N., 1933-
- Interviewer Traynham, James G.
- Sponsor Society of Chemical Industry (Great Britain). American Section
- Subject Li, Norman N., 1933-, Chemical engineering, Exxon Research and Engineering Company, Liquid membranes, Patents, UOP Inc., Allied-Signal Inc., Emigration and immigration
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Oral history interview with Gustavo W. Leone
- 2008-Oct-23 – 2008-Oct-24
Gustavo Leone was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, and lived there until he was twelve—he was the second of three children. His parents owned a deli, in which Leone worked too. Not being able to get ahead, the family moved…
- Interviewee Leone, Gustavo W., 1962-
- Interviewer Caruso, David J., (David Joseph), 1978-
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Leone, Gustavo W., 1962-, Cell cycle, Oligomerization, Duke University, Ohio State University, Cancer--Research, Ohio State University. Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cancer--Genetic aspects, International travel, Emigration and immigration
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Oral history interview with Uma Chowdhry
- 2011-Aug-24 – 2011-Aug-25
Uma Chowdhry grew up in Bombay (later Mumbai), India, one of three children. She attended British missionary schools, which taught in English, and became interested in science in high school. Having obtained a…
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Oral history interview with Joseph Labovsky
- 1996-Jul-24
Joseph Labovsky opens the interview with a discussion of his childhood in Ukraine and his family experiences there after his father emigrated to the United States in 1914. Labovsky moved with his mother and siblings to…
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Oral history interview with Shi Huang
- 2000-Jan-19 – 2000-Jan-21
Shi Huang was born in Dalian, in the north of China. His mother was a doctor assigned to a military base there, but his father, also a doctor, had been assigned to another base in Beijing. Because this was during the…
- Interviewee Huang, Shi, 1961-
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Huang, Shi, 1961-, Cultural Revolution (China : 1966-1976), Genetic engineering, English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers, RNA-protein interactions, Bacterial proteins, Gene expression, University of California, San Diego, Medical scientists, Emigration and immigration
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Oral history interview with Yusuf A. Hannun
- 1993-Mar-29 – 1993-Mar-30
- 1993-Apr-01 – 1993-Apr-02
Yusuf A. Hannun was born in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, though raised after the age of five in Beirut, Lebanon, the eldest of three siblings. His father was a medical officer in the British Army during the World War II and…
- Interviewee Hannun, Yusuf A., 1955-
- Interviewer Hathaway, Neil D.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Hannun, Yusuf A., 1955-, Education, Biomedical engineering, Protein kinase C, Diglycerides, Sphingolipids, Lebanese Civil War (Lebanon : 1975-1990), Lebanon--Beirut, Minorities in science, Molecular biologists, Medical scientists, Emigration and immigration
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Oral history interview with Rolf Dessauer
- 2012-Aug-07 – 2012-Aug-08
- 2012-Oct-01
Rolf Dessauer was born in Nuremberg, Germany, one of two sons of a physician and a housewife. His family fled to the United States after Kristallnacht, eventually settling in Flushing, New York. After service in the US…
- Interviewee Dessauer, Rolf, 1926-
- Interviewer Hunter, Sarah L., 1985, Domush, Hilary
- Subject E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Chemists, Chemistry--Research, Chemistry, Technical, Research, Industrial, Photochemistry, Photopolymers--Industrial applications, Dessauer, Rolf, 1926-, Emigration and immigration
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Oral history interview with Andrew C. Chan
- 2000-Apr-17 – 2000-Apr-18
- 2000-Apr-20
Andrew C. Chan was born in Hong Kong, the eldest of four children. His father was an engineer, his mother a teacher. When Chan was seven the family emigrated to the United States. His father was able to continue his…
- Interviewee Chan, Andrew Chee-Yuen, 1959-
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Chan, Andrew Chee-Yuen, 1959-, Immunologists, Medical scientists, Immunology--Research, Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.). School of Medicine, Minorities in science, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Rheumatology, Emigration and immigration
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Oral history interview with Makoto Kuro-o
- 2006-Mar-06 – 2006-Mar-08
Makoto Kuro-o grew up in Tokyo, the younger of two children. His father was an engineer, providing air conditioning systems for large structures like the Tokyo train stations. His mother went to college but did not work…
- Interviewee Kuro-o, Makoto, 1960-
- Interviewer Mejia, Robin
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Kuro-o, Makoto, 1960-, Cardiology, Genetics, Gene expression, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Aging--Prevention, Kidneys--Diseases, Molecular biologists, Geneticists, Emigration and immigration
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Oral history interview with Lubert Stryer
- 2008-Dec-03 – 2008-Dec-04
Lubert Stryer was born in Tientsin (now Tianjin), China. He and his family lived in Shanghai until he was about ten. Lubert’s father had come to China from Germany, his mother from Russia, in order to escape the…
- Interviewee Stryer, Lubert, 1938-
- Interviewer Caruso, David J., (David Joseph), 1978-
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Stryer, Lubert, 1938-, DNA--Research, Spectrum analysis, Peptides--Conformation, Proteins, Proteins--Structure, Molecular spectroscopy, X-ray spectroscopy, Nuclear excitation, Medical scientists, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Emigration and immigration