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Oral history interview with Jonathan D. Goldberg
- 2003-Dec-26
- 2003-Dec-30
- 2004-Jan-05
Jonathan D. Goldberg was born and raised in Hertfordshire, England, one of two children. From the outset, it was clear to his parents that Goldberg was talented academically and so they encouraged him from a young age…
- Interviewee Goldberg, Jonathan Daniel, 1967-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Goldberg, Jonathan Daniel, 1967-, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Proteins--Structure, X-ray crystallography, Rockefeller University, Cell interaction, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Work-life balance, Employment in foreign countries
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Oral history interview with Lili Yamasaki
- 2004-Jan-08 – 2004-Jan-09
Lili Yamasaki grew up outside of Detroit, Michigan, the second youngest of six siblings. Yamasaki's father was a physician and her mother a nurse, until she began raising her children. Yamasaki had an early interest in…
- Interviewee Yamasaki, Lili, 1960-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Women in science, Enzymology, Retinoblastoma, Molecular biologists, Molecular biology--Research, Medicine--Research, Women in medicine, Medical scientists, Women medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Martin Latterich
- 2004-Jan-12 – 2004-Jan-13
- 2004-Jan-15
Martin Latterich was born in Hamburg, Germany, though lived in Mönchengladbach, Germany until he left for college. His mother, a trained chemist who worked in quality control at a company that manufactured perfume, had…
- Interviewee Latterich, Martin, 1966-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Latterich, Martin, 1966-, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Imperial Cancer Research Fund (Great Britain), Cytology, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, McGill University, Cell interaction, Molecular genetics, Mammals--Genetics
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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 Lilianna Solnica-Krezel
- 2004-Apr-19 – 2004-Apr-20
Lilianna Solnica-Krezel was born in Cieplice-Sląskie, a small village in the mountains in the southwestern part of Poland, but grew up in Sandomierz, Poland, at a time when the country was still under the communist…
- Interviewee Solnica-Krezel, Lilianna
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Solnica-Krezel, Lilianna, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Women in science, Women in medicine, Mutagenesis, Cytoskeleton, Physarum polycephalum, Emigration and immigration
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Oral history interview with Susan J. Birren
- 2004-Aug-02 – 2004-Aug-04
Susan J. Birren spent time in New York and Washington, D.C., though grew up mostly in Kentfield, California, just north of San Francisco, the second youngest of four siblings. Her father was a lawyer, and then an…
- Interviewee Birren, Susan J., 1958-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Women in science, Women molecular biologists, Women in medicine, Medical scientists, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Birren, Susan J., 1958-, Halobacterium, Metallothionein--Research, Molecular biologists
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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 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 Kun Ping Lu
- 2005-Aug-03 – 2005-Aug-05
Kun Ping Lu was born in Pinghe County, a rural area of Fujian Province in southern China, one of six children. His father had been born into a poor farming family who adopted him out to a wealthy family who had one…
- Interviewee Lu, Kun Ping, 1963-
- Interviewer Frenkel, Karen A.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Lu, Kun Ping, 1963-, Cultural Revolution (China : 1966-1976), Cells--Growth--Regulation, Cytology, Biochemistry, Emigration and immigration, Baylor College of Medicine, Cell interaction, Aspergillus, Harvard Medical School, Alzheimer's disease
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Oral history interview with Mark W. Grinstaff
- 2005-Sep-19 – 2005-Sep-20
- 2005-Sep-22
Mark W. Grinstaff was born in Texas, the elder of two sons. His father was in the United States Air Force, and the family moved a number of times during Grinstaff's childhood. He has lived in Japan and at least six…
- Interviewee Grinstaff, Mark W., 1965-
- Interviewer Frenkel, Karen A.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Grinstaff, Mark W., 1965-, Chemistry, Inorganic, Proteins, Charge exchange, DNA, Biomedical materials, Biochemistry, Minorities in science, Polymers in medicine, Eye--Surgery, Biomedical engineers
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Oral history interview with Rebecca W. Heald
- 2005-Oct-17 – 2005-Oct-19
Rebecca W. Heald grew up in Greenville, a small college town in western Pennsylvania, where she was the youngest of three daughters. Her father was a chemistry professor at Thiel College in Greenville, and her mother…
- Interviewee Heald, Rebecca W., 1963-
- Interviewer Mejia, Robin
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Heald, Rebecca W., 1963-, Biochemistry, Nuclear membranes, Cell cycle, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Spindle (Cell division), Women in science, Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Women in medicine, Medical scientists, Women medical scientists, Molecular biologists, Women molecular biologists
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Oral history interview with Fenyong Liu
- 2005-Nov-01 – 2005-Nov-03
Fenyong Liu was born and raised in Guangzhou, China during the Cultural Revolution. Early on in life he knew that he wanted to pursue science as his career, learning English during junior high school and having…
- Interviewee Liu, Fenyong, 1964-
- Interviewer Mejia, Robin
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Liu, Fenyong, 1964-, Cultural Revolution (China : 1966-1976), Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, DNA replication, Herpes simplex virus, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Antiviral agents, University of California, Berkeley, Cytomegalovirus infections, Virology
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Oral history interview with Roy M. Long
- 2005-Dec-02 – 2005-Dec-04
Roy M. Long grew up in Lebanon, a small town near Hershey, Pennsylvania. His father worked at the Hershey factory, his mother in a department store. Because his father worked afternoons and evenings, Long spent most of…
- Interviewee Long, Roy M., 1969-
- Interviewer Frenkel, Karen A.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Long, Roy M., 1969-, Molecular biology, Cytology, Genetic engineering, Biochemistry, Genetic regulation, RNA, Medical College of Wisconsin, Yeast--Genetics, Yeast
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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 Kathleen L. Collins
- 2006-Jul-10 – 2006-Jul-12
Kathleen L. Collins grew up in Norwell, Massachusetts, a small town near Boston, the second of four children. Her father was a teacher and an assistant principal. Her mother was a nurse until she stayed home with her…
- Interviewee Collins, Kathleen L., 1963-
- Interviewer Frenkel, Karen A.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Collins, Kathleen L., 1963-, Catholic Church, Molecular biology, Molecular cloning, DNA--Synthesis, Baltimore, David, University of Michigan, Women in medicine, HIV infections, Immune response
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Oral history interview with James A. Goodrich
- 2006-Aug-15 – 2006-Aug-07
James A. Goodrich grew up in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, the oldest of five children. His father owned his own business; his mother was a homemaker. Both parents finished high school but did not go to college, so Goodrich…
- Interviewee Goodrich, James A., 1969-
- Interviewer Mejia, Robert
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Goodrich, James A., 1969-, Biochemistry, Molecular genetics, Genetic transcription, Genetic transcription--Regulation, Tjian, Robert, University of Colorado Boulder, Minorities in science, Molecular biology, Biochemists, 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 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 Nina R. Salama
- 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 Salama, Nina R.
- Interviewer Nelson, Nicole C.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Salama, Nina R., Medical scientists, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Women in science, Women in medicine, Bacteria--Research, Helicobacter pylori, Bacterial diseases
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Oral history interview with Chavela M. Carr
- 2008-Jun-16 – 2008-Jun-17
Chavela M. Carr grew up near Indianapolis, Indiana in a large family. From early childhood she was interested in school, finding the math-based sciences interesting. Due to a high school human genetics course, Carr…
- Interviewee Carr, Chavela M., 1965-
- Interviewer Domush, Hilary, Caruso, David J. (David Joseph), 1978-
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Carr, Chavela M., 1965-, Drosophila, Genetics, Biology, Protein-protein interactions, Yeast, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Women in science, Influenza viruses
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Oral history interview with Caroline Kisker
- 2008-Jun-18 – 2008-Jun-19
Caroline F. Kisker grew up in West Berlin, West Germany, where she attended the John F. Kennedy German-American grammar school. After completing her Abitur, Kisker planned to study medicine, but due to the complicated…
- Interviewee Kisker, Caroline F., 1964-
- Interviewer Nelson, Nicole C.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Kisker, Caroline F., 1964-, Biochemistry, Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989, Tetracyclines, California Institute of Technology, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Bayerische Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Drugs--Design, DNA repair, Women in science
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Oral history interview with Yolanda Sanchez
- 2008-Jul-29
- 2008-Jul-31
Yolanda Sanchez was born in El Paso, Texas, but grew up in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. She was one of five children whose father was an architect, now a teacher, and a housewife. Sanchez spent a year in New Zealand,…
- Interviewee Sanchez, Yolanda, 1962-
- Interviewer Caruso, David J. (David Joseph), 1978-
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Sanchez, Yolanda, 1962-, Women in science, Women in medicine, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Molecular biology, Antioncogenes, DNA repair, Science and state, DNA--Research, Minorities in science
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Oral history interview with Jeffery S. Cox
- 2008-Aug-04 – 2008-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 Cox, Jeffery S., 1967-
- Interviewer Domush, Hilary
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Cox, Jeffery S., 1967-, Biochemistry, Yeast, Communicable diseases, Tuberculosis, Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Laboratories, Molecular genetics, Microbiology
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Oral history interview with Michael Farrar
- 2008-Aug-13 – 2008-Aug-14
Michael A. Farrar was born in Washington, DC, where his father was a chemist for the Bureau of Standards. Farrar's mother, a housewife, was German, and Farrar and his younger brother and sister grew up bilingual. As his…
- Interviewee Farrar, Michael A., 1964-
- Interviewer Caruso, David J. (David Joseph), 1978-
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Farrar, Michael A., 1964-, Biology, Astrophysics, Addison's disease, Immunology, B cells, University of Minnesota, Leukemia, Hobbies, Work-life balance
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Oral history interview with Bruce L. Goode
- 2008-Sep-25 – 2008-Sep-26
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 Goode, Bruce L., 1965-
- Interviewer Caruso, David J. (David Joseph), 1978-
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Goode, Bruce L., 1965-, DNA, Biochemistry, Alzheimer's disease, University of California, Berkeley, Genetics, Microfilament proteins, Microtubules, Yeast, Discoveries in science, Protein kinases--Regulation