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Oral history interview with David E. Levy
- 1997-Jul-23 – 1997-Jul-25
- 1997-Jul-29
David E. Levy was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, and grew up in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, one of two children. His father was a chemist, his mother a classicist; both had been living in California but were assigned to Oak…
- Interviewee Levy, David E.
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Levy, David E., Biochemistry, Immunology, Solomon, Alan, Retroviruses, Molecular biology, Gene expression, Liver cells, Rockefeller University, New York University. School of Medicine
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Oral history interview with Frank A. Laski
- 1994-May-13
- 1994-May-19
- 1994-May-26
Frank A. Laski was born in Detroit, Michigan; he grew up in Oak Park, a suburb of Detroit until about high-school age, when his family moved to Southfield, another suburb. His father's parents and sisters perished in a…
- Interviewee Laski, Frank Allen
- Interviewer Novak, Steven J.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Laski, Frank Allen, Biochemistry, Genetic engineering, Recombinant DNA, Sharp, Phillip A., Adenoviruses, Molecular cloning, Germ cells, University of California, Los Angeles, Drosophila
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Oral history interview with Adrian R. Krainer
- 1997-Apr-09 – 1997-Apr-11
Adrian R. Krainer was born and raised in Montevideo, Uruguay in a Jewish family of eastern European descent (Hungary and Romania), the younger of two brothers. (Krainer's father was forced to work in a Romanian labor…
- Interviewee Krainer, Adrian
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Krainer, Adrian, Antisemitism, Education, Bilingual, Biochemistry, Genetics, Molecular cloning, Messenger RNA, Discoveries in science, Genetic disorders, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Minorities in science, Geneticists, Medical scientists
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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 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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2 items
Oral history interview with Christine E. Holt
- 1995-Oct-25 – 1995-Oct-27
Christine E. Holt was born and raised in Wylam, a small village in Northumberland in the north of England, the youngest of three siblings. Her mother was a homemaker; her father was a naval sea captain during World War…
- Interviewee Holt, Christine E., 1954-
- Interviewer Novak, Steven J.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Holt, Christine E., 1954-, Genetics, Neurobiology, Electrophysiology, Xenopus, Brain--Physiology, Retina, Cell differentiation, University of California, San Diego, Women in science, Women in medicine, Neuroscientists, Medical scientists, Women medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Carol W. Greider
- 1993-Sep-22
- 1993-Sep-24
- 1993-Sep-30
- 1993-Oct-05
Carol W. Greider was born in San Diego, California. Her father was a physicist; her mother was a biologist who died when Carol was young. Her father had a position at Yale University when Carol was a child, and they…
- Interviewee Greider, Carol W.
- Interviewer Hathaway, Neil D.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Greider, Carol W., Circadian rhythms, Blackburn, Elizabeth H. (Elizabeth Helen), 1948-, Telomere, Telomerase, Cloning, Ribonucleases, Medical scientists, Molecular biologists, Women in science, Women in medicine, Women medical scientists, Women molecular biologists
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Oral history interview with Paul D. Gollnick
- 1998-Oct-12 – 1998-Oct-14
Paul D. Gollnick was born and mostly raised in Pullman, Washington. For one year when he was about 10 (or else in eighth grade) he and his family lived in Stockholm, Sweden, where his father was on sabbatical. Because…
- Interviewee Gollnick, Paul D., 1958-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Gollnick, Paul D., 1958-, Biochemistry, Transfer RNA, HeLa cells, Gene expression, State University of New York at Buffalo, Molecular cloning, Bacillus subtilis, 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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13 items
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 Sarah A. Woodson
- 1999-Jul-19 – 1999-Jul-21
Sarah A. Woodson was born and raised in Warren, Michigan. Her father was a music teacher; Sarah's mother, who was from Amsterdam, Holland, was a housewife until her children were older, when she finished college and…
- Interviewee Woodson, Sarah A., 1961-
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Woodson, Sarah A., 1961-, Women in science, Women in medicine, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, RNA--Research, Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, College teachers, Women medical scientists
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2 items
Oral history interview with Alison E. M. Adams
- 1996-Feb-12 – 1996-Feb-14
Alison E. M. Adams was born in Penang, Malaysia, the third of six children. Her parents were British citizens: Her father, a British citizen, had worked for the British government for many years; her mother, also a…
- Interviewee Adams, Alison E. M., 1955-
- Interviewer Novak, Steven J.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Biochemistry, Women biochemists, Women in science, Cancer--Research, Biochemistry--Research, Adams, Alison E. M., 1955-, Cytology, Immunofluorescence, Molecular biology, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Brenda L. Bass
- 1995-Jul-24 – 1995-Jul-26
Brenda L. Bass grew up in the 1960's in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Her parents were young and had no opportunity to finish college, taking jobs as realtors. As a result, Bass was often cared for by her maternal…
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Oral history interview with Ann M. Pullen
- 1996-Aug-07 – 1996-Aug-09
Ann M. Pullen was born in Eastbourne, a small town on the south coast of England, though was raised in Sutton Coldfield just outside of Birmingham, the elder of two sisters. Both of her parents were university-educated…
- Interviewee Pullen, Ann M., 1961-
- Interviewer Novak, Steven J.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Pullen Ann M., 1961-, Kappler, John, Marrack, P. (Philippa), Perlmutter, Roger, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, National Institutes of Health (U.S.), Women medical scientists, Medical scientists, Women in medicine, Women in science, Medicine--Research, Immunology
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Oral history interview with Lynn Cooley
- 1996-Mar-04 – 1996-Mar-05
- 1996-Mar-07
Lynn Cooley grew up in Portland, Connecticut, the middle child of five. Her father was in aeronautical engineering and her mother in physics, so she had a very early introduction, if not a genetic predisposition, to…
- Interviewee Cooley, Lynn, 1955-
- Interviewer Meldrum, Marcia L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Women molecular biologists, Geneticists, Women geneticists, Women in medicine, Women in science, Women medical scientists, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Cytology--Research, Molecular biology--Research, Cooley, Lynn, 1955-
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2 items
"Frog In Your Throat?" lozenges
- Circa 1957
Package states the "Medicated lozenges are beneficial in alleviating coughs due to smoking or colds, hoarseness, rawness, irritation, tickling and soreness, resulting from dryness of the through or from clearing the…
- Manufacturer Hance Brothers & White Company
- Subject Medicine, Drugs, Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical chemistry, Animals in advertising, Drugs, Nonprescription
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16 items
Oral history interview with Herbert Tabor
- 1993-Apr-03
Herbert Tabor begins this interview with a discussion of his family and childhood. He grew up during the Depression in Manhattan, New York, and attended local public schools before becoming a student at City College in…
- Interviewee Tabor, Herbert, 1918-
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Public health, Medical scientists--Biography, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Biochemistry--Research, Clinical chemistry, Drugs--Research
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What makes a rose a rose or an eye an eye?
- 1961
Color print advertisement for International Business Machines Corporation (IBM). Image depicts a rose on the left, a blue eye on the right, and a multi-colored chemical model in the center of the page. The accompanying…
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7 items
Oral history interview with Charles M. Rubin
- 1992-Nov-05 (First session)
- 1992-Nov-07 (Second session)
- 1992-Nov-09 (Third session)
Charles M. Rubin grew up in Deal, New Jersey. He was especially interested in science and mathematics, enjoying problem-solving. Rubin entered the University of Pennsylvania for his undergraduate degree. He spent…
- Interviewee Rubin, Charles M., 1953-2015
- Interviewer Hathaway, Neil D.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Medical scientists--Biography, Rubin, Charles M., 1953-2015, Medicine--Research, Children with disabilities, Medicine, Cancer, Cancer--Research, Medical scientists, Cancer in children, People with disabilities
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16 items
Oral history interview with Joshua Lederberg
- 1992-Jun-25 (First session)
- 1992-Jul-07 (Second session)
- 1992-Dec-09 (Third session)
Joshua Lederberg begins the three-part interview with a description of his parents, family background, and early years in New York. Lederberg knew from the second grade that he wanted to be a scientist, and he…
- Interviewee Lederberg, Joshua
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Microbiologists, Biologists, Biology, Neurospora, Microbiology, University of Wisconsin, Cold Spring Harbor Symposium on Quantitative Biology, Lederberg, Joshua, Nobel Prize winners, DNA, Cytochemistry, Escherichia coli, Biologists--Biography
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Thomas-Van Slyke Manometric Blood Gas Apparatus
- Circa 1953
The Manometric Blood Gas Apparatus was a revision on the original, fairly simple volumetric glass apparatus designed by Dr. Van Slyke in around 1917. The instrument liberated and isolated "the desired gas contained in a…
- Manufacturer Arthur H. Thomas Company
- Subject Blood gases, Medicine, Clinical chemistry
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3 items
Oral history interview with David W. Golde
- 1999-Dec-15
David Golde begins the interview with a discussion of his early years and education in Bayonne, New Jersey. In high school, Golde developed an interest in medicine, which was stimulated by his biology teacher. He…
- Interviewee Golde, David W., 1940-2004
- Interviewer Wolfe, Audra J.
- Subject Biochemists, Biology, Microbiology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Biochemistry, Golde, David W., 1940-2004, Cornell University, University of California, Los Angeles. School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. School of Medicine, Virology, Virology--Research, Microbiologists
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Oral history interview with Bernard N. Fields
- 1992-Dec-08
Bernard Fields begins the interview with a discussion of his early years, growing up in Brooklyn, New York. Fields was encouraged by his parents to excel in scholastic endeavors. After graduating high school at the age…
- Interviewee Fields, Bernard N.
- Interviewer Schlesinger, Sondra
- Subject Molecular biology, Virology--Research, Biology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Fields, Bernard N., Harvard Medical School, Immunology, National Communicable Disease Center (U.S.), Virology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Biochemists, Microbiologists
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14 items
Oral history interview with Mildred Cohn
- 1987-Dec-15 (First session)
- 1988-Jan-06 (Second session)
Mildred Cohn begins the interview by reflecting on her childhood, education, and family life, describing how she was prepared to enter college by age fourteen. She then discusses her undergraduate experience at Hunter…
- Interviewee Cohn, Mildred, 1913-2009
- Interviewer Gortler, Leon B.
- Subject Women biochemists, Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.), Urey, Harold Clayton, 1893-1981, University of Pennsylvania. School of Medicine, Du Vigneaud, Vincent, 1901-1978, Biochemistry, Harvard Medical School, Cornell University, Women chemists, Cohn, Mildred, 1913-2009, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Society of Biological Chemists, Women in science, Biochemists, George Washington University
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2 items
DeBakey knitted arterial graft of Dacron
- 1958
Hollow 8 mm tube of crimped, flexible Dacron (synthetic polyester fiber), off-white in color, and pink orange product label housed in original sealed plastic bag. Typically in the shape of a tube, Dacron grafts are…