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This digital collection features selected medications and documents, manuals, and photographs relating to biochemical research and technology, with a focus on 20th-century instrumentation in medical laboratories. Various models of glucose, enzyme, and amino acid analyzers are a few of the instruments documented in these materials.

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  • Beckman Instruments, inc.217
  • Scientific apparatus and instruments193
  • Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies125
  • Biochemistry74
  • Beckman Instruments, inc. Spinco Division65
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  • Pew Charitable Trusts100
  • Dietrich, T. A.22
  • Van Benschoten, William20
  • Lyman, Henry M. (Henry Munson), 1835-190416
  • Maestrejuan, Andrea R.16
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  • Photographs223
  • Oral histories121
  • Illustrations47
  • Medical instruments and apparatus30
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  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Timothy L. Manser

    • 1990-Oct-18

    Timothy L. Manser grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, one of two children. His father was a lawyer and his mother mostly a housewife. He liked school; though he says the schools were not very good, he did have a good biology…

    • Interviewee Manser, Timothy L., 1955-
    • Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Lindee, Susan M.
    • Subject Manser, Timothy L., 1955-, Biology, Dictyostelium, RNA, Human genetics, Immunology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, B cells, Work-life balance
  • Photograph of Caroline Kisker
    2 items
    Oral histories

    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
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Marjorie A. Oettinger

    • 1997-Feb-10 – 1997-Feb-12

    Marjorie A. Oettinger grew up in Boston, Massachusetts, the younger of two children. Her father was a professor at Harvard University; her mother taught biology at Harvard University; and her brother went to Harvard…

    • Interviewee Oettinger, Marjorie A., 1961-
    • Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Oettinger, Marjorie A., 1961-, Women in science, Women in medicine, Medical scientists, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Genetics, Genetic recombination
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Ellen Puré

    • 1989-Aug-21

    Ellen Puré grew up in Queens, New York, the youngest of three children. Her parents were Polish survivors of concentration camps. Her father was a carpenter who designed and built store interiors. Always interested in…

    • Interviewee Puré, Ellen, 1957-
    • Interviewer Kohler, Robert, Morrissette, Naomi
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Puré, Ellen, 1957-, Women in science, Women in medicine, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Medical scientists, Immunology, T cells, Immunoglobulins
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Karin M. Reinisch

    • 2008-Nov-10 – 2008-Nov-11

    Karin M. Reinisch grew up in Massachusetts, one of two daughters. Her father was a physicist, a professor at University of Massachusetts; her mother was a housewife. Her parents were immigrants from Germany, and…

    • Interviewee Reinisch, Karin M., 1966-
    • Interviewer Domush, Hilary
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Reinisch, Karin M., 1966-, Women in science, Women in medicine, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Cytology, Reoviruses
  • Oral histories

    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
  • Photograph of  Jonathan D. Goldberg
    2 items
    Oral histories

    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
  • Oral histories

    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-
    • Subject Farrar, Michael A., 1964-, Biology, Astrophysics, Addison's disease, Immunology, B cells, University of Minnesota, Leukemia, Hobbies, Work-life balance
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Jason G. Cyster

    • 2002-Sep-24 – 2002-Sep-26

    Jason G. Cyster was born and raised in Western Australia, the younger of two brothers. Cyster lived and worked on a farm for much of his early life. His father worked as a hired laborer on others' farms before buying…

    • Interviewee Cyster, Jason G., 1967-
    • Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Cyster, Jason G., 1967-, Biology, Immunology, T cells, Antigens, Stanford University, University of California, San Francisco, Employment in foreign countries
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Charles N. Cole and Inder Verma

    • 1995-May-06

    A joint interview with Charles N. Cole and Inder Verma.

    Charles N. Cole begins his interview by discussing the reasons behind his decision to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Cole's interest in…

    • Interviewee Verma, Inder M., Cole, Charles N., 1946-
    • Interviewer Schlesinger, Sondra
    • Subject Cole, Charles N., 1946-, Verma, Inder M., Biochemistry, Reverse transcriptase, RNA--Research, Molecular biology, Virology, Poliomyelitis, Peace movements, Anti-war demonstrations, Vietnam War (1961-1975)
  • Photograph of David Baltimore
    2 items
    Oral histories

    Oral history interview with David Baltimore

    • 1994-Feb-07
    • 1995-Apr-13
    • 1995-Apr-29

    David Baltimore begins the series of interviews describing his interest in biology as a high-school student and throughout his college years at Swarthmore. During college, he spent a summer at Cold Spring Harbor where…

    • Interviewee Baltimore, David, 1938-
    • Interviewer Schlesinger, Sondra
    • Subject Baltimore, David, 1938-, Biochemists, Biochemistry, Virology, Immunology--Research, Molecular biology, Nobel Prize winners, Poliovirus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Reverse transcriptase
  • Oral histories

    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
  • Oral histories

    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
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Frances M. Brodsky

    • 1995-Aug-21 – 1995-Aug-23

    Frances M. Brodsky grew up in Princeton, New Jersey. Her father worked at ETS (Educational Testing Service), a job he began shortly after the company was founded. Her mother, an artist, was a professor at Rutgers and…

    • Interviewee Brodsky, Frances M. (Frances Martha), 1955-
    • Interviewer Novak, Steven J.
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Brodsky, Frances M. (Frances Martha), 1955-, Biochemistry, Women in science, Monoclonal antibodies, HLA histocompatibility antigens, Immunology, Cytology, University of California, San Francisco, Becton-Dickinson, Affirmative action programs in education
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with William Braell

    • 1989-Mar-07

    William Braell grew up in Palmyra, a small town in New York, the oldest of five children. His father was a general practitioner, his mother a housewife. He was always interested in science and always had chemistry sets.…

    • Interviewee Braell, William, 1953-
    • Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Morris, Stephanie
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Braell, William, 1953-, Biochemistry, Membranes (Biology), Cell membranes, Enzymology, AIDS (Disease), Kennedy, Eugene C.
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with William A. Muller

    • 1993-May-06
    • 1993-May-14
    • 1993-May-24
    • 1993-May-28

    William A. Muller was born in Manhattan but grew up on Long Island; he is the oldest of three brothers, among whom might be found typical sibling rivalry. He is of Jewish ancestry, but his parents and his extended…

    • Interviewee Muller, William A., 1953-
    • Interviewer Hathaway, Neil D.
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Muller, William A., 1953-, DNA, Genetic engineering, Clinical medicine--Research, Baltimore, David, Massachusetts General Hospital, Pathology, Endothelial cells, Biochemistry, Cell adhesion molecules, Rockefeller University, Cornell University. Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Tom W. Muir

    • 2002-Aug-15 – 2002-Aug-16

    Thomas W. Muir grew up in Stranraer, Scotland—a major port city about two-hundred miles south of Glasgow—the oldest of three brothers. His father was a telephone engineer technician and his mother a housewife, both of…

    • Interviewee Muir, Tom W., 1967-
    • Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Muir, Tom W., 1967-, Chemistry, Peptides--Synthesis, Scripps Research Institute, Cell interaction, Rockefeller University, Biochemistry, Recombinant proteins
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Markus D. Meister

    • 1998-Nov-18
    • 1998-Nov-20
    • 1998-Nov-28

    Markus D. Meister was born in Siegsdorf, Germany, a small town in Swabian Germany, in the foothills of the Alps. His father completed a PhD in physics, and when Markus was a young boy the family moved to the village of…

    • Interviewee Meister, Markus, 1940-
    • Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Meister, Markus, 1940-, Science--Study and teaching, Euratom, Education, Bilingual, Biology, Berg, Howard C., 1934-, Neurosciences, Visual perception, Harvard Medical School
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Timothy J. McDonnell

    • 1996-Jun-17 – 1996-Jun-19

    Timothy J. McDonnell spent his first six years in Indiana and Spain; then the family moved to San Diego, California. His father was a mechanical engineer in the Navy and then the Air Force. His mother had been a weather…

    • Interviewee McDonnell, Timothy J., 1956-
    • Interviewer Novak, Steven J.
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject McDonnell, Timothy J., 1956-, Biology, Cytology, Carcinogens, Heart cells, Cancer genes, Oncogenes, Molecular biology, Pathology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Prostate--Cancer
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Roderick MacKinnon

    • 1997-Apr-01 – 1997-Apr-03

    Roderick MacKinnon was born in Melrose, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston, and grew up in Burlington, an outer suburb of Boston. He is the fourth of seven children. His father had not gone to college, but he picked up…

    • Interviewee MacKinnon, Roderick, 1956-
    • Subject MacKinnon, Roderick, 1956-, Gymnastics, Biochemistry, Harvard Medical School, Potassium channels, Ion channels, Rockefeller University, Neurosciences, Research grants
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Carolyn E. Machamer

    • 1994-May-06 – 1994-May-07
    • 1995-May-03 – 1994-May-04

    Carolyn E. Machamer was born and grew up in a suburb of Detroit, Michigan, the oldest of three sisters. Her extended family, mother's in California and father's in Pennsylvania, remains close. Her father was a…

    • Interviewee Machamer, Carolyn E., 1953-
    • Interviewer Hathaway, Neil D.
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Machamer, Carolyn E., 1953-, Biology, Viruses--Reproduction, University of Michigan. Cancer Center, Poliovirus, National Cancer Institute (U.S.), Virology, Histocompatibility antigens, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Women biologists
  • Oral histories

    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
  • Photograph of Emma R. Parmee
    2 items
    Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Emma R. Parmee

    • 2012-Jan-30 – 2012-Jan-31

    Emma Parmee grew up in Keynsham, England, the youngest of four children. Her father was a banker, her mother a housewife. She had always liked math and science, but she also liked languages. She attended all-girls…

    • Interviewee Parmee, Emma R., (Rachel), 1965-
    • Interviewer Domush, Hilary
    • Subject Parmee, Emma R., 1965-, Women in science, Medical scientists, Pharmaceutical chemistry, Drugs, Diabetes--Treatment
  • Oral histories

    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
  • Oral histories

    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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