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VIAFrevised2015-09-21machineCPF merge programMerge v2.0revised2016-08-11T23:11:30machineSNAC EAC-CPF ParserBulk ingest into SNAC Databaserevised2016-08-11T23:11:30humanSystem Service (system@localhost)created2024-03-28machineSNAC EAC-CPF SerializerSNAC Identity Constellation serialized to EAC-CPFpersonSchlesinger, Sondrapresumedactive 1995Baltimore, David, 1920-Cole, Charles N., 1946-Fields, Bernard N.Magasanik, Boris,Verma, Inder M.Schlesinger, SondraFields, Bernard N. Oral history interview with Bernard N. Fields 1992 December 8Fields, Bernard N.Schlesinger, SondraChemical Heritage Foundation.Oral history interview with Bernard N. Fields 1992 December 8Sound recordings ; cassettesTranscript : (40 leaves) ; 29 cm.Chemical Heritage Foundation, Othmer Library of Chemical HistoryWiley, Don C., 1944-. Viruses from structure to biology : oral history transcripts, 1999-2001Wiley, Don C., 1944-Skehel, J. J.Wilson, I. A. (Ian A.),Rossmann, M. G. (Michael G.), 1930-Johnson, John E., 1945-Harrison, Stephen C.Olson, Art,Hogle, Jim,Schlesinger, Sondra,Schlesinger, Milton J.Viruses from structure to biology : oral history transcripts, 1999-20015 v. ; 29 cm.UC Berkeley LibrariesMagasanik, Boris,. Oral history interview with Boris Magasanik 1993-1995Magasanik, Boris,Schlesinger, Sondra,Chemical Heritage Foundation.Oral history interview with Boris Magasanik 1993-1995Sound files digital, mp3 fileTranscript : (38 leaves) ; 29 cm.Boris Magasanik begins the interview with a description of his childhood years in Vienna, Austria. Shortly after graduating from the Gymnasium in 1937, Magasanik immigrated to the United States to live with his sister in New York City. It was still possible for Jewish families to leave Austria, and both Magasanik and his parents left the country. He enrolled in City College of New York, where he earned a B.S. in biochemistry in 1941. Hearing of its good reputation for organic chemistry, Magasanik decided to attend graduate school at Pennsylvania State University. While at Penn State, Magasanik was drafted into the U.S. Army to serve in the Second General Hospital. His unit was transferred to Oxford, England, where he remained until the spring of 1944. After his release from military service in 1945, Magasanik went back to New York and continued his graduate education at Columbia University, researching inositols and RNA with Erwin Chargaff. After his postdoctoral work, Magasanik went to Harvard University as the Ernst Fellow in 1949. After joining the faculty at Harvard, Magasanik and his students researched histidine and purine biosynthesis and inositol degradation. When he joined the faculty of Massachusetts Institute of Technology [MIT] in 1960, Magasanik continued his work on inositol degradation, studying enzyme pathways. Later, Magasanik researched histidine degradation in Salmonella and Klebsiella. In 1967, Magasanik became head of the Department of Biology at MIT, serving in that capacity for ten years. During his years as chairman, Magasanik helped found the Center for Cancer Research. After his chairmanship, he remained active in the department, helping to establish the Whitehead Institute. Magasanik concludes the interview with a discussion of MIT's teaching environment, financial support for research projects, and continuing as an educator after retirement. Chemical Heritage Foundation, Othmer Library of Chemical HistoryBaltimore, David, 1920-. Oral history interview with David Baltimore, 1994 February 7, 1995 April 13, 1995 April 29Baltimore, David, 1920-Schlesinger, SondraChemical Heritage Foundation.Oral history interview with David Baltimore, 1994 February 7, 1995 April 13, 1995 April 29Sound recordings ; cassettesTranscript : (108 leaves) ; 29 cm.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 he met Cy Levinthal and Salva Luria, both of whom encouraged him to go to graduate school at MIT. As an undergraduate, Baltimore held an interest in viruses. Knowledge and study of animal virology were still very limited, and when he decided to devote his Ph.D. thesis to this topic, he moved to Rockefeller University to join Richard M. Franklin who was working with mengovirus. In his graduate work, he discovered that cultured animal cells infected with mengovirus synthesized an enzyme that catalyzed the synthesis of viral RNA. This was the first example of a virus coding for an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase. He then began working with poliovirus, work that continued for many years. In 1965 Renato Dulbecco asked Baltimore to join him at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. There he initially focused on the replication of poliovirus RNA. With Mike Jacobson, a graduate student, he also began studying viral protein synthesis. Their work contributed to the recognition of the importance of proteolytic processing in the synthesis of eukaryotic proteins. Baltimore left the Salk Institute after two and a half years and returned to MIT in 1968 as an Associate Professor of Microbiology. He continued to focus his research on poliovirus, but also began work on vesicular stomatitis virus [VSV]. He and his wife, Alice Huang, who at the time was a research associate in his lab, discovered that VSV carried an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase within the virus particle. This work provided the insight that led to his discovery of reverse transcriptase -- the enzyme in retroviruses that transcribes DNA from RNA -- and won Baltimore the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1975 along with Howard Temin and Renato Dulbecco. Baltimore's work with retroviruses was the beginning of his interest in and work on cancer and tumor biology. In the mid-1970s, Baltimore expanded his research interests into the field of immunology, specifically into the areas of B cell development and antibody diversity. Baltimore concludes the interviews with a discussion of the discovery of reverse transcriptase, and thoughts on his research on poliovirus, retroviruses and immunology at MIT in the 1980s. Chemical Heritage Foundation, Othmer Library of Chemical HistoryCole, Charles N., 1946-. Oral history interview with Charles N. Cole and Inder Verma 1995 May 6 and August 23Cole, Charles N., 1946-Schlesinger, Sondra,Chemical Heritage Foundation.Oral history interview with Charles N. Cole and Inder Verma 1995 May 6 and August 23Sound recordings ; cassettesTranscript : (42 leaves) ; 29 cm.Charles N. Cole begins his interview by discussing the reasons behind his decision to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology [MIT]. Cole's interest in viruses led him to switch from Harvey F. Lodish's Laboratory to the laboratory of David Baltimore. Cole's research involved the polio virus and the role of defective interfering particles. While at Baltimore's lab, reverse transcriptase was discovered. Cole discusses the effect that this discovery had on his polio research. After completing his Ph.D., Cole decided not to pursue polio research. Cole's time at MIT coincided with rising political activism. Cole discusses his anti-war activities, his arrest for disorderly conduct, the resulting trials, and his decision to live communally. Cole concludes the interview with some thoughts about working with David Baltimore and his skill as a writer and lecturer. Chemical Heritage Foundation, Othmer Library of Chemical HistoryVerma, Inder M. Oral history interview with Charles N. Cole and Inder Verma 1995 May 6 and August 23Verma, Inder M.Schlesinger, Sondra,Chemical Heritage Foundation.Oral history interview with Charles N. Cole and Inder Verma 1995 May 6 and August 23Sound recordings ; cassettesTranscript : (42 leaves) ; 29 cm.Inder Verma begins his interview by discussing how he came to join David Baltimore's Laboratory. Verma, who was at the Weizmann Institute of Science, was convinced to move to MIT and join Baltimore's Lab by Bob Weinberg. When Verma first arrived, Baltimore was away teaching in Taiwan. Verma discusses his early research on reverse transcriptase and RNA, and his attempts to establish himself with his co-workers in the lab. Verma discusses his interaction with Baltimore and his impressions of Baltimore's skills as a scientist and lecturer. Verma provides an alternate view to some of the political turmoil that Charles N. Cole discusses in his interview. As a foreign student, Verma had a different opinion of the Vietnam War and the anti-war demonstrations. Verma concludes his interview with some thoughts about his research and its impact on cancer research. Chemical Heritage Foundation, Othmer Library of Chemical History