R. Owen Asplund papers, 1965-1993.

National Institute of Health (U.S.)

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The U.S. Hygienic Laboratory was established in 1887 under the U.S. Marine Hospital Service. It became a part of the U.S. Public Health Service in 1912. In 1930 the facility was renamed the National Institute of Health. From the guide to the Station journal of the Hygienic Laboratory/National Institute of Health, 1922-1937, (History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine) The U.S. Hygienic Laboratory was established in 1887 under the U.S. Marine Hospital Service....

Merck Sharp & Dohme

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Puri, Rajinder, 1934-

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University of Wyoming. Dept. of Chemistry.

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Asplund, R. Owen, 1928-2012

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Asplund was a member of the University of Wyoming's Chemistry Department from 1958-1993. Born and raised in Western Canada, he received his B. Sc. from the University of Alberta, Edmonton. He then went on to receive his M.S. from Utah State University, and his Ph. D. from West Virginia University. Along with his teaching duties in chemistry and biochemistry, his research was aimed towards cancer treatments, specifically using the yucca plant blossoms as an anti-tumor agent. He is an author of mo...