Examining an uplifting and unexpected outcome of a dark period in American history, this book shows how the Vietnam War made the National Institutes of Health an unparalleled training ground for trailblazing scientists.
Examining an uplifting and unexpected outcome of a dark period in American history, this book shows how the Vietnam War made the National Institutes of Health an unparalleled training ground for trailblazing scientists.
1. Acknowledgments 2. Prologue 3. Part I. Soldiers for Science * 1. Annus Horribilis: 1968 and America’s Conflict on Two Fronts * 2. Best in Class: Goldstein, Varmus, Brown, Lefkowitz * 3. “My Son, the Doctor”: Higher Education in the Era of Quotas * 4. Yellow Berets: The Vietnam “Doctor Draft” and NIH’s Clinical Associate Training Program * 5. Campus Life: Learning Science and Serving the Nation 4. Part II. Mentors and Apprentices * 6. NIH’s Finest Hour: Nirenberg Cracks the Genetic Code * 7. Beginning at Termination: Marshall Nirenberg and Joseph Goldstein * 8. Following the Right Path: Earl Stadtman * 9. In Earl’s Court: Earl Stadtman and Michael Brown * 10. Harmony in Hormones: Ira Pastan and Jesse Roth * 11. Priest and Prophet: Jesse Roth, Ira Pastan, and Robert Lefkowitz * 12. Overcoming Repression: Ira Pastan and Harold Varmus 5. Part III. Four Laureates * 13. The Texas Two-Step: Goldstein and Brown * 14. Adrenaline Rush: Lefkowitz and the Serpentine Journey * 15. Infectious Enthusiasm: Varmus and Bishop Learn Fowl Lessons 6. Epilogue 7. Notes 8. Bibliography 9. Index
1. Acknowledgments 2. Prologue 3. Part I. Soldiers for Science * 1. Annus Horribilis: 1968 and America’s Conflict on Two Fronts * 2. Best in Class: Goldstein, Varmus, Brown, Lefkowitz * 3. “My Son, the Doctor”: Higher Education in the Era of Quotas * 4. Yellow Berets: The Vietnam “Doctor Draft” and NIH’s Clinical Associate Training Program * 5. Campus Life: Learning Science and Serving the Nation 4. Part II. Mentors and Apprentices * 6. NIH’s Finest Hour: Nirenberg Cracks the Genetic Code * 7. Beginning at Termination: Marshall Nirenberg and Joseph Goldstein * 8. Following the Right Path: Earl Stadtman * 9. In Earl’s Court: Earl Stadtman and Michael Brown * 10. Harmony in Hormones: Ira Pastan and Jesse Roth * 11. Priest and Prophet: Jesse Roth, Ira Pastan, and Robert Lefkowitz * 12. Overcoming Repression: Ira Pastan and Harold Varmus 5. Part III. Four Laureates * 13. The Texas Two-Step: Goldstein and Brown * 14. Adrenaline Rush: Lefkowitz and the Serpentine Journey * 15. Infectious Enthusiasm: Varmus and Bishop Learn Fowl Lessons 6. Epilogue 7. Notes 8. Bibliography 9. Index
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