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Finding Aid to the Martin Rodbell Papers, 1925-1999

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Descriptive Summary

Biographical Note

Collection Summary

Index Terms

Administrative Information

Restrictions

Other Descriptive Information

Series Descriptions

Series I: Personal and Biographical, 1939-1999

Series II: Correspondence, 1961-1998

Series III: Professional Affiliations, 1963-1998

Series IV: Conferences and Travel, 1965-1998

Series V: Laboratory Work and Research Publications, 1965-1997

Series VI: Nobel Prize, Honorary Degrees, and Other Awards, 1970-1998

Series VII. Photographs, 1925-1996

Series VIII: Audiovisuals, 1998

Oversize Materials

 

Archives and Modern Manuscripts Program, History of Medicine Division

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Descriptive Summary

Collection Number:MS C 495
Creator:Rodbell, Martin, b. 1925-
Title:Martin Rodbell Papers
Dates:1925-1999
Quantity:11.4 linear feet
Abstract:This collection documents the life and career of American biochemist and molecular endocrinologist Martin Rodbell. The papers consists primarily of professional and travel correspondence, materials related to awards and prizes (including the Nobel and the Gairdner), Rodbell's reprints, laboratory notebooks, photographic prints, and some personal papers. Most of the materials come from the 1970s through the 1990s. The collection documents his extensive professional activities both inside and outside of the laboratory.

Biographical Note

American biochemist and molecular endocrinologist. In 1949, he earned a B.S. in biology from Johns Hopkins University, and in 1954 he completed his Ph.D. in biochemistry at the University of Washington. Two years later, Rodbell accepted a position as a research biochemist at the National Heart Institute (now the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute), National Institutes of Health (NIH), in Bethesda, Maryland. In 1961, Rodbell transferred to the laboratories of the National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases (NIAMD). In 1975 he became Chief of the Laboratory of Nutrition and Endocrinology at NIAMD. Ten years later, Rodbell left the Bethesda campus to become Scientific Director of the NIH's National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a position he held until 1989 when he became Chief of the Section on Signal Transduction there. In 1994 Rodbell, along with Alfred G. Gilman of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of signal transduction. He retired from NIEHS in 1994 to devote his time to lecturing. Four years later he died in Chapel Hill, following a long illness.

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Collection Summary

Correspondence, memoranda, laboratory notebooks, research reports, published articles and books, poems, unpublished manuscripts, speeches, news clippings, photographic prints, audiovisual materials, and printed material dating primarily from the 1970s through the 1990s. There are also materials relating to Rodbell's winning the Nobel Prize in 1994. Includes correspondence with other scientists, graduate students, editorial boards, universities, professional organizations, and National Institutes of Health (NIH) officials. The collection documents his extensive professional activities both inside and outside of the laboratory.

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Restrictions

Restrictions

This collection contains some materials, such as correspondence and peer reviews, that are sensitive and thus restricted. Contact the Reference Staff for information regarding access. For online customer service, please visit custserv@nlm.nih.gov.

Copyright

Copyright has been dedicated to the National Library of Medicine. Contact the Reference Staff for details regarding rights. For online customer service, please visit custserv@nlm.nih.gov.

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Index Terms

These terms are indexed in the National Library of Medicine's on-line catalog LocatorPlus. Researchers wishing to find related materials should serach the catalog using these terms.
MeSH Subjects
Adenosine Triphosphate
Endocrinology
Glucagon
GTP-Binding Proteins
Guanosine Triphosphate
Molecular Biology
Nobel Prize
Signal Transduction
Personal Names
Bockaert, J.
Condliffe, Peter G., 1922-
Fraser, Claire M.
Gajdusek, D. Carleton (Daniel Carleton), 1923-
Joshi, Anil, 1940-
Korn, Edward D., 1928-
Martin, Bruce L., 1959
Nakamura, Sun'ichi, 1909-
Newby, A. C. (Andrew C.)
Nicosia, S. (Simonette)
Parker, John C., 1935-
Racker, Efraim, 1913-
Renold, A. E. (Albert Ernst), 1923-
Ribeiro-Neto, Fernando, 1958-
Rodbell, Barbara, 1925-
Schlegel, Werner, 1951-
Welton, A. F. (Ann F.), 1947-
Wollheim, C. B. (Claes B.), 1943-
Woodford, F. Peter, 1930-
Corporate Names
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
Baltimore City College
Banbury Center
Duke University
Gairdner Foundation
Georgetown University. Medical Center
Inspire Pharmaceuticals
Johns Hopkins University
Karolinska institutet
Manzanar Project
Medical College of Virginia
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
Smith, Kline & French Laboratories
The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. School of Medicine

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Administrative Information

Alternate Forms Available

Portions of the Collection have been digitized and are available at: http://profiles.nlm.nih.gov

Prefered Citation

[Call Number, Collection Name, Series Number], Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, USA.

Provenance

The materials were received as a gift from Dr. Rodbell's widow, Mrs. Barbara Rodbell, on April 16, 1999. Accession #2000-014

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Series Descriptions

 

Series I: Personal and Biographical, 1939-1999 0.7 linear feet

This series contains materials related to the personal life of Martin Rodbell. This series is divided into five subseries, containing biographical materials, writings by Rodbell, non-professional correspondence, documents related to Rodbell's forty year career with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other articles about Rodbell. Apart from an assortment of family letters, the series is surprisingly thin on Rodbell's early life and career. There is, however, a good deal of information about his activities during the 1980s and 1990s. These personal materials also give the researcher good information on Rodbell's numerous appointments, directorships, and organizational affiliations, which are further described in the professional affiliations series.
The first subseries contains biographical materials such as pages from Rodbell's 1939 diary (the original kept in box 26), curricula vitae, family information, and a 1998 memorial service booklet outlining his life. The second subseries features some of Rodbell's writings, including his Ph.D. dissertation, various poems (including his 1994 Nobel Prize poem), and a 1995 book chapter. The next subseries includes various personal correspondence from family, friends, and colleagues. Some of the authors of these materials are unidentified and the topics are clearly of a non-professional or social nature. As Rodbell was associated with the NIH (including the NIEHS), the fourth subseries chronicles some of his NIH appointments, programs, research projects, and laboratory activities. This subseries also contains some of Rodbell's personnel and budgetary materials. The final subseries is a brief collection of articles about Rodbell, featuring a scholarly article in Science about Rodbell's work with the regulators of G proteins.
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I.1 Biographical Materials, 1939-1999
11Photocopy of Rodbell's Diary, 1939
26Original Rodbell Diary (housed in a protective book box), 1939
12Curricula vitae, 1964-1997
13Rodell Family Genealogy
14Salomon/Blumenfeld Relationship chart, [no date]
15Rodbell Biographical Sketch, [no date]
16Who's Who Correspondence, 1992-1997
17"Memories of Marty" Memorial Service [booklet], 12 February 1999
18A Tribute to Martin Rodbell, Symposium, NIH, 5 November 1999
I.2 Writings by Rodbell
19"Some Aspects of Lecithin Metabolism in the Liver," Ph.D. diss., University of Washington, 1954
110Poems and Essays, 1964-1997
111Poems and Essays, [no date]
112Chapter in a book honoring Albert Renold, 1995
I.3 Personal Correspondence
113"Six Days War" Manuscript, 1967
114Letters to Marty and Barbara, 1971-1975
115Correspondence with Children, 1971-1982
116Rodbell Letter describing European trip, 1988
117Letters from Andras Spat, 1991
118Raymond Kaempfer essay, "The Opera Fans: A Story of Survival," , 1998
119"Portrait of a School," Manuscript, [no date]
120Party Invitations to the Rodbell Home, 13 August [no year]
I.4 National Institutes of Health (NIH) including the National Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Apointments and Programs
121NIAMD Assembly of Scientists, 12 March 1964
122Notes from NIH meeting of scientists, 24-25 April 1970
123Scientific Director of NIEHS, 1984-1988
124Rodbell draft of "Actual Achievements" at NIEHS, 1986
125NIH Scholars Advisor Panel, 30 June 1988
126Recommendation for Creation of a Senior Biomedical Research Service, 20 July 1988
127Intramural Research Program, 1993
128NIEHS Scientist Emeritus, 1993-1994
129NIH Senior Executive Service, 1994
130NIH Alumni Association, 1994-1995
Research Projects
131 1958-1964
132 1965-1979
133 1997-1998
Laboratory Work
134Laboratory Requisition Forms, 1961-1962
135Lists of Rodbell's lab workers, 1969-1984
136Applicants for Rodbell's lab, 1965-1996
Personal and Budgetary
21Rodbell Personnel Files, 1961-1967
22Rodbell Personnel Files, 1981-1993
23Budget Reports, 1989-1992
24Budget Reports, 1993
25Budget Reports, 1994-1995
26Budget Reports, 1996
27Budget Reports, 1997
28Budget Reports, 1998
I.5 Articles about Martin Rodbell
29NIH Record, 1970-1994
210NIEHS Environmental Factor, 1985-1994
211Leader: Magazine of the Triangle, 1989-1990
OversizeLeader: Magazine of the Triangle, 1989-1990
112Science, 26 February 1999
213Miscellaneous Clippings, 1980-1991

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Series II: Correspondence, 1961-1998 3.2 linear feet

This series of professional correspondence is divided into two subseries to represent Rodbell's own filing system. The first subseries is arranged by year and covers 1961 through 1998. The material primarily consists of letters between Rodbell and various scientists and organizations. The second subseries is arranged alphabetically by correspondent's name. Most of the individuals listed were Rodbell's students or colleagues in search of professional advice or recommendations. Both subseries primarily contain professional letters, but there are also a handful of postcards.
Within folders, the materials are arranged chronologically, with stapled "packets" of correspondence ordered by the date on the top letter. Despite Rodbell's filing separation by year and by individual, there is some overlap and no name index of correspondents exists. Therefore, researchers searching for correspondence from specific individuals should consult both subseries.
BoxFolder
II.1 Arranged By Year, 1961-1998
214 1961
215 1962
216 1963
217 1964, January-April
218 1964, May-August
219 1964, September-December
220 1965, January-March
221 1965, April
222 1965, May-October
223 1965, November-December
224 1966, January-July
225 1966, August-December
31 1967, January-March
32 1967, April-August
33 1967, September-October
34 1967, November-December
35 1968, January-March
36 1968, April-August
37 1968, September-December
38 1969, January-July
39 1969, August-December
310 1970, January-July
311 1970, August-December
312 1971, January-July
313 1971, August-December
314 1972, January-April
315 1972, May-September
316 1972, October-December
317 1973, January-May
318 1973, July-December
319 1974
320 1975, January-April
321 1975, May-July
322 1975, August-December
323 1976, January-May
324 1976, July-December
41 1977, February-July
42 1977, August-December
43 1978, February-April
44 1978, July-December
45 1979
46 1980, January-April
47 1980, May-August
48 1980, September-October
49 1980, November-December
410 1981, January-May
411 1981, July-September
412 1981, October-December
413 1982, January-July
414 1982, August-December
415 1983, January-May
416 1983, June-November
417 1984, January-July
418 1984, August-October
51 1984, November-December
52 1985, January-March
53 1985, April-September
54 1985, October-December
55 1986, January-May
56 1986, June-September
57 1986, October-November
58 1986, December
59 1987, January-March
510 1987, April-June
511 1987, July-September
512 1987, October-December
513 1988-1992
514 1993, January-April
515 1993, May-June
516 1993, July-September
61 1993, October-November
62 1993, December
63 1994, January-March
64 1994, April-September
65 1994, October-November
66 1994, December
67 1995, January
68 1995, February-April
69 1995, May-June
610 1995, July-October
611 1995, November-December
612 1996, January
613 1996, February-March
614 1996, April-June
615 1996, July-October
71 1996, November-December
72 1997, January-April
73 1997, May-December
74 1998, January-April
75 1998, May-October
76Miscellaneous Cards, [no date]
II.2 Arranged by Name, 1966-1998
77Birnbaumer, Lutz, 1966-1967
78Birnbaumer, Lutz, 1968-1970
79Birnbaumer, Lutz, 1971-1975
710Cooper, Dermot, M. F., 1980-1998
712Corda, Daniela, 1992
713Coulter, Sherry, 1985-1993
714Fritz, Irving B., 1988
715Gajdusek, Carleton, 1995-1997
716Hanahan, Donald J., 1969
717Haraguchi, Kazutaka, 1983-1991
718Harwood, James, 1970-1976
719Horuk, Richard, [no date]
720Jahangeer, Saleem, 1990-1994
81Krans, Hendrik Michiel Jan, 1968-1969
82Krug, Eva, 1982-1983
83Krug, Eva, 1984-1986
84Krug, Eva, 1984-1986
85Krug, Eva, 1989-1990
86Krug, Eva, 1991-1998
87Krug, Eva, [no date]
88Lad, Pramod M., 1976-1991
89Lakso, Merja, [no date]
810Letarte, Jacques, 1967
811Low, Hans, 1970-1978
812Loyter, Abraham, 1972
813Martin, Bruce, 1972-1975
814Morris, Steve, 1993
815Nagai, Katsuya, 1991
816Nakamura, Sun-ichi, 1988-1992
817Neer, Eva, 1995-1997
818Newby, Andrew, 1977-1979
819Newby, Andrew, 1977-1979
820Newby, Andrew, 1980-1988
821Nielson, Thor, 1981-1984
822Parker, John C., 1993
823Pohl, Stephen L., 1966-1979
824Price, David, 1993
825Putney, James W., Jr., 1997
826Racker, Efraim, 1985
827Rendell, Marc, 1977
828Ribeiro-Neto, Fernando, 1988-1997
829Rubalcava, Boanerges, 1970-1983
91Salomon, Yoram, 1975-1978
92Salomon, Yoram, 1979
93Salomon, Yoram, 1980-1993
94Schlegel, Werner, 1980
95Schramm, Michael, 1967-1969
96Schramm, Michael, 1970-1976
97Schramm, Michael, 1977-1980
98Sharma, Rameshwar, 1995-1998
99Sjoquist, John, 1990
910Spat, Andres, 1991-1992
911Toll, Amitis, [no date]
912Udrisar, Daniel, 1987-1990
913Wachsman, Joseph, 1987
914Welton, Ann, 1978
915Wright, David, 1981
916Yamamura, Hirohei, 1975-1981

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Series III: Professional Affiliations, 1963-1998 1.2 linear feet

BoxFolder
III.1 Organizations, Programs, and Universities
917American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1993-1996
918Baltimore City College Reunion, 1993
919Banbury Center, Trends in Biochemical Sciences article, 1997
920Belgium Royal Academy of Medicine, 1991
921Breakthrough: Television's Journal of Science and Medicine, 1997
922CaroTech, L.L.C., 1998
923Duke University, Department of Cell Biology, 1989-1991
924Exploris Learning Center, 1996
925Georgetown University, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, 1976
926Inspire Pharmaceuticals, 1995-1997
101Johns Hopkins University, 1995-1998
102Johns Hopkins University 50th Reunion Committee, 1996-1998
103Johns Hopkins University 50th Reunion Fundraising, 1996-1998
Manzanar Project
104Correspondence, 1987-1997
105Proposals, 1996
106Brochures and Clippings [part 1]
107Brochures and Clippings [part 2]
108Brochures and Clippings [part 3]
109Minority Culture Awareness Day Program, NIEHS, 1985
National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
1010Correspondence, 1988-1996
1011Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Information for Contributors, 1987-1998
1012Voting and Balloting, 1992-1997
1013NIEHS, Environmental Health Perspectives, 1992-1993
1014Principal Investigators, Rodbell Profile, 1997
1015Smith, Kline, and French Laboratories, 1985
The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR)
1016Correspondence, 1992-1993
1017Correspondence, 1994
1018Correspondence, 1996-1998
111Meetings and Minutes, 1993-1998
112Financial Information, 1993-1998
113Articles and Clippings, 1992-1998
114Profiles of Employees
115University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 1988-1996
116Virginia Commonwealth University, 1993-1996
III.2 Martin Rodbell Peer Reviews
[Restricted]
117Peer Reviews, 1963-1998
118Peer Reviews, [no date]

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Series IV: Conferences and Travel, 1965-1998 2 linear feet

This series covers Rodbell's extensive professional travel and speaking engagements. Divided into two subseries to reflect Rodbell's filing system, materials consist of correspondence, programs, travel itineraries, and other ephemera related to conferences and presentations. The first subseries, arranged chronologically, contains files on specific conferences attended by Rodbell. These materials are strongest in the late-1970s and late-1990s, but provide a good understanding of the busy lecture schedule kept by Rodbell. A few files are accompanied by large posters from the event (kept with the oversize materials), and contained photographs which were moved to the photographic series. The smaller second subseries contains more general travel files, covering an array of professional trips, personal travel, and materials relating to various lectures attended by Rodbell during the late-1970s and 1980s. Unfortunately, this series contains few of Rodbell's conference papers, remarks, or reflections. Apart from Rodbell's 1994 Nobel Prize trip to Sweden (contained in the Nobel Prize, honorary degrees and other awards series), this series chronicles his professional activities as a lecturer, moderator, and conference attendee.
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IV.1 Conferences Attended by Martin Rodbell, 1965-1998
119Protides of the Biological Fluids Conference, Belgium, April-May 1965
1110Gordon Research Conferences, June-September 1965
1111Institute de Biochemie Clinique, Geneva, 1967-1968
1112Gordon Research Conference on Hormone Action, New Hampshire, 14-18 July 1969
1113Hormones and Regulation of Cellular Metabolism Conference, India, 1-9 November 1971
1114Society of Biological Chemists Meeting, May 1972
1115International Titisee Conference, Germany, 27-31 March 1974
1116Colloquium for the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Zurich, 1 April 1974
1117Australian Biochemical Society Lectures, May 1974
1118Advances in Glucagon Research Conference, Santa Ynez Valley, California, 13-16 October 1974
1119Gordon Conference on Hormone Action, Santa Barbara, California, January 1977
1120New York Academy of Science Lecture, New York City, 25 October 1977
1121Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences Lecture Series, NIH, 1 December 1977
1122ICN Pharmaceuticals Conference, UCLA, February-March 1978
1123Cardiovascular Research Institute Conference, San Francisco, 12-16 March 1978
1124University of Wisconsin Lecture, 16-18 March 1978
1125Nobel Symposium 42, Stockholm, 8-10 June 1978
1126Workshop on Cellular Regulations, NIH, 19-21 October 1978
1127SUNY Buffalo Lecture, March 1979
1128Les Houches Lectures, France,, 30 July-30 August 1979
1129Fogarty International Center Conference on Enzymes and Proteins, 22-24 October 1979
1130Hormones and Cell Regulation Conference, Brussels, October 1979
1131Rutgers Medical School Lecture, 17 January 1980
1132Brandeis University Lecture, 30-31 January 1980
1133Symposium on Molecular Endocrinology, UCLA-Riverside, 27-29 March 1980
121Neuroscience Research Program, Boston, 7-10 May 1980 [part 1]
122Neuroscience Research Program, Boston, 7-10 May 1980 [part 2]
123American Society of Biological Chemists Symposium, New Orleans, 4 June 1980
124Symposium on Cell Membranes, Geneva, 20 June-21 July 1980
125Conference on Cyclic Nucleotides, Brussels, 22-26 July 1980
126Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) Meeting, Jerusalem, 24-29 August 1980
127Membrane Center Lecture, Yale University, 4 February 1981
128University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore, 10 February 1981
129Swiss Union of the Experimental Biology Societies Meeting, Lausanne, Switzerland, 27 March 1981
1210University of Pennsylvania Lecture, Philadelphia, 9 April 1981
1211Vanderbilt University Lecture, Nashville, 23 April 1981
1212University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Lecture, 23 April 1981
1213Dartmouth University Lecture, 6 May 1981
1214Hormones and Cyclic Nucleotides Conference, Stockholm, 24-26 May 1981
1215Action of Insulin Symposium, Gottingen, Germany, 11-12 May 1983
1216Conference on Cyclic Nucleotides, Milan, 27 June-1 July 1983
1217University of Toronto Seminar, 24 October 1984
1218Hormone Research Meeting, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, 9 November 1986
1219Bordetella pertussis Workshop, Hamilton, Montana, 18-20 August 1988
1220Diabetes Federation Congress, Sydney, Australia, 20-25 November 1988
1221Nobel Conference, Stockholm, 6-8 September 1989
1222Receptors Conference, Israel, 7-10 October 1990
1223Symposium on Cellular Endocrinology, Lake Placid, New York, 26-29 September 1991
1224Schueler Lecture in Pharmacology, Tulane University, 16-18 February 1991
1225Louis S. Harris Seminar in the Neurosciences, Virginia Medical College, 7 December 1993
1226National Advisory NIEHS Council Meeting, 23-24 May 1994 [part 1]
1227National Advisory NIEHS Council Meeting, 23-24 May 1994 [part 2]
1228Nobel Symposium, Brussels, 12 January 1995
1229Edmund Fischer Lecture, University of Washington, 9 March 1995
1230Robert O. Scow Symposium, NIH, 6 April 1995
1231Koppanyi Lecture, Georgetown University, 5 May 1995
1232Symposium in Honor of Martin Rodbell, NIH, 11 May 1995
1233Signal Transduction Symposium, Northwestern University, 16 May 1995
1234Symposium on Biomedical Science, University of Michigan, 19 May 1995
131Salute to Excellence Weekend, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1-3 June 1995
26Two name tags, Martin Rodbell and Barbara Rodbell, for Salute to Excellence Weekend, Williamsburg, VA, 1-3 June 1995
132European Congress of Pharmacology Lecture, Milan, Italy, 19 June 1995
133Sigma Diagnostics Dinner Lecture, St. Louis, 23 August 1995
134Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association Lecture, Baltimore, 14 September 1995
135Belgium Royal Academy of Medicine Lectures, September 1995
136Johns Hopkins University Reception, 6 October 1995
137Obesity Meeting, Baton Rouge, 14 October 1995
138Distinguished Lecture in Biomedicine, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, 17 October 1995
139Mt. Sinai Medical School Lecture Series, New York City, 11 October 1995
1310Barcelona International Congress, 2-4 November 1995 [part 1]
1311Barcelona International Congress, 2-4 November 1995 [part 2]
1312University of Seville Lecture, 14 November 1995
1313Congress of Italian Scientists, Naples, 6-7 December 1995
1314Steinberg-Wylie Lecture, University of Maryland at Baltimore, 11 December 1995
1315Wyeth-Ayerst, Women's Health Research Institute Presentation, Philadelphia, 15 February 1996
1316Avery Steelman Lecture, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 11-12 March 1996
1317Virginia Medical College Symposium, Richmond, 18 March 1996
1318American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET) Lecture, Washington, D.C., 14-17 April 1996
1319Nelson J. Leonard Distinguished Lecturer, University of Illinois, Urbana, 18-19 April 1996
1320University of Maryland at Baltimore, Biochemistry Lecture, 20 May 1996
1321Evolution of the Receptor Concept Conference, Geneva, 13 June 1996
1322Jacques Monod Conference, INSERM, France, 24-28 June 1996
1323Meeting of Nobel Laureates, Lindau, 1-5 July 1996
26Circular medallion "Tagungen der Nobelpreistrager Lindau", [ca. 1996]
141Biology of Phagocytes Conference, Pavia, Italy, 4-7 September 1996
142Adrenergic Mechanisms Conference, Portugal, 22-25 September 1996
143Regulation of Enzyme Activity Symposium, Indianapolis, 30 September-1 October 1996
144World Congress of Pathology, Budapest, 20-25 October 1996
145McLean Lectures, Baylor University, 23 January 1997
146Department of Energy Workshop, San Antonio, March 1997
147Markey Lecture, Johns Hopkins University, 16 April 1997
148Lancers Boys Club Lecture, Baltimore, 18 April 1997
149Smith Kline Beehcam Pharmaceuticals Lecture, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, 6 May 1997
1410World Conference on Inflammation, Geneva, 19-21 May 1997
1411Thomas H. Maren Lecture, Mt. Desert Isle Laboratory, Salsbury Cove, Maine, July 1997
1412Medical Scientist Lecture Series, University of California, Irvine, July 1997
1413North Carolina Academy of Science Lecture, Durham, August 1997
1414Marine Biology Conference, Italy, 22-29 September 1997
1415East Carolina University, Medical School Lecture, Greenville, North Carolina, 6 October 1997
1416DeWitt Stetton, Jr. Symposium, NIH, 8 October 1997
1417Charles H. Best Lecture, University of Toronto, 17-19 October 1997
1418Geever Lecture, University of Illinois, Chicago, 20 October 1997
1419Puerto Rico Medical Association Lecture, San Juan, 7 November 1997
1420"Ten Nobels for the Future" Seminar, Milan, Italy, 5-7 December 1997
1421Receptor Biology Roundtable, Massachusetts, 5-7 December 1997
1422NIDDK Symposium on International Cooperation in Research, NIH, 27 March 1998
1423Dakin Lecture, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY, April 1998
1424Congress of Molecular Medicine, Berlin, 6-9 May 1998
1425International Congress of the Worldwide Hungarian Medical Academy, Budapest, 27-29 August 1998
1426Symposium Honoring Michiel Krans, Leiden, 30 October 1998
1427International Second Messengers and Phosphoproteins Conference, Jerusalem, Israel, November 1998
1428Rodbell Lecture Series, NIH, 16 November 1998
IV.2 General Travel Files, 1971-1991
151Travel, 1971-1974
152Travel, 1975
153Travel, 1976
154Travel, 1977
155Travel, 1978-1979
156Travel, 1980-1981
157Travel, 1982
158Travel, 1983
159Travel, 1984
1510Travel, 1985
1511Travel, 1986
1512Travel, 1987
1513Travel, 1988-1991

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Series V: Laboratory Work and Research Publications, 1965-1997 2.5 linear feet

As a lifelong scientist Rodbell was a prolific researcher and writer. This series, divided into five subseries, consists of Rodbell's laboratory work and extensive research publications. The first subseries, arranged chronologically, contains the contents of eight laboratory notebooks from 1965 to 1976, a 1966 experiment on adenyl assay, and a file of 1971 experiment results. These important files record a number of G-protein experiments done by various scientists in Rodbell's laboratory. These experiments document the discovery of signal transduction. Mostly consisting of graphs and scientific findings these notebooks feature some charts drawn by Rodbell, and other scientific findings that led to the discovery of GTP (guanosine triphosphate) and the role of G-proteins in cellular communication. The loose papers were removed from their original binders and three of the original binders make up the second subseries. The binders feature unique illustrations and commentary by Rodbell's colleagues. The third subseries consists of three files of miscellaneous figures and charts mostly relating to GTP that appeared in various Rodbell publications.
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V.1 Laboratory Notebooks
161"Anne Butler Jones", September-November 1965 [part 1]
162"Anne Butler Jones", September-November 1965 [part 2]
163"Anne Butler Jones", September-November 1965 [part 3]
164[Martin Rodbell], "Solutions for Adenyl Cyclase Assay", April 1966
165[Hendrik Michiel Jan] "Krans II", 1969-1970 [part 1]
166[Hendrik Michiel Jan] "Krans II", 1969-1970 [part 2]
167[Hendrik Michiel Jan] "Krans II", 1969-1970 [part 3]
168[Hendrik Michiel Jan] "Krans II", 1969-1970 [part 4]
169[Hendrik Michiel Jan] "Krans II", 1969-1970 [part 5]
1610Hendrik Michiel Jan Krans, Experiment Results, 1971
1611"1973 Summary, James P. Harwood", January-August 1973 [part 1]
1612"1973 Summary, James P. Harwood", January-August 1973 [part 2]
1613"1973 Summary, James P. Harwood", January-August 1973 [part 3]
1614"GTP" [guanosine triphosphate], 1975-1976 [part 1]
1615"GTP" [guanosine triphosphate], 1975-1976 [part 2]
1616"GTP" [guanosine triphosphate], 1975-1976 [part 3]
171Untitled binder of experiments, 1975-1976 [part 1]
172Untitled binder of experiments, 1975-1976 [part 2]
173Untitled binder of experiments, 1975-1976 [part 3]
174Untitled binder of experiments, 1975-1976 [part 4]
175"Ann [Welton] and Andrew [Newby] I, Joint Experiments", 1975-1976 [part 1]
176"Ann [Welton] and Andrew [Newby] I, Joint Experiments", 1975-1976 [part 2]
177"Ann [Welton] and Andrew [Newby] I, Joint Experiments", 1975-1976 [part 3]
178"Ann [Welton] and Andrew [Newby] I, Joint Experiments", 1975-1976 [part 4]
179"Ann [Welton] and Andrew [Newby] II, GTPase Assay", March-November 1976 [part 1]
1710"Ann [Welton] and Andrew [Newby] II, GTPase Assay", March-November 1976 [part 2]
1711"Ann [Welton] and Andrew [Newby] II, GTPase Assay", March-November 1976 [part 3]
1712"Binding, 'What a Bind?'", April-July 1976 [part 1]
1713"Binding, 'What a Bind?'", April-July 1976 [part 2]
1714"Binding, 'What a Bind?'", April-July 1976 [part 3]
1715"Binding, 'What a Bind?'", April-July 1976 [part 4]
1716"Binding, 'What a Bind?'", April-July 1976 [part 5]
V.2 Binders
18"Ann [Welton] and Andrew [Newby] I, Joint Experiments", 1975-1976
18"Ann [Welton] and Andrew [Newby] II, GTPase Assay", March-November 1976
18"Binding, 'What a Bind?'", April-July 1976
V.3 Charts and Figures
181Charts and Figures [part 1]
182Charts and Figures [part 2]
183Charts and Figures [part 3]
V.4 Reprints
191"The actions of glucagon on the adenylae cyclase system" (1981) TO "The actions of hormones on adenylate cyclase systems" (1978)
192"The actions of insulin and catabolic hormones on the plasma membrane of the fat cells" (1968) TO "Activation of adenylate cyclase in hepatic membranes involves interactions of the catalytic unit with multimeric complexes of regulatory proteins" (1979)
193"Effects of GTP on binding of (3H) glucagon to receptors in rat hepatic plasma membranes (1977)" TO "Evidence for specific binding sites for guanine nucleotides in adipocyte and hepatocyte plasma membranes. A difference in fate of GTP and guanosine 5'-(beta, gamma-imino) triphosphate" (1975)
194"ADP is a potent inhibitor of human platelet plasma membrane adenylate cyclase" (1979) TO "Are Transducers the Response-Determining Step in Hormone Actions?" (no date)
195"Beginnings of an Endocrinologist" (1991) TO "Bioinformatics: an emerging means of assessing environmental health" (1994)
196"Carbachol-activated muscarinic (M1 and M3) receptors transfected into Chinese hamster ovary cells inhibit trafficking of endosomes" (1991) TO "The complex structure and regulation of adenylate cyclase" (1983)
197"Current Contents Citation Classic" (1980) TO "The disaggregation theory of signal transduction revisited: further evidence that G proteins are multimeric and disaggregate to monomers when activated" (1993)
198"Effects of GTP on binding of (3H) glucagon to receptors in rat hepatic plasma membranes (1977)" TO "Evidence for specific binding sites for guanine nucleotides in adipocyte and hepatocyte plasma membranes. A difference in fate of GTP and guanosine 5'-(beta, gamma-imino) triphosphate" (1975)
199"The fat cell adenylate cyclase system. Characterization and manipulation of its bimodal regulation by GTP" (1979) TO "5'-Guanylylimidodiphosphate, a potent activator of adenylate cyclase systems in eukaryotic cells" (1974)
1910"Glucagon1-6 binds to the glucagon receptor and activates hepatic adenylate cyclase" (1979) TO "The glucagon-sensitive adenyl cyclase system in plasma membranes of rat liver. IV. Effects of guanylnucleotides on binding of 125I-glucagon" (1971)
1911"The glucagon-sensitive adenyl cyclase system in plasma membranes of rat liver. V. An obligatory role of guanylnucleotides in glucagon action" (1971) TO "G-proteins have characteristics of cytoskeletal proteins: A basis for the programmable messenger theory" (1988)
1912"G-proteins have properties of multimeric proteins: An explanation for the role of GTPases in their dynamic behavior" (1993) TO "GTP stimulates and inhibits adenylate cyclase in fat cell membranes through distinct regulatory processes" (1977)
1913"The hepatic adenylate cyclase system. I. Evidence for transition states and structural requirements for guanine nucloetide activation" (1975) TO "A highly sensitive adenylate cyclase assay" (1974)
1914"Hormones, receptors, and adenyl cyclase activity in mammalian cells" (1969) TO "Hydroxybenzylpindolol and hydroxybenzylpropranolol: partial beta adrenergic agonists of adenylate cyclase in the rat adipocyte" (1976)
1915"Inactivation of glucagon by plasma membranes of rat liver" (1972) TO "Isoproterenol stimulates shift" (1990)
1916"Lecithin synthesis in liver" (1955) TO "Localization of lipoprotein lipase in fat cells of rat adipose tissue" (1964)
1917"Metabolism of chylomicron proteins in the dog" (1959) TO "The metabolism of isolated fat cells. IV. Regulation of release of protein by Lipolytic hormones and insulin" (1966)
1918"The metabolism of isolated fat cells. VII. Sodium-linked, energy-dependent, and ouabain-sensitive potassium accumulation in ghosts" (1969) TO "Multiple inhibitory and activating effects of nucleotides and magnesium on adrenal adenylate cyclase" (1975)
1919"The nature of proteins associated with dog and human chylomicrons (1959)" TO "N-terminal amino acid and lipid composition of lipoprotiens from chyle and plasma" (1958)
1920"Octyl glucoside extracts GTP-binding regulatory proteins from rat brain 'synaptoneurosomes' as large, polydisperse structures devoid of beta gammacomplexes and sensitive to disaggregation by guanine nucleotides (1990)" TO "Opiate receptor-mediated inhibition of adenylate cyclase in rat striatal plasma membranes" (1982)
1921"A persistent active state of the adenylate cyclase system produced by the combined actions of isoproterenol and guanylyl imidodiphosphate in frog erythrocyte membranes (1975)" TO "Programmable messengers: a new theory of hormone action" (1985)
1922"Properties of the adenyl cyclase systems in liver and adipose cells: the mode of action of hormones (1970)" TO "Proteolysis activates adenylate cyclase in rat liver and AC-lymphoma cell independently of the guanine nucleotide regulatory site" (1980)
201"The reaction of glucagon with its receptor: evidence for discrete regions of activity and binding in the glucagon molecule" (1971) TO "The removal and metabolism of triglycerides by perfused liver" (1964)
202"Reversible activation of hepatic adenylate cyclase by guanyl-5'-yl-(alpha,beta-methylene)diphosphonate and guanyl-5'-yl imidodiphosphate" (1977) TO "Role of adenine and guanine nucleotides in the activity and response of adenylate cyclase systems to hormones: evidence for multi-site transition states" (1975)
203"The role of GTP-binding proteins in hormone action: adenylate cyclase and other transduction processes (no date)" TO "The role of GTP-binding proteins in signal transduction: from the sublimely simple to the conceptually complex" (1992)
204"The role of GTP in coupling of hormone receptors and adenylate cyclase" (1979) TO "The role of nucleotide regulatory components in the coupling of hormone receptors and adenylate cyclase" (1978)
205"Selective effects of organic mercurials on the GTP-regulatory proteins of adenylate cyclase systems" (1980) TO "Signal transduction: A twenty year history of G-proteins" (no date)
206"Simple model for hormone-activated adenylate cyclase systems" (1976) TO "The structure of adenylate cyclase systems" (1981)
207"Structure-function relationships in adenylate cyclase systems" (1982) TO "The structure of hormone-sensitive adenylate cyclase systems" (no date)
208"Structure of the turkey erythrocyte adenylate cyclase system" (1981) TO "Toward a unifying hypothesis for the effects of cholera toxin catalysed adp-ribosylation in diverse adenylate cyclase systems" (1980)
209Miscellaneous Writings and Reprints
V.5 Writings of Others
2010Vivian Joyce Goldberg, "Glucagon Action on Isolated Liver Cells" Ph.D. diss., Georgetown University, 1973
2011Citation list of reprints kept by Rodbell

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Series VI: Nobel Prize, Honorary Degrees, and Other Awards, 1970-1998 1.1 linear feet

In addition to the other series focusing Rodbell's professional activities and travel, this series covers the numerous awards and professional honors that Rodbell received during his scientific career. Rodbell's most significant awards are covered in three subseries and then a fourth subseries contains files on other honors. Materials are arranged chronologically and similar items, such as official documentation and letters of congratulations are grouped together. Photographs from several of the award ceremonies are found in the photographic series, and some of the larger materials such as honorary degrees and certificates are kept with the oversize materials.
The first subseries covers Rodbell's winning the Gairdner Foundation International Award in 1984. Included in this subseries are presentation materials, his acceptance speech, and letters of congratulations. Three years later, in 1987, Rodbell was elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). This important induction is covered in the second subseries which contains correspondence, articles and clippings, and letters of congratulations. But the most prestigious honor was the 1994 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, which Rodbell received jointly with Alfred G. Gilman, for their discovery of signal transduction. The third subseries contains materials related to his receiving the Nobel. These files cover Rodbell's 1994 trip to Sweden to receive the award, varied correspondence, letters of congratulations, and numerous articles and clippings. The fourth subseries covers Rodbell's other professional awards, appointments, and honorary degrees. This series shows the diversity of professional and scientific awards that Rodbell received during his lifetime.
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VI.1 Gairdner Award, 1984
Official Documentation
2012Correspondence, 1984-1989
Presentation Materials
2013Acceptance Speech
2014Schedule of Events
2015Programs and Invitations
2016Sketches of Winners
Notes and Letters of Congratulations
2017 September-November 1984
Publicity
2018Articles and Clippings, August-November 1984
VI.2 Election to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), 1987
Presentation Materials
2019Programs and Invitations
26Name tag, Martin Rodbell, National Academy of Sciences Member, [ca. 1987]
Notes and Letters of Congratulations
2020 March-May 1987
2020 June-July 1987
Publicity
211Articles, May-June 1987
212Newspaper Clippings, 1987 [part 1]
213Newspaper Clippings, 1987 [part 2] [photocopies]
VI.3 Nobel Prize, 1994
Official Documentation
214Nomination, January 1994
215Award Letter, 10 October 1994
216Press Releases, 10 October 1994
217Correspondence with Alfred Gilman, 20 October 1994
218Copyright Assignment to Nobel, 26 October 1994
219Correspondence, October-December 1994
2110Nobel Awards Winners, 1994
Prize Materials
26Nobel Prize Packet [blue felt], ca. 1994
26Nobel Diploma (in Swedish) in Presentation Portfolio, 10 December 1994
Presentation Materials
2111Acceptance Speech, 10 December 1994
2112Nobel Lecture [reprint], 1995
2113Page proofs for Nobel Book, 1995
Notes and Letters of Congratulations
2114 10 October 1994
2115 11 October 1994
2116 12-13 October 1994
2117 14-17 October 1994
2118 18 October-November 1994
2119 1995-1996
2120Photocopies of Faxes, 1994-1996
NIH Nobel Reception, 28 October 1994
2121Invitation, October 1994
White House Nobel Prizewinners' Reception, 28 November 1994
2122Invitation, November 1994
Stockholm Trip, December 1994
2123Correspondence, December 1994
2124Schedule of Events [part 1]
2125Schedule of Events [part 2]
2126Programs [part 1]
2127Programs [part 2]
221Programs [part 3]
222Programs [part 4]
223Invitations and cards
224Menus
225Stockholm Souvenirs
Publicity
226Interviews, 1994
227Articles, 1992-1994
228Articles, 1995-1996
229Newspaper Clippings, 1994-1995 [part 1]
2210Newspaper Clippings, 1994-1995 [part 2]
2211Newspaper Clippings, 1994-1995 [part 3]
2212Newspaper Clippings, 1994-1995 [part 4] [photocopies]
VI.4 Other Awards
OversizeJohns Hopkins University, B.A. diploma, 14 June 1949
26University of Washington, Ph.D. diploma, Presentation Portfolio, 20 August 1954
2213Phi Sigma Delta Fraternity, Member, 21 August 1943
2214American Society of Biological Chemists, Member, 16 April 1970
2215Gordon Research Conferences, Chairman of Conference on Cyclic AMP, 1972
OversizeSenior Executive Service (SES), Charter Member, 13 July 1979
2216NIH Award of Merit [photocopy], 1984
2217Department of Health and Human Services, 30 Years of Federal Service, ca. 1986
2218Richard Lounsbery Award, 1987
OversizeJapanese Biochemical Society, Member [accompanied with English translation], 14 October 1987
2219Cleveland Clinic Educational Foundation, Visiting Professor Pro Tempore, 20 November 1989
2220American Academy Arts and Sciences, Member, 14 April 1993
2221Bristol-Meyers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Cardiovascular Research, Nomination, 27 October 1993
2222Virginia Commonwealth University, Innovator in Biochemistry Lectureship, 11 April 1995
2223Baltimore City College Hall of Fame, Member, 17 November 1995
26Baltimore City College Hall of Fame, Presentation Portfolio, 17 November 1995
2224University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine, Avery Steelman Lecture, March 1996
Virginia Commonwealth University Honorary Degree, 18 May 1996
231Correspondence, May-June 1996
232Programs and Cards
26Honorary degree, Presentation Portfolio
26Citation marking the award, Presentation Portfolio
University of Washington, Distinguished Alumni Award, 6 June 1996
233Correspondence, March-July 1996
244Programs and Cards
235Articles
University of Geneva, Honorary Degree, 8 June 1996
236Correspondence, February-June 1996
237Programs and Cards
238Newspaper Clippings
239Council of State Certificate, 17 April 1996
OversizeHonorary Degree, 8 June 1996
2310Sigma Xi [The Scientific Research Society], Member, 1997
2311The North Carolina Awards, Award for Science, 1998
26Certificate for The North Carolina Awards, Award in Science, 1998, Presentation Portfolio

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Series VII. Photographs, 1925-1996 0.5 linear feet linear feet

This series contains photographs and a handful of slides divided roughly into two aspects of Rodbell's life, the personal and professional. These designations make up the two chronologically arranged subseries. The first subseries contains photographs of Rodbell's childhood, his children, and related family members. This series also features single shots of Rodbell arranged by rough time periods. Many of the photographs in this subseries are undated and identified, but some have descriptions and/or dates inscribed on the back. These important photographs cover the non-scientific and more informal events in Rodbell's life and go well with the materials from the personal and biographical series. The second subseries consists of photographs from Rodbell's professional career. This subseries features photographs from Rodbell's laboratories, official conference photographs showing Rodbell and other attendees, and a number of unidentified and undated conference photographs. Some of these conference photographs are part of files from the conferences and travel series. There are also photographs taken at awards ceremonies, featuring some from the 1994 Nobel Prize ceremony. This subseries also includes a number of miscellaneous pictures of Rodbell's students, peers, and colleagues.
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VII.1 Personal
Childhood and Young Adulthood
2312Childhood, ca. 1925-1935
2313Jacobson Family, 1932
2314Young Adulthood, ca. 1935-1944
2315United States Navy, 1944-1946
2316Phi Sigma Delta Fraternity, Johns Hopkins University, 1946-1949
2317Post-War, 1947-1950
Rodbell Family
2318Marriage and Family, ca. 1950-1960
2319Venice Trip, April 1961
2320Family Home, Somerset, Maryland, 1966
2321Paul Citroen Visit, 1972
2322Family Vacations and Travel, ca. 1970s
2323Family Vacations and Travel, ca. 1990s
Single Photographs of Rodbell
2324 ca. 1970s
2325 ca. 1980s
2326 ca. 1990s
VII.2 Professional
Laboratory Work
2327Early Laboratory Work, 1960-1966
2328Institute de Biochemie Clinique, Geneva, 1967-1968
OversizeInstitute de Biochemie Clinique, Geneva, one photograph with three charts, ca. 1968
2329NIH Laboratory, ca. early 1970s
2330Laboratory of Nutrition and Endocrinology, August 1979
2331University of Geneva, ca. early 1980s
2332Rodbell in NIEHS lab, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, ca. 1990s
Conferences
2333International Symposium on Protein and Polypeptide Hormones, Belgium, 1968
OversizeGordon Research Conferences, New Hampshire, 14-18 July 1969
2334Capri Conference, Italy, 25-26 March 1970, [part 1]
2335Capri Conference, Italy, 25-26 March 1970, [part 2]
2336Capri Conference, Italy, 25-26 March 1970, [part 3]
2337Gordon Research Conferences, New Hampshire, 1970-1972
2338Neurosciences Research Program, 5-7 March 1972
2339Advances in Glucagon Research Conference, Santa Ynez Valley, California, 13-16 October 1974
2340Conference on Liver Cell Plasma Membranes, June 1977
2341Nobel Symposium 42, Stockholm, 8-10 June 1978
2342Symposium on Molecular Endocrinology, UCLA-Riverside, 27-29 March 1980
2343Symposium on Cellular Molecular Endocrinology, Lake Placid, New York, 26-29 September 1991, [part 1]
2344Symposium on Cellular Molecular Endocrinology, Lake Placid, New York, 26-29 September 1991, [part 2]
2345Symposium on Cellular Molecular Endocrinology, Lake Placid, New York, 26-29 September 1991, [part 3]
241Symposium in Honor of Martin Rodbell, NIH [six slides], 11 May 1995
242Signal Transduction Symposium, Northwestern University, 16 May 1995
243Barcelona International Congress, 2-4 November 1995
244University of Seville Lecture, 14 November 1995
245Regulation of Enzyme Activity Symposium, Indianapolis, 30 September-1 October 1996
Unidentified Conferences
246 ca. 1970s [part 1]
247 ca. 1970s [part 2]
248 ca. 1980s [part 1]
Oversize ca. 1980s [part 2]
249 ca. 1990s
Awards
2410Election to the National Academy of Science, 1987
2411NIH Nobel Reception, 28 October 1994
2412White House Nobel Prizewinners' Reception, 28 November 1994
2413Nobel Prize, December 1994 [part 1]
2414Nobel Prize, December 1994 [part 2]
OversizeNobel Prize, December 1994 [part 3]
Miscellaneous
2415Eva Krug, 1982
2416Rodbell with Ph.D. student, Stockholm, 1987
2417Werner Schlegel and Dermot Cooper, 1990
2418Baltimore City College Reunion, 1993
2419Rodbell with Julius Axelrod, 1994
2420Cover of Environmental Health Perspectives 102 (November 1994)
OversizeCover of Environmental Health Perspectives 102 (November 1994)
2421Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology poster, 1994
2422Event at Natcher Building, NIH, Bethesda, ca. late 1990s
2423Eight slides of Nobelists who worked with hormone research,
2424Unidentified

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