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SUB-SERIES Identifier: H MS c352

B. Collected publications, 1910-2011

Scope and Contents

Consists of published scientific articles, newspaper articles, and reprints and manuscript drafts written by peers and colleagues, accompanied by related materials including research data and correspondence used as part of Zamecnik's career as a research scientist. Topics include those broadly related to Zamecnik's research interests on topics of biochemistry, genetics, and gene repair, such as antisense oligonucleotides, diadenosine tetraphosphate, cilia and cystic fibrosis, drug resistance, gene insertion, genetic diseases with excess nucleotides, HIV and antisense, HTLV, Hodgkin's and Huntington's diseases, influenza, Lyme disease, microRNA, RNA, synthetic oligonucleotides, and tuberculosis, among others. Authors of these articles include colleagues at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, the Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology, Hybridon, Inc., and ZATA Pharmaceuticals, Inc., as well as peers from external institutions and organizations. Newspaper articles cover related topics in contemporary culture, announcements of scientific discovery, editorials written by peers and colleagues, and articles describing Zamecnik and recording his research efforts. Some papers are in French, German, and Russian. In some cases, files were donated with flags relating to their contents; the content of these flags has been entered in the file-level scope and content note where applicable.

Dates

  • Creation: 1910-2011

Language of Materials

Papers are predominantly in English. Some papers are in Dutch, French, German, and Russian.

Conditions Governing Access

Subseries B includes files with personnel, student, and personally-identifying information that is restricted for 80 years from the date of record creation. The end of the restricted period is noted with each folder.

Extent

26.66 cubic feet (28 records center cartons and 1 oversized box)

Arrangement

Subseries B has been arranged in three sub-subseries: 1. Collected publications by subject, 1935-2009; 2. Collected publications by author, 1937-2011; and 3. Other collected publications, 1910-2009.

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) Repository

The Center for the History of Medicine in the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine is one of the world's leading resources for the study of the history of health and medicine. Our mission is to enable the history of medicine and public health to inform healthcare, the health sciences, and the societies in which they are embedded.

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