1. Collected publications by subject, 1935-2011
Scope and Contents
Consists of published scientific 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, arranged by subject matter. Topics include those broadly related to Zamecnik's research interests on topics of biochemistry, genetics, and gene repair, such as AIDS, Alzheimer's, antisense oligonucleotides, diadenosine tetraphosphate, prostate and other cancers, cilia and cystic fibrosis, chemical carcinogens, DNA cleavage and synthesis, drug resistance, gene insertion, genetic diseases with excess nucleotides, HIV and antisense, HTLV, Hodgkin's and Huntington's diseases, influenza, Lyme disease, lymphoma, malaria, melanogenesis, microRNA, modified oligomers, oligonucleotides more generally, platelets, ribonucleotides, ribosomes, and RNA, siRNA, splicing, synthetic oligonucleotides, transcription and cross-linking, transplantation, tuberculosis, among others.
Dates
- Creation: 1935-2011
Language of Materials
Papers are predominantly in English. Some papers are in Dutch, French, German, and Russian.
Conditions Governing Access
Sub-subseries 1 includes files with personnel 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
19.75 cubic feet (21 records center cartons)Arrangement
Sub-subseries 1 is arranged in a single alphabetical run by subject, in keeping with the original arrangement of the files.
Creator
- From the Collection: Zamecnik, Paul Charles, 1912-2009 (Person)
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.