Biochemistry

Overview: The Edwin Joseph Cohn papers, 1927-1955 (inclusive), are a product of Cohn's professional appointments, activities, and research, during the period of his service at Harvard Medical School as the Head of the Department of Physical Chemistry and Director of the University Laboratory of Physical Chemistry Related to Medicine and Public Health, and at Harvard University as the Chairman of the Division of Medical Sciences of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Chairman of the Department of...

Overview: The Eva Neer papers, 1960-2000 (inclusive), 1980-1999 (bulk) consist of records created and collected by Eva Neer (1937-2000) throughout the course of her career as a researcher in biochemistry and cytology. Neer held positions at Harvard Medical School in the Department of Biochemistry and at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in the cardiovascular division. Together with David Clapham, she was responsible for the discovery of which G protein α subunit activated the ion channel responsible for...

Overview: The Scientific Papers and Departmental Minutes of the Harvard University Laboratory of Physical Chemistry Related to Medicine and Public Health, 1905-1967 (inclusive), 1940-1960 (bulk), are a product of the administrative, research, and publishing activities of the University Laboratory and its predecessor, the Harvard Medical School Department of Physical Chemistry, Boston, Massachusetts. The bulk of the records consist of departmental meeting minutes and bound scientific paper reprints...

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The Manfred L. Karnovsky papers, 1925-1998 (inclusive), 1950-1998 (bulk), are a product of Karnovsky’s research, teaching, and professional activities throughout the period of his service at Harvard Medical School in the Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, as Research Associate, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor, Harold T. White Professor, and Harold T. White Professor Emeritus.