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Historical Photos of Scientists
1993
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Dr. Martin Rodbell
Dr. Martin Rodbell, former scientific director of NIEHS, won the 1994 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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Identification of the Breast Cancer Susceptibility Gene
Former NIEHS Director Kenneth Olden (l) with senior members of the NIEHS component of the team that identified the first breast cancer susceptibility gene, BRCA1. Also pictured (left to right) are Dr. J. Carl Barrett, Dr. Roger W. Wiseman, and Dr. Andrew Futreal.
1974
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Mass Spectrometer
In 1975, NIH's central computer facility housed computers to aid in the collection, analysis and display of data from laboratory instruments, such as this mass spectrometer.
1953
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Studying Folic Acid Deficiency
In 1954, NIH researchers were studying weight and blood changes in rats with folic acid deficiency.
1952
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Rheumatic Fever and Nephritis Research
In 1953, NIH scientists were seeking the cause of the hypersensitivity that develops during a 10-21 day lapse after infection before the onset of rheumatic fever or nephritis.
1945
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Kew Gardens Apartments Laboratory
In 1946, researchers work at a field laboratory set up in the basement of the Kew Gardens apartments in New York City.
1938
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Tick Research
In 1939, laboratory technicians performed tick research at a field laboratory in Boulder, Colorado. The laboratory was equipped with a refrigerator, an autoclave, and a wood-burning stove.
1936
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An NIH Laboratory Technician
A 1937 NIH laboratory technician surrounded by tools of the trade; a rack of cotton-stoppered test tubes, a microscope and various glass jars.
1928
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Technicians from the Rocky Mountain Laboratory
In 1929, field laboratory technicians for the Rocky Mountain Laboratory collected research specimens from the north side of Blodgett Canyon, Montana.
1915
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Dr. Ida A. Bengston
In 1916, Dr. Ida A. Bengston became the first woman on the professional staff at the U.S. Public Health Service Hygienic Laboratory. Dr. Bengston worked on ways of developing vaccines for spotted fever.