Abstract

Consists of the author's autobiography (78 p.), some biographical information, correspondence, and a list of publications.

Collection Summary Primarily lab notebooks, largely in three-ring binders. Tabor (1918-2020) was an American biochemist and physician-scientist who specialized in the function of polyamines and their role in human health and disease (polyamines are compounds that play a role in controlling the growth of normal cells and cancer cells). Editor of the Journal of Biological Chemistry (1971-2019). Senior principal investigator in the NIDDK Laboratory of Biochemistry and Genetics; served as lab chief 1962-1999. Was...