Health Policy
Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Donald S. Fredrickson Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS C 526
Abstract
Donald Sharp Fredrickson (1924-2002) was an American physiologist and science administrator who made contributions to American medicine over the course of four decades, first as a laboratory scientist, then as a leader of several prominent medical research institutions. As director of the National Institutes of Health from 1976 to 1981, Fredrickson mediated between scientists and the federal government during contentious, far-ranging debates over the direction of medical research policy,...
Dates:
1910-2002 (bulk 1960-1999)
Joshua Lederberg Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS C 552
Abstract
Lederberg won the 1958 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Edward Tatum and George Beadle "for his discoveries concerning genetic recombination and the organization of the genetic material of bacteria." He was professor of genetics at Stanford University, president of Rockfeller University, and public servant to presidents, national groups, and governmental organizations.
Dates:
1904-2008