Some Scientists
We (Should) Know and Love (or Not)


I spent the summer of 1997 as an intern in a medical research lab at UCSF. Here are some links that relate to the research I was involved with.

Rita Levi Montalcini 's seminal work purifying and characterizing for the first time one of the key proteins that guides the embryonic development of the nervous system foreshadowed the modern field of cell biology. To learn more follow these links:
Protein Purification:
http://www-users.med.cornell.edu/~jawagne/proteins_&_purification.html

Women in Science:
http://w3.wo.sbc.edu/pr/OBrien99/hall/Montalcini.html

Kary Mullis has emerged as a figure both contraversial and influencial enough that his significance may not be fully understood for years to come. Follow these links to learn about his conception of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology which now drives the entire biotech industry.