- Subtitle:
- Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences: Roderick MacKinnon
- Series:
- Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences
- Topic:
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Science, Medicine, and Technology
- Interviewer:
- Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Interviewee:
- MacKinnon, Roderick
- Supporting Documents:
- Records relating to the interview are located in the office of the UCLA Library's Center for Oral History Research.
- Language:
- English
- Copyright:
- Regents of the University of California, UCLA Library.
- Series Statement:
- Interviews in this series, sponsored by the Pew Charitable Trusts, document the research of "outstanding scientists from quality institutions" chosen by the Pew Scholars Program to receive four-year stipends.
- Abstract:
- Childhood in Massachusetts; childhood interest in nature; enters medical school despite misgivings; interest in ion channel research; MacKinnon's willingness to teach himself new techniques; the role of observation in MacKinnon's experimental technique; the professional risks involved in focusing on ion channel structure; National Institutes of Health support of basic research; writing grants to meet the different criteria of individual funding.