{"product_id":"medal-winners-9781477319420","title":"Medal Winners","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExamining an uplifting and unexpected outcome of a dark period in American history, this book shows how the Vietnam War made the National Institutes of Health an unparalleled training ground for trailblazing scientists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[An] excellent work…Highly recommended. * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrologue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart I. Soldiers for Science \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Annus Horribilis: 1968 and America’s Conflict on Two Fronts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. Best in Class: Goldstein, Varmus, Brown, Lefkowitz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. “My Son, the Doctor”: Higher Education in the Era of Quotas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. Yellow Berets: The Vietnam “Doctor Draft” and NIH’s Clinical Associate Training Program\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Campus Life: Learning Science and Serving the Nation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart II. Mentors and Apprentices \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. NIH’s Finest Hour: Nirenberg Cracks the Genetic Code\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Beginning at Termination: Marshall Nirenberg and Joseph Goldstein\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. Following the Right Path: Earl Stadtman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. In Earl’s Court: Earl Stadtman and Michael Brown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. Harmony in Hormones: Ira Pastan and Jesse Roth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11. Priest and Prophet: Jesse Roth, Ira Pastan, and Robert Lefkowitz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12. Overcoming Repression: Ira Pastan and Harold Varmus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart III. Four Laureates \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13. The Texas Two-Step: Goldstein and Brown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14. Adrenaline Rush: Lefkowitz and the Serpentine Journey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15. Infectious Enthusiasm: Varmus and Bishop Learn Fowl Lessons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408955318615,"sku":"9781477319420","price":22.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781477319420.jpg?v=1730504848","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/medal-winners-9781477319420","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}