1919
 |
 Earl
Reece Stadtman is born in Carrizozo, New Mexico. |
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1920
|
 Thressa
Campbell is born in Sterling, New York. |
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1936
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 Thressa
in her high school orchestra. She is valedictorian
of her class. |
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1937
|
 "Earl—You
will someday, no doubt, be a great orator
and statesman," says a high school classmate.
Earl leads the school's debating team. |
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1943
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 Thressa
and Earl are married. |
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1949
|
 Thressa
and Earl receive their Ph.D.'s from the University
of California, Berkeley
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1950
|
 Building
3, ca. 1950. Thressa and Earl begin to work
in Building 3 as members of Christian Anfinsen's
laboratory at the National Heart Institute. |
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1962
|
 Earl
is appointed Chief of the Laboratory of
Biochemistry at the National Heart Institute.
Thressa, a member of the laboratory from
the beginning, becomes a section head in
1974.
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1967
|
 The
first anaerobic laboratory for biomedical
research is built in NIH's Building 3. |
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1976
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Thressa discovers
that selenocysteine is an essential component
of a selenium-dependent enzyme. |
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1979
|
 Earl
receives a National Medal of Science, the
highest honor accorded to U.S. scientists
and engineers by the Federal Government. |
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1981
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The Stadtmans
become the fourth married couple to be members
of the National Academy of Sciences, with
the election of Thressa in 1981. Earl was
elected in 1969. |
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1983
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Earl and his coworkers
present a paper that demonstrates the relationship
between protein oxidation and aging. |
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1985
|
 Methanospaera
stadtmaniae, a microorganism named after
Thressa in honor of her contributions to the
study of methane biosynthesis. |
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1988
|
 The
"Stadtman" azalea. This new azalea
is registered with the Royal Horticultural
Society in Great Britain, which serves as
the International Registration Authority for
various kinds of plants, in honor of the Stadtmans'
passion for gardening. |
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2000
|
 L'Oréal
and UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific,
and Cultural Organization) present Thressa
with the first Lifetime Achievement Award
for Women in Science. |
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2001
|
 Members
of the Laboratory of Biochemistry. |
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