Michael Gottesman Collection Finding Aid

Summary Information

Title: Michael M. Gottesman Papers
Creator: Gottesman, Michael M.
Dates: 1976-current (NIH dates)
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Dr. Michael Gottesman was appointed NIH deputy director for intramural research (DDIR) in November 1994. He had been acting DDIR for the previous year and was acting director of the National Center for Human Genome Research from 1992 to 1993. A well-known and respected basic cancer researcher who has focused on multidrug resistance in human cancer cells, Gottesman continued his role as chief of NCI’s Laboratory of Cell Biology.

Access and Use

Provenance:

These files were transferred from Dr. Michael Gottesman’s office after permanent records under the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) authority were removed.  Contact NARA for access to those records.

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Michael M. Gottesman Papers. Located in the Office of NIH History and Stetten Museum, National Institutes of Health.

Biography

Dr. Michael Gottesman was appointed NIH deputy director for intramural research (DDIR) in November 1994. He had been acting DDIR for the previous year and was acting director of the National Center for Human Genome Research from 1992 to 1993. A well-known and respected basic cancer researcher who  focused on multidrug resistance in human cancer cells, Gottesman continued his role as chief of NCI’s Laboratory of Cell Biology.

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Gottesman’s research earned him many awards. He was elected a fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1988, to the National Academy of Medicine (formerly called Institute of Medicine) in 2003, to the Association of American Physicians in 2006, to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2010, and to the National Academy of Sciences in 2018. He received the Public Health Service Commendation, Outstanding Service and Distinguished Service awards, the NIH Director’s award in 2002, and the HHS Secretary’s Award for Distinguished Service in 2005.

Collection Scope and Content Note

Consists of lectures, presentations, animal use in research, the NIH Clinical Center, human subjects, fetal tissue research, Saxitoxin B, and many other topics, brochures, and reports.

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