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For more information about the physical location of the exhibits listed on this page, please visit the Exhibit Maps page.

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How are proteins made? How do they fold, and what role does structure play in their function? Chris Anfinsen's investigations answered these questions; they also led to a Nobel Prize.

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Christian Anfinsen: Protein Folding and the Nobel Prize

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Michael Potter: The Work of Michael Potter

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Michael Potter investigated the twin questions of what causes cancer and how we produce the antibodies called immunoglobulins which protect us from disease.

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Marshall Nirenberg: Deciphering the Genetic Code

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Explore the Nobel Prize-winning work of Marshall Nirenberg, who deciphered the genetic code with the help of NIH colleagues, enabling genetics to become a central scientific field.

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The Stadtman Way: A Tale of Two Biochemists at NIH

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The scientific power couple of Thressa and Earl Stadtman developed a unique way to train scientists; they each made significant scientific contributions too.

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Santiago Ramón y Cajal: The Beginnings of Modern Neuroscience

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Learn about the first person to describe the nervous system, including intricate neurons, in exquisite and artistic detail was Santiago Ramón y Cajal.

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Ruth Kirschstein

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Ruth Kirschstein was a rigorous scientist, generous mentor, talented administrator, and the first female institute director at the NIH.

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Joseph Goldberger & the War on Pellagra

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Dr. Joseph Goldberger discovered the cause of pellagra, a disease that killed many poor Southerners in the early part of the 20th century. His finding that pellagra was caused by a diet deficient in vitamin B was met by political and social resistance.

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Margaret Pittman

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Margaret Pittman arrived at NIH in 1936, beginning a career that would span 57 years and make her an internationally renowned expert on vaccines and serums, as well as the first female laboratory chief at the NIH.

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Changing Times

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Who would think that coloring books would provide a glimpse at nearly 40 years of Clinical Center history, each reflecting changing times and telling their own stories about the people who created them?

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Pretty Patches

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Because employees designed these patches, they reveal how people thought about their work at the Clinical Center—sometimes as a heroic struggle and sometimes with humor.

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Harry Truman

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See photo albums from the 1948 Open House at NIH, which helped explain the Clinical Center concept to the public, and President Harry Truman's laying of the hospital's cornerstone in 1951.

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Microscopes

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Learn about the scientists behind their microscopes and the vast vasy array of microscopes used at the NIH.

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NIH's first supercomputer, the Cray X-MP/22, was the world's fastest supercomputer from 1983-1986 and the first one devoted solely to biomedical research. Both the physical and virtual exhibits are under development, but you can still see the Cray at its exhibit site located in Building 50.

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Cray X-MP/22 Computer

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Siemens 1-A Electron Microscope

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All sorts of viruses were visualized for the first time on this Siemens 1-A Electron Microscope used by Albert Kapikian.

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Varian A-60 NMR

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The Varian A-60 NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) spectrometer was the first low-cost instrument of its kind. It produced , producing a magnetic resonance image (MRI) that NIH scientists used to study topics such as how the brain develops as children grow.

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NIBIB: Improving Health Through Emerging Technologies

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Learn about cutting-edge research, funded by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, in a historical context.

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Christian Anfinsen: Protein Folding and the Nobel Prize

Michael Potter: The Work of Michael Potter

Marshall Nirenberg: Deciphering the Genetic Code

The Stadtman Way: A Tale of Two Biochemists at NIH

Santiago Ramón y Cajal: The Beginnings of Modern Neuroscience

Ruth Kirschstein

Joseph Goldberger & the War on Pellagra

Margaret Pittman

Changing Times

Pretty Patches

Harry Truman

Microscopes

Cray X-MP/22 Computer

Siemens 1-A Electron Microscope

Varian A-60 NMR

NIBIB: Improving Health Through Emerging Technologies

Office of NIH History and Stetten Museum