Document Type
Response or Comment
Publication Date
11-16-1986
Keywords
Interview, Jackson Laboratory, History, Scientists, Transcript, Susan Mehrtens, Summer Student
JAX Location
The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine
JAX Source
The Jackson Laboratory Historical Archives
Abstract
Susan Mehrtens' Note:
We met in Dr. Baltimore's office at the Whitehead Institute, and our meeting was short (less than 45 minutes) but direct and to the point: Baltimore credits The Jackson Laboratory for setting him on his course as a biologist, but beyond that, he sees Jax as a dated, low-key place. One speaking engagement at Jax that left him astonished to see an empty parking lot at 5PM made an indelible impression on him and he echoes the attitudes of others outside Jax--like Law and Sprott--that Jax is not a dynamic, hotshot institution on the cutting edge of science. Value this tape as the candid assessment of the Lab by an outstanding molecular geneticist whose views are representative of the outsider's view of the Lab.
Recommended Citation
Baltimore, David, "David Baltimore Oral History" (1986). Oral History Collection. 6.
https://mouseion.jax.org/oral_history/6