Photographs

Photograph of Colin Munro MacLeod, MD (1909-1972), sitting in a laboratory, from p. 51 of the 1954 NYU Medical Violet yearbook. Dr. MacLeod was professor and chair of the Department of Microbiology of the New York University College of Medicine from 1941 to 1956. In 1944, Dr. MacLeod and his colleagues Dr. Avery and Dr. McCarthy showed that DNA is the sole material in the chromosomes which carries genetic information.

Photograph of Henry MacCormac, MD (1879-1950), seated on a bench beneath a tree. The inscription reads, “Near Munich, Sept. 1935. To Dr. Howard Fox, with kindest regards from Henry MacCormac.” Dr. MacCormac was an Irish dermatologist who worked and taught at Middlesex Hospital in London. He served in the Royal Army Medical Corps during World War I.

Photograph of Yale R. Nemerson, MD (1931-2009). Dr. Nemerson received his MD from the New York University School of Medicine in 1960. He taught as the Philip J. and Harriet L. Goodhart Professor of Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Nemerson received the Alumni Achievement Award from New York University School of Medicine in 1983.

Portrait of Solomon A. Berson, MD (1918-1972). Dr. Berson received his MD from New York University School of Medicine in 1945. With his research partner Rosalyn Yarow, he developed the radioimmunoassay. Berson also researched blood volume measurement with radioisotopes, kinetics of iodine metabolism, and thyroid function. In his honor, the New York University School of Medicine created the Solomon A. Berson Medical Alumni Achievement Awards in 1979.

Photograph of William D. Halliburton, MD, FRS (1860-1931) standing in a lecture hall. Dr. Halliburton held the position of Herter Lecturer on Pathological Chemistry at University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College from 1903 to 1904.

Portrait of Michael Heidelberger, MD (1888-1991), in a lab coat. Dr. Heidelberger taught at the New York University School of Medicine as Adjunct Professor of Pathology from 1964 to 1991.

Photograph of Luther Emmett Holt, Jr., MD (1895-1974), in his study. Dr. Holt taught at the New York University College of Medicine as Professor and Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics from 1944 to 1960, and at the New York University School of Medicine as Professor of Pediatrics from 1960 to 1972. Acclaimed for his international pediatric work improving nutrition and childcare, Dr. Holt founded the Society for Pediatric Research.

Photograph of Simon Karpatkin, MD, seated beside a microscope in his office. Dr. Karpatkin received his MD from New York University School of Medicine in 1958. He served on the NYU Grossman School of Medicine faculty for 45 years and as the director of the Division of Hematology. Dr. Karpatkin made notable contributions to the science of blood coagulation and related disorders.

Portrait of Milton Helpern, MD (1902-1977). Dr. Helpern held the position of Lecturer on Forensic Medicine at University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College from 1934 to 1936. He then taught as Assistant Professor of Forensic Medicine (1936-1950), Associate Professor of Forensic Medicine (1950-1954), and Professor and Chairman of the Department of Forensic Medicine (1954-1974) at New York University College of Medicine. In 1974 he became Professor Emeritus at New York University School of Medicine. Dr. Helpern was the Chief Medical Examiner for New York City from 1954 to 1973.

Signed photograph of Milton Helpern, MD (1902-1977), with specimen skulls, taken in the Legal Medicine Museum at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Dr. Helpern held the position of Lecturer on Forensic Medicine at University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College from 1934 to 1936. He then taught as Assistant Professor of Forensic Medicine (1936-1950), Associate Professor of Forensic Medicine (1950-1954), and Professor and Chairman of the Department of Forensic Medicine (1954-1974) at New York University College of Medicine. In 1974 he became Professor Emeritus at New York University School of Medicine. Dr. Helpern was the Chief Medical Examiner for New York City from 1954 to 1973.