Barry Coller graduated from NYU School of Medicine in 1970. He was Professor of Medicine and Pathology at Stony Brook School of Medicine from 1976 to 1993. He was Professor of Medicine and Chair of the Department of Medicine at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine from 1993 to 2001. Currently, Coller is Head of the Allen and Frances Adler Laboratory of Blood and Vascular Biology, Vice President of Medical Affairs, and Physician-in-chief of the Rockefeller University Hospital.
Dr. Martin Khan graduated from NYU School of Medicine in 1963. He is currently Joel E. and Joan L. Smilow Professor of Cardiology, Department of Medicine at NYU.
Dr. Jan Vilcek is currently Professor Emeritus of Microbiology and Research Professor, Department of Microbiology at NYU School of Medicine. In the oral history, he talks about his research in interferon which led to the development of Remicade, a drug to treat autoimmune disorders including rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.
Dr. Jerome Lowenstein graduated from NYU School of Medicine in 1957. He is currently Professor of Medicine and the Edward C. Franklin Firm Chief at NYU School of Medicine. He is also the founder and director of the Program for Humanistic Aspects of Medical Education at New York University, established in 1979.
Dr. Martin Blaser graduated from NYU School of Medicine in 1973. He was the Muriel and George Singer Professor of Translational Medicine, Department of Medicine; Professor, Department of Microbiology; and Director of the Human Microbiome Program at NYU. He served as Chair of the NYU Department of Medicine from 2002 to 2012.
Dr. Victor Nussenzweig has led the Michael Heidelberger Division of the Department of Pathology at NYU since 1987 and is the Hermann M. Biggs Professor of Preventive Medicine. He co-discovered the circumsporozite, or CSP protein with his wife, Ruth Nussenzweig. This discovery led to the identification of the CSP gene. Both the CSP protein and CSP gene are the basis for malaria vaccine efforts.
Dr. Ruth Nussenzweig is Professor Emerita of Microbiology and Pathology and was the first Chair of the Department of Medical and Molecular Parasitology at NYU School of Medicine. She talks about her pioneering work in malaria research. She co-discovered the circumsporozite, or CSP protein with her husband, Victor Nussenzweig. This discovery led to the identification of the CSP gene. Both the CSP protein and CSP gene are the basis for malaria vaccine efforts.