Heidelberger, Michael

Photograph of Zoltan Ovary, MD (1907-2005), who organized the dinner meeting at which Pathology Department Chairman Chandler Stetson invited Michael Heidelberger, the father of immuno-chemistry, to work at NYU. Ovary and Heidelberger are shown here with Zoltan's students Robert Tigelaar (L), who became a professor of Yale and Domenico Mancino (R), who became director of the University of Naples. Dr. Ovary became a member of the New York University School of Medicine faculty in 1959.

Portrait of Michael Heidelberger, MD (1888-1991) in a lab coat, taken in January 1968. Dr. Heidelberger taught at the New York University School of Medicine as Adjunct Professor of Pathology from 1964 to 1991.

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 Michael Heidelberger, MD (1888-1991), left, shaking hands with President Lyndon B. Johnson, right, as the president awards Dr. Heidelberger the National Medal of Science. Dr. Donald F. Hornig, head of the White House Office of Science and Technology, stands in the background. Dr. Heidelberger taught at the New York University School of Medicine as Adjunct Professor of Pathology from 1964 to 1991.

Photograph of (from left to right) William E. Bunney, Michael Heidelberger, and Edward R. Isaacs at a luncheon at Squibb Park for the dedication of the Department of Microbiology at Rutgers University. Dr. Heidelberger taught at the New York University School of Medicine as Adjunct Professor of Pathology from 1964 to 1991.

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.