Oral history interview with Ruth Sager (video and transcript)
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Title
Oral history interview with Ruth Sager (video and transcript)
Subject
Sager, Ruth
Women in medicine
Genetics
Isoelectric focusing
Abstract
Oral history interview with Ruth Sager, M.D. As the discoverer of chloroplast DNA, Dr. Sager had a well-established career in plant genetics when her desire to explore the unknown led her to leave this research for human studies. She moved to England, became a student again, and learned techniques for genetic analysis at the cellular level. She was later appointed Chief of the Division of Cancer Genetics at the Sidney Farber Cancer Institute. Dr. Sager discusses the contributions of her research team to the growing understanding of tumor genetics. Dr. Sager compares the life of a scientist to that of an artist or dancer and says that "it gets to the very core of your existence."
Creator
Joint Committee on the Status of Women
Date Created
1982
Is Part Of
Joint Committee on the Status of Women Records
Format
video
Extent
1 videorecording (133 MB) and transcript (7 pages)
Medium
Videotape
Language
English
Type
moving image
Identifier
https://vimeo.com/51462968
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Embedded Media
Interviewer
Denterlein, Geri
Interviewee
Sager, Ruth
Original Format
Videotape
Duration
00:16:29
Files
Collection
Citation
Joint Committee on the Status of Women, “Oral history interview with Ruth Sager (video and transcript),” OnView: Digital Collections & Exhibits, accessed May 30, 2023, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/5961.
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