DNA chemistry at the dawn of commercial biotechnology
By: Roberto Crea. Interviews conducted by Sally Smith Hughes in 2002. Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley,
Contributors: Hughes, Sally Smith.; Program in the History of the Biological Sciences and Biotechnology.; Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office.
Published: 2003
Subjects: Crea, Roberto, 1948-; Genentech, Inc. -- History.; Biotechnology industries -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area.; Biotechnology -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area.; DNA -- Synthesis.; Somatostatin -- Research.; Insulin -- Biotechnology -- Research.; Somatotropin -- Research.
Description: Family background, education in Italy; fellowships in DNA Chemistry, University of Leiden, Netherlands, 1974-1976; DNA synthesis capability research at Genentech; work with somatostatin, insulin, and growth hormones; Genentech history; decision to leave Genentech.