Bruce Nicklas papers, 1891-1996
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Summary
- Creator:
- Nicklas, R. Bruce (Robert Bruce), 1932-
- Abstract:
- Bruce Nicklas is the Arthur S. Pearse Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Biology. Nicklas spent a large majority of his professional career at Duke, starting as an associate professor of Biology in 1965, and later served as chairman of the department of Biology from 1983-1986. With his research focusing on cell biology and chromosomes, he has received National Institute of Health grants to serve as a principal investigator of the Analysis and Control of Chromosome Movement. This collection consists of article reprints, including an article by German biology Walther Flemming, photographs, and VHS tapes of presentations, including a presentation of his 1995 E.B. Wilson Award.
- Extent:
- 0.75 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Materials in English and German.
- Collection ID:
- UA.29.02.0277
- University Archives Record Group:
- 29 -- Papers of Faculty, Staff, and Associates
29 -- Papers of Faculty, Staff, and Associates > 02 -- Individuals
Background
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Contains article reprints, photographs of E.B. Wilson, and VHS tapes and their related documentation. One of the VHS tapes includes a recording of Bruce Nicklas' E.B. Wilson Award presentation.
- Biographical / historical:
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Robert Bruce Nicklas is an Arthur S. Pearse Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Biology. He received his bachelor of arts in 1954 from Bowling Green State University, his masters of arts in 1956 from Columbia University, and his PhD in 1958 from Columbia University. After some time at Yale University, he began his work at Duke University as an associate professor from 1965-1967, later becoming an associate professor with tenure from 1967-1971, a professor of cell biology in the basic science department from 1979-1984, and the chairman of the Biology department from 1983-1986. After some time as chairman at the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, Nicklas spent some time in the Basic Science Departments at the School of Medicine, serving as a Professor of Anatomy (1987-1988) and Professor of Cell Biology (1988-2003). From 1999-2004, he was the Arthur S. Pearse Distinguished Professor of Zoology, and later, a research professor of Biology from 2004-2005. After receiving Emeritus status, he served as Professor of Cell Biology in the Basic Science Departments from 2010-2012.
He was the recipient of a 1972 Guggenheim Fellowship for Natural Sciences in Molecular and Cellular Biology and the E.B. Wilson Award in 1995. The E.B. Wilson Award, named after American zoologist and geneticist Edmund Beecher Wilson, is awarded by the American Society for Cell Biology. He also was a recipient of the Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award in 1974-1975.
His research primarily focused on chromosomes. He received numerous grants from the National Institute of Health from 1976-2006 as a principal investigator of the Analysis and Control of Chromosome Movement.
- Acquisition information:
- The Bruce Nicklas papers were received from the Department of Biology by the University Archives as a transfer in 2023.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Ani Karagianis and April Blevins, March 2024
Accessions described in this collection guide: UA2023-0042
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- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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