Medicine, Science and Merck

Name: Medicine, Science and Merck
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ISBN: 9780521662956

ISBN-10: 0521662958

ISBN-13: 9780521662956

Edition: 2003

Authors: P. Roy Vagelos, Louis Galambos

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P. Roy Vagelos grew up during the Depression as a wise-cracking son of Greek immigrants. He left his family's small restaurant to become a doctor and went on to master three professions and become the Chief Executive Officer of the multinational pharmaceutical giant, Merck & Co. Medicine, Science, and Merck follows Vangelos' life from childhood to retirement, from his academic years at the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University's Medical School, and Massachusetts General Hospital through his professional career at the National Institute of Health, Washington University, and Merck. Throughout, Vagelos never lost touch with his family values, his intense desire to help others, and…

Book details

List price: $64.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 1/5/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 314
Size: 6.26" wide x 9.29" long x 1.02" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Preface



The Making of a Physician



Hot Science in Big Government



The French Alternative



The Research University--American Style



Turning the Corner at Merck



Crisis



Blockbusters



On-the-Job Training



Global Aspirations



The Moral Corporation



Getting to Know the Clintons



Partners


Index