Table of Contents of Clark Blatteis's Interview

American Physiological Society
Living History Project
Clark Blatteis
Interviewer:  Martin Frank
 

 Timeline / Table of Contents

 01:10:00       Opening comments and question: Can you provide us with some insights into being Jewish in Berlin during the Third Reich and the factors associated with your initial escape from Germany aboard the St. Louis?
 
 07:41:07       Why is it called the Voyage of the Damned?
 
 08:56:20       After about 30 days of wandering the coast line off of Cuba and Florida, the ship returned and your family ended up in Brussels, can you tell us about what happened then?
 
 23:20:00        The Americans came in, liberated Morocco and Europe, yet you ended up staying in Casablanca until 1948 [and for those of you who are viewing this film: attached to this webpage is a written narrative that details many of Dr. Blatteis experiences that might not be included in this actual narrative]. In 1948 your visa came through, your family visa, and you came to the United States. Can we start from there?
 
 25:45:20       You managed to go to Rutgers University and you received a degree there. From there you went on to the University of Iowa.  Can we talk a little bit about those circumstances?

 

 28:40:00       In Iowa you worked with Steve Horvath?
 
 28:52:50       After you received your degree, you still had military service to contend with.
 
 31:47:28       And that assignment put you out to Greenland, as one of you first duty assignments.
 
 35:27:02       After returning to Fort Knox from the Greenland Icecap, you were given your own laboratory.  Can you tell us a bit about the research you did at that time?
 
 42:16:08       And while you were there you did research in what area?
 
 43:46:20       How did your interest in the pathophysiology of fever develop?
 
 44:45:10       Having developed an interest in fever, it actually took you a number of years before you were able to establish a research program in this area.  Instead, you found yourself in Natick, MA working in high altitude physiology.  Can you tell us a bit about your experiences in association with Natick?
 
 47:20:08       You spent three years there doing productive work?
 
 51:15:15       In 1966, you accepted a position at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center in Memphis.  Can you tell us a bit about your arrival and the transition from being a civil servant in the Army to an academic?
 
 52:27:00       And the chairman was?
 
 52:51:20       For some of our listeners: what was the pay like back then?
 
 53:34:10       That was the chance you had to pursue your interest in pathophysiology?
 
 56:45:26       Clark, would you share some of your research experiences while in Memphis, specifically the people you worked with and the recognition you have received? 
 
1:06:12:20   Do you have any advice on choosing a topic for young people?
 
1:09:55:12   Now that your research program has been renewed by NIH for another 5 years, what are you plans since it is apparent that your will not be leaving physiology and research quietly?
 
1:13:14:10   Can you tell us about your experiences serving APS?

 

1:16:50:10   What current developments in Physiology do you find particularly promising and which do you find are less beneficial?

 

1:22:04:23   Conclusion
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