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Dr. Koop at the dedication of the DeWitt Stetten, Jr., Museum of Medical Research at the National Institutes of Health
Dr. Koop at the dedication of the DeWitt Stetten, Jr., Museum of Medical Research at the National Institutes of Health
In the years leading up to the centennial celebration of the National Institutes of Health in 1986, Dr. Stetten, NIH Deputy Director for Science, had proposed the creation of a museum of medical research instruments to preserve the material legacy of biomedical research. The museum opened in October 1986.
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