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Voices of NIDCR

This page features recordings and transcripts of interviews conducted during NIDCR’s 75th anniversary celebration. In these interviews, linked below, directors and program staff (past and present), discuss their time at NIDCR and how they helped shape the institute. The interviewees are listed in alphabetical order with their most recent, and/or current, NIH/NIDCR title(s).

Dr. Bruce Baum

Bruce Baum

Listen to Dr. Bruce Baum's interview.

  • Download the interview recording [MP4 – 63.34 MB]
  • Download the recording transcript [PDF – 41 pages, 464.33 KB]

Dr. Lois Cohen

Dr. Lois Cohen

Listen to Dr. Lois Cohen's interview.

  • Download the interview recording [MP4 – 66.58 MB]
  • Download the recording transcript [PDF – 44 pages, 431.35 KB]

Dr. Michael Collins

michael collins

Listen to Dr. Michael Collins's interview.

  • Download the interview recording [MP4 – 43 MB]
  • Download the recording transcript [PDF – 20 pages, 219.96 KB]

Dr. Isabel Garcia

Isabel Garcia

Listen to Dr. Isabel Garcia's interview.

  • Download the interview recording [MP4 – 50.46 MB]
  • Download the recording transcript [PDF – 33 pages, 268.52 KB]

Dr. Dushanka Kleinman

Dushanka Kleinman
  • Download the recording transcript [PDF – 34 pages, 317.96 KB]

Dr. Pamela Robey

Pamela Robey
  • Download the recording transcript [PDF – 47 pages, 260.52 KB]

Dr. Martha Somerman

martha somerman

Listen to Dr. Martha Somerman's interview.

  • Download the interview recording [MP4 – 50.36 MB]
  • Download the recording transcript [PDF – 40 pages, 442.71 KB]

Dr. Lawrence Tabak

Portrait of Lawrence Tabak wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and red-striped tie. Text on the right reads: Lawrence Tabak Director, NIDCR September 1, 2000 – August 19, 2010 Principal Deputy Director, NIH 2010 – 2025 (Part 1 of 2) The image also includes the NIH and National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research logos.

Listen to Dr. Lawrence Tabak's interview
(part 1 of 2).

  • Download the interview recording [MP4 – 43.7 MB]
  • Download the recording transcript [PDF – 33 pages, 365.38 KB]
Portrait of Lawrence Tabak in the same attire and setting. Text on the right reads: Lawrence Tabak Director, NIDCR, September 1, 2000 – August 19, 2010, Principal Deputy Director, NIH 2010 – 2025, (Part 2 of 2), The NIH and National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research logos appear again in the lower right corner.

Listen to Dr. Lawrence Tabak's interview
(part 2 of 2).

  • Download the interview recording [MP4 – 46.1 MB]
  • Download the recording transcript [PDF – 32 pages, 389.72 KB]

Related Items

  • These and other oral histories of NIDCR alumni can be found at the Office of NIH History and Stetten Museum, which will hold them in perpetuity.
  • Read about institute staff, research advances, and legislative milestones on the NIDCR historical timeline produced for the institute’s 75th anniversary.
  • View a video interview with former NIDCR Director Hal Slavkin recorded for the 2023 meeting of the American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research.
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