| Other author/creator | George, Matthew, 1949- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Crowe, Larry F., interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Hickey, Matthew, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title |
History Makers video oral history with Matthew George |
| Portion of title |
Matthew George |
| Abstract |
Geneticist Matthew George, Jr. was born on February 15, 1949, in Birmingham, Alabama. He received his M.S. degree in microbiology and biochemistry from Atlanta University (now Clark Atlanta University) in 1974. In 1982, George earned his Ph.D. degree in biochemistry from the University of California, Berkeley. His career at Howard University College of Medicine began as an assistant professor of biochemistry in 1984. In 1992, George was promoted to associate professor at Howard University's College of Medicine. Between 1995 and 1997, George served as the senior scientist on the African Burial Ground Project, tracing African American lineages to West African locations through DNA analysis. Since 2001, George has served as chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Howard University College of Medicine. His research on mitochondrial DNA was featured in the exhibit "Science in American Life," found in the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Performer |
Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Washington, District of Columbia 2013 January 17. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2013.013 HistoryMakers |
