Jeffrey Solow, cello virtuoso and past president of the American String Teachers Association "Retired after a 50-year career as a molecular biologist heading his own laboratory at the US National Institutes of Health, Joram Piatigorsky has now embarked on a second career as a writer. As one would expect, he offers an intimate view of [...]
The Prairie Books Review October 24, 2019 Piatigorsky, the world-renowned molecular biologist and eye researcher and founder of the Laboratory of Molecular and Developmental Biology at the National Eye Institute, recounts his extraordinary journey as he discovers his own route to success in this emotionally raw, poignant, and richly crafted memoir. Born into a highly [...]
Sel Kardan, President and Chief Executive Officer, Colburn School of Performing Arts, Los Angeles "Joram's notion of science as art is the connective tissue in this memoir. I have witnessed over the years the significant ties between music, science, medicine, and the visual arts. There is a magical connection between the two worlds and this [...]
Michael Hall, PhD, Curator of Ceramics, the Capelain Collection, and Curator of the Rothschild family collections, Exbury Estate, Hampshire, Great Britain “The psychology of collecting is a difficult subject for any author, but for one who tries to understand the problems of inheriting a collection, watching collections being formed and creating a collection of one’s [...]
Barbara Esstman, Author, Editor, Instructor, The Writer’s Center "The son of a Rothschild heiress and a world-class cellist, Joram Piatigorsky grew up in a rarified atmosphere of privilege, talent, and love. Not content with being known by his parents' accomplishments, he established his own reputation as a respected NIH scientist and a foremost collector of [...]
Alan N. Schechter, M.D., Laboratory Chief, Senior Scientist and Historical Consultant, National Institutes of Health “The few scientists who turn to writing fiction late in their career, as did Carl Djerassi and E.O. Wilson, clearly wish to convey the personal components of a career in science along with the more technical aspects, and often also [...]
