Oral History of Dr. John Kopchick, Goll-Ohio Eminent Scholar and Professor of Molecular Biology Principal Investigator, Edison Biotechnology Institute Conducted on March 11 and 13, 2025 By Max Kornblut

Authors

John Kopchick
Max Kornblut

Interviewee

Kopchick, Dr. John

Interviewer

Kornblut, Max

Interview Date

2025

Description

Dr. John Kopchick, a Goll-Ohio Eminent Scholar, joined Ohio University as a Professor of Molecular Biology. During his career, he co-invented the prescription medication Somavert, the sale of which provided Ohio University with annual royalties that helped establish the Translational Medicine Doctoral Program. He currently teaches, conducts research, and serves as Principal Investigator for the Institute for Molecular Medicine and Aging and the Edison Biotechnology Institute.

This interview was conducted as part of a class project for Recording Memory: Methods and Uses of Oral History, Spring 2025, Alexander G. Lovelace (Ph.D.) Instructor

Keywords

Dr. John Kopchick, Ohio University, Goll Ohio Eminent Scholar, Molecular Biology, Growth Hormone, Somavert, Institute for Molecular Medicine and Aging, Edison Biotechnology Institute, Translational Medicine, Heritage College of Medicine, Athens Ohio, Oral History, 2025

Disciplines

Oral History

Publication Date

Summer 8-12-2025

Interview Location

Athens, Ohio

Digital Publisher

Ohio University Libraries

Document Type

Oral History

Duration

01:05:18

File Format

audio/wav

Comments

Interview transcript provided by Max Kornblut.

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.

Recommended Citation

Kopchick, John and Kornblut, Max, "Oral History of Dr. John Kopchick, Goll-Ohio Eminent Scholar and Professor of Molecular Biology Principal Investigator, Edison Biotechnology Institute Conducted on March 11 and 13, 2025 By Max Kornblut" (2025). HIST 4798/5798: Recording Memory: Methods and Uses of Oral History. 4.
https://ohioopen.library.ohio.edu/hist4798/4