30 Not Out!
Believe it or not, Tricia and Philip Cohen arrived in Dundee on October 9th 1971, after completing postdoctoral work at the University of Washington, Seattle.
They recall driving from London in a mini van laden with all their worldy possessions and spending their first night at Peter Garland's house in Perth (Peter was the first Chairman of Biochemistry in Dundee). They thought they had made a terrible mistake when the temperature dipped to 9°F that night, but fortunately it proved to be far and away the coldest night for the next 10 years. Tricia had brought three mice with her that lacked muscle phosphorylase kinase (the first protein kinase to be identified) in order to study the molecular basis for the deficiency. However, as Peter Garland turned out to be allergic to rodents, they had to be kept in the garage. The next day, having fortunately survived the arctic conditions, it was hoped that they could be used to start a breeding colony, but a few hours later the bad news came that they were all males!!
They recall driving from London in a mini van laden with all their worldy possessions and spending their first night at Peter Garland's house in Perth (Peter was the first Chairman of Biochemistry in Dundee). They thought they had made a terrible mistake when the temperature dipped to 9°F that night, but fortunately it proved to be far and away the coldest night for the next 10 years. Tricia had brought three mice with her that lacked muscle phosphorylase kinase (the first protein kinase to be identified) in order to study the molecular basis for the deficiency. However, as Peter Garland turned out to be allergic to rodents, they had to be kept in the garage. The next day, having fortunately survived the arctic conditions, it was hoped that they could be used to start a breeding colony, but a few hours later the bad news came that they were all males!!