Prescription drugs developed in Dr. W. Harry Feinstone's
laboratories in the 1930s helped save thousands of lives during
World War II, but to really get to know the world-renowned
researcher, one must find him- or herself on a very miniscule
level — one that might even require the use of a microscope. Dr.
W. Harry Feinstone (left) was honored for his many contributions
to the U of M with an honorary degree from the University.
Above, Feinstone visits with U of M Director of Donor Relations,
Dr. Dan Beasley. For some 80 plus years, Feinstone's daily
vocabulary has included such words as molecules, picograms,
cells, milligrams — the list goes on and on but somehow always
refers back to what the former U of M distinguished professor
does best: life-saving research. "When I first started research
in the '30s, research was done on the organismal level," says
Feinstone. "Today work is not only done on the cellular level,
but on a molecular level." Small matters, yes, but with huge
results in Feinstone's case. While