Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine
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The Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine (OISM) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
located about seven miles from Cave Junction, Oregon
. It is a private research institute that studies biochemistry, diagnostic medicine, nutrition, preventive medicine and the molecular biology of aging, and receives no government funding.
The institute is headed by Arthur B. Robinson
, who received a Ph.D. degree in Chemistry from California Institute of Technology
and spent a year as a professor at UCSD. Robinson established OISM in 1980 after a disagreement with his mentor Linus Pauling
. Other listed faculty are biochemist
Martin D. Kamen (died in 2002), Nobel prize
-winning chemist
R. Bruce Merrifield (died in 2006), Salk Institute biochemist
Fred Westall, electrical engineer Carl Boehme, physician
Jane Orient, chemist
Noah E. Robinson, and veterinarian
Zachary W. Robinson.
The OISM circulated the Oregon Petition
, a "Scientists' Petition" on global warming, in collaboration with the late Frederick Seitz
, former president of the National Academy of Sciences
. OISM founder Arthur Robinson is skeptical that humans cause global warming.
The OISM website states that "several members of the Institute's staff are also well known for their work on the Petition Project, an undertaking that has obtained the signatures of more than 31,000 American scientists opposed, on scientific grounds, to the hypothesis of "human-caused global warming" and to concomitant proposals for world-wide energy taxation and rationing."
OISM markets a homeschooling
kit for parents who are concerned about how "American schools have degraded severely." Another OISM project is Doctors for Disaster Preparedness
. The Institute publishes the book "Nuclear War Survival Skills," by Cresson Kearny
, describing how to survive nuclear war
, and in 1986 published Fighting Chance by Gary North and Arthur Robinson, advocating a revival of the federal government civil defense
program.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
located about seven miles from Cave Junction, Oregon
Cave Junction, Oregon
Cave Junction, incorporated in 1948, is a city in Josephine County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,883. Its motto is the "Gateway to the Oregon Caves," and the city got its name by virtue of its location at the junction of Redwood Highway and Caves Highway...
. It is a private research institute that studies biochemistry, diagnostic medicine, nutrition, preventive medicine and the molecular biology of aging, and receives no government funding.
The institute is headed by Arthur B. Robinson
Arthur B. Robinson
Arthur B. Robinson is an American scientist and activist. He is the founder, president, and professor of chemistry at the Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine, which describes itself as a research institute that studies protein chemistry, nutrition, and predictive and preventive medicine...
, who received a Ph.D. degree in Chemistry from California Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Pasadena, California, United States. Caltech has six academic divisions with strong emphases on science and engineering...
and spent a year as a professor at UCSD. Robinson established OISM in 1980 after a disagreement with his mentor Linus Pauling
Linus Pauling
Linus Carl Pauling was an American chemist, biochemist, peace activist, author, and educator. He was one of the most influential chemists in history and ranks among the most important scientists of the 20th century...
. Other listed faculty are biochemist
Biochemist
Biochemists are scientists who are trained in biochemistry. Typical biochemists study chemical processes and chemical transformations in living organisms. The prefix of "bio" in "biochemist" can be understood as a fusion of "biological chemist."-Role:...
Martin D. Kamen (died in 2002), Nobel prize
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...
-winning chemist
Chemist
A chemist is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density and acidity. Chemists carefully describe the properties they study in terms of quantities, with detail on the level of molecules and their component atoms...
R. Bruce Merrifield (died in 2006), Salk Institute biochemist
Biochemist
Biochemists are scientists who are trained in biochemistry. Typical biochemists study chemical processes and chemical transformations in living organisms. The prefix of "bio" in "biochemist" can be understood as a fusion of "biological chemist."-Role:...
Fred Westall, electrical engineer Carl Boehme, physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
Jane Orient, chemist
Chemist
A chemist is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density and acidity. Chemists carefully describe the properties they study in terms of quantities, with detail on the level of molecules and their component atoms...
Noah E. Robinson, and veterinarian
Veterinarian
A veterinary physician, colloquially called a vet, shortened from veterinarian or veterinary surgeon , is a professional who treats disease, disorder and injury in animals....
Zachary W. Robinson.
The OISM circulated the Oregon Petition
Oregon Petition
The Global Warming Petition Project, usually referred to as the Oregon Petition, is a petition opposing the Kyoto Protocol and similar efforts to mitigate climate change. It was organized by the Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine , a non-profit organisation run by Arthur B. Robinson, between...
, a "Scientists' Petition" on global warming, in collaboration with the late Frederick Seitz
Frederick Seitz
Frederick Seitz was an American physicist and a pioneer of solid state physics. Seitz was president of Rockefeller University, and president of the United States National Academy of Sciences 1962–1969. He was the recipient of the National Medal of Science, NASA's Distinguished Public Service...
, former president of the National Academy of Sciences
United States National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...
. OISM founder Arthur Robinson is skeptical that humans cause global warming.
The OISM website states that "several members of the Institute's staff are also well known for their work on the Petition Project, an undertaking that has obtained the signatures of more than 31,000 American scientists opposed, on scientific grounds, to the hypothesis of "human-caused global warming" and to concomitant proposals for world-wide energy taxation and rationing."
OISM markets a homeschooling
Homeschooling
Homeschooling or homeschool is the education of children at home, typically by parents but sometimes by tutors, rather than in other formal settings of public or private school...
kit for parents who are concerned about how "American schools have degraded severely." Another OISM project is Doctors for Disaster Preparedness
Doctors for Disaster Preparedness
Doctors for Disaster Preparedness is a body associated with the Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine, a non-profit, privately-funded research institute. Its website states that DDP promotes homeland defense and prudent preparedness for disasters of all kinds, including war or terrorism...
. The Institute publishes the book "Nuclear War Survival Skills," by Cresson Kearny
Cresson Kearny
Cresson Henry Kearny wrote several survival related books based primarily on research performed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.-Career:Kearny attended Texas Military Institute in the 1930s, where he became the commanding officer of the cadet corps, a champion runner and rifle shot, and...
, describing how to survive nuclear war
Nuclear warfare
Nuclear warfare, or atomic warfare, is a military conflict or political strategy in which nuclear weaponry is detonated on an opponent. Compared to conventional warfare, nuclear warfare can be vastly more destructive in range and extent of damage...
, and in 1986 published Fighting Chance by Gary North and Arthur Robinson, advocating a revival of the federal government civil defense
Civil defense
Civil defense, civil defence or civil protection is an effort to protect the citizens of a state from military attack. It uses the principles of emergency operations: prevention, mitigation, preparation, response, or emergency evacuation, and recovery...
program.