Author Archives: Roger Gosden

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About Roger Gosden

A British/ Canadian/ American scientist specializing in reproduction & embryology whose career spanned from Cambridge to Cornell's Weill Medical College in NYC. Married to Lucinda Veeck, the embryologist for the first successful IVF team in America. They retired to Virginia, where he became a master naturalist and writer affiliated with William & Mary. He also writes on Substack at What’s Hot in Fertility? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Gosden

Jean Purdy_Remembering a Pioneer

Posted on October 14, 2017 by Roger Gosden

Some of the most absorbing stories I ever read were from historians and biographers when they bring to light the lives of forgotten pioneers and heroes. On the rare occasions my writing and research can cast a light on a … Continue reading →

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George Washington’s Stars & Stripes

Posted on October 7, 2017 by Roger Gosden

On hearing an organ playing inside a church last Sunday as I strolled along Trumpington Street in Cambridge, England, I felt drawn inside to listen. It was Little Saint Mary’s Church which sits tightly between the Fitzwilliam Museum and Peterhouse … Continue reading →

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GOLD AND GUNS IN EDEN Part 4 of 4

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Roger Gosden

A Memoir from Western New Guinea While all these thoughts rolled through my head, Gil was sitting on the bed beside Jake. I resumed our conversation as if I was never absent in mind. “It’s a bitter irony to be … Continue reading →

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GOLD AND GUNS IN EDEN Part 3 of 4

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Roger Gosden

A Memoir from Western New Guinea I flew to the Highlands on a creaking Merpati aircraft with only one other passenger and other seats replaced by large steel drums. I would have been more nervous if I had known we … Continue reading →

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GOLD AND GUNS IN EDEN Part 2 of 4

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Roger Gosden

A Memoir from Western New Guinea I learned about Papua from BBC TV as child in gray suburban London and fantasied about exploring the bush for exotic wildlife and Stone Age tribes. In time, I became a biologist, but my … Continue reading →

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