Masters and Johnson Institute
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Formation | 1964 |
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Dissolved | 1994 |
Purpose | William H. Masters Virginia E. Johnson |
Formerly called | Reproductive Biology Research Foundation (1964–1978) |
The Masters and Johnson Institute (1964–1994) was the clinical and research foundation of
Founded as the Reproductive Biology Research Foundation, the organization changed its name to the Masters and Johnson Institute in 1978; it closed in 1994.
History
After
Their work, which pioneered human sexuality as a science, was primarily conducted at this institute. They published books including Human Sexual Response (1966;
Masters and Johnson married in 1971 and by 1978, at the urging of their board of directors, agreed to rename their foundation Masters & Johnson Institute believing that the institute's work might capitalize to a degree on their personal fame.
At the height of its operations, the institute included a multi-disciplinary staff of medical professionals (including specialists from the fields of obstetrics and gynecology,
The institute conducted a wide range of workshop and seminar programs for health care professionals both in St. Louis and across the country and also ran a full-time training program for
The institute was closed when Masters retired in 1994.
Popular culture
The founders and their institute inspired the Showtime TV series Masters of Sex.