Chapter 02: Building a Department of Pharmacology in the New UT Medical School
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In this segment, Dr. Stancel notes that his research path in endocrinology evolved at the time when the link between estrogen and cancer was first demonstrated. (He will speak in detail about his research in Session II.) Here, he focuses on his recruitment (in 1972) to help build a Department of Pharmacology in the brand new UT Medical School. He gives a vivid picture of this unique enterprise: building every dimension of a new school and new academic venture. He talks about the teamwork and trust required as the new faculty met an array of challenges, noting also that he immediately struck up connections with MD Anderson Cancer Center. Talking about this “remarkable time,” he brings alive the social life of the medical professionals (and their families) as they devoted themselves to building the new school.
Publication Date
1-24-2012
City
Houston, Texas
Interview Session
George Stancel, PhD, Oral History Interview, January 24, 2012
Topics Covered
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center - Building the Institution; The Researcher; Professional Pat; The Professional at Work; Collaborations; Leadership; On the Nature of Institutions; Personal Background
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.
Disciplines
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine | Oncology | Oral History
Recommended Citation
Stancel, George M. PhD and Rosolowski, Tacey A. PhD, "Chapter 02: Building a Department of Pharmacology in the New UT Medical School" (2012). Interview Chapters. 1468.
https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewchapters/1468
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Open
