Wai-Kwan Alfred Yung, MD, Oral History Interview, July 7, 2014
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Description
Major Topics Covered
- The Brain Tumor Center: collaborative relationships and shared resources with Neuro-Oncology, Neuro-Surgery, Neuro-Pathology, neuro-imaging and other support fields
- Change at MD Anderson under three MD Anderson presidents
- The Moon Shots
- Building organizations and collaborations for glioblastoma research
- Experiences as a cancer patient and impact on professional life
Interview Chapters
Chapter 13: Focusing on Work, Faith, and Hope During Cancer Treatment
Chapter 14: Building the Advanced Practice Nurse Program
Chapter 15: The Collaborative Ependymoma Research Network (CERN); Funding Research
Chapter 16: MD Anderson's "Horizonally-Organized" Brain Tumor Center
Chapter 17: The Defeat Glioblastoma Initiative and the NCI Brain Malignancy Steering Committee
Chapter 18: Key Periods of Change at MD Anderson
Chapter 19: Stepping Down as Chair; Accomplishments in Perspective; A Sunday School Teacher
Identifier
YungA_04_20140708
Publication Date
7-8-2014
Publisher
The Historical Resources Center, Research Medical Library, The University of Texas Cancer Center
City
Houston, Texas
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.
Topics Covered
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas System. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute at Houston, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute
Disciplines
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine | Oncology | Oral History
Recommended Citation
Yung, Wai-Kwan Alfred MD and Rosolowski, Tacey A. PhD, "Wai-Kwan Alfred Yung, MD, Oral History Interview, July 7, 2014" (2014). Interview Sessions. 51.
https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewsessions/51
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About the Interview
About the Interview Subject:
Dr. Wai-Kwan Alfred Yung, M.D (b. 8 April 1948, Hong Kong) joined MD Anderson in 1981 as an Assistant Professor in the Neuro-Oncology Section. Dr. Yung established his reputation with work on chromosomal heterogeneity in tumors and its effect on drug sensitivity, shifting to translational studies looking at the role of epidermal growth factors in determining drug effectiveness.He has served as Chair of that Department since 1999. He also serves as Co-Director (of the Brain Tumor Center. He holds the Margaret & Ben Love Chair in Clinical Cancer in Honor of Dr. Charles A. LeMaistre.