Alfred G. Knudson, Jr., MD, PhD, Interview, March 5, 2013
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Major Topics Covered:
- Educational background and military experience
- Development of interest in pediatric cancer
- The two-hit model: discovery and implications
- Mentoring and advice for young scientists
- The Graduate School of Biomedical Science: history, effects
- Personal characteristics
- Perspectives on the fields of cancer biology and neuroscience
Interview Chapters
Chapter 01: Attempt to Join the Navy Leads to Medical School
Chapter 02: Residency Experience Cultivates Interest in Pediatric Cancer
Chapter 03: A Geneticist Pediatrician Joins the Army; Return to Cal Tech
Chapter 04: A Slow-Moving Start at Stonybrook Opportunity at MD Anderson
Chapter 05: Discovering the Two-Hit Model Through Studying Retinoblastoma
Chapter 06: Two-Hit Model Allows for Genetic Testing of Blood
Chapter 07: Work with Dr. Louise Strong
Chapter 08: Curiosity and Asking Innovative Questions is "The Way He's Wired"
Chapter 09: Advice for Young Researchers and Mentoring
Chapter 10: The Start of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at MD Anderson
Chapter 11: The Graduate School: An "Amazing Experiment" in Sub-Institutional Collaboration
Chapter 12: Perspectives on the Field of Cancer Biology and Neuroscience
Identifier
KnudsonA_01_20130305
Publication Date
3-5-2013
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
Knudson, Jr., Albert G. MD, PhD and Rosolowski, Tacey A. PhD, "Alfred G. Knudson, Jr., MD, PhD, Interview, March 5, 2013" (2013). Interview Sessions. 54.
https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewsessions/54
Conditions Governing Access
Open
About the Interview
On March 5, 2013, Alfred G. Knudson, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., sat down with Tacey Rosolowski, Ph.D. for a discussion about his career at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The interview was one of the events to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston (GSBS). In his interview, Dr. Knudson discusses his educational background, military service during the Korean War, and his early experience with pediatric cancer patients. Regarding his tenure at MD Anderson, Dr. Knudson talks about how he arrived at the institution and his theory of the two-hit theory of cancer causation. He also talks about his tenure as the Dead of the GSBS and his impressions of the current state of the school.