Wai-Kwan Alfred Yung, MD, Oral History Interview, June 18, 2014
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Description
Major Topics Covered:
- History of Neuro-Oncology services and research at MD Anderson
- History of the Department of Neuro-Oncology
- The Brain Tumor Center: collaborative relationships and shared resources with Neuro-Oncology, Neuro-Surgery, Neuro-Pathology, neuro-imaging and other support fields
Interview Chapters
Chapter 10: Creating a New Department of Neuro-Oncology in 1983
Chapter 11: Creating Networks for Clinical Trials
Chapter 12: Becoming Chair of Neuro-Oncology and Developing Collaborations with Neuro-Surgery
Identifier
YungA_03_20140618
Publication Date
6-18-2014
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, June 18, 2014" (2014). Interview Sessions. 50.
https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewsessions/50
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Open
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.