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Kathryn Jones Hoffman, MSLS, Oral History Interview, March 27, 2018
Kathryn Jones Hoffman MSLS and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- Personal background and education
- Texas Medical Center Library, UT Southwestern Medical School Library
- Texas Health Science Library Consortium
- Research Medical Library, MD Anderson: development of physical plant, staffing, services
- The Historical Resources Center
- Leadership: ambitions, challenges, conflict management
- Teaching, professional organizations
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Warren L. Holleman, PhD, Oral History Interview, April 12, 2017
Warren L. Holleman PhD and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- Personal background and education; interests in storytelling, playwriting
- Roles prior to coming to MD Anderson
- The Faculty Health and Wellbeing Program; offerings, analysis of, evolution of to support shared governance system
- Faculty Health and Wellbeing programs; Anti-Bullying Task Force; Faculty Health and Wellbeing Committee
- Needs of faculty at MD Anderson
- Faculty burnout
- MD Anderson work environment and work culture: changes to, challenges of
- Faculty morale under Ronald DePinho; resignation of Ronald DePinho; the transitional leadership team after the resignation; changes in progress during transition
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Warren L. Holleman, PhD, Oral History Interview, April 20, 2017
Warren L. Holleman PhD and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- Personal background and education; interests in storytelling, playwriting
- Roles prior to coming to MD Anderson
- The Faculty Health and Wellbeing Program; offerings, analysis of, evolution of to support shared governance system
- Faculty Health and Wellbeing programs; Anti-Bullying Task Force; Faculty Health and Wellbeing Committee
- Needs of faculty at MD Anderson
- Faculty burnout
- MD Anderson work environment and work culture: changes to, challenges of
- Faculty morale under Ronald DePinho; resignation of Ronald DePinho; the transitional leadership team after the resignation; changes in progress during transition
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Warren L. Holleman, PhD, Oral History Interview, April 27, 2017
Warren L. Holleman PhD and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- Personal background and education; interests in storytelling, playwriting
- Roles prior to coming to MD Anderson
- The Faculty Health and Wellbeing Program; offerings, analysis of, evolution of to support shared governance system
- Faculty Health and Wellbeing programs; Anti-Bullying Task Force; Faculty Health and Wellbeing Committee
- Needs of faculty at MD Anderson
- Faculty burnout
- MD Anderson work environment and work culture: changes to, challenges of
- Faculty morale under Ronald DePinho; resignation of Ronald DePinho; the transitional leadership team after the resignation; changes in progress during transition
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Waun Ki Hong, MD, Oral History Interview, September 16, 2013
Waun Ki Hong MD and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- Personal and educational background; military experience
- Research: organ preservation (especially of the larynx), studies of leukoplakias, Vitamin A, chemoprevention, and personalized, targeted therapy; multi-disciplinary approaches to diseases of the aero-digestive system
- Approaches to research design, team science, translational research
- The Department of Thoracic and Head and Neck Medical Oncology: organization, fellowship program, creating an environment for excellence
- The Division of Cancer Medicine
- MD Anderson growth; the presidents
- Leadership; leading teams, fostering collaboration
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Waun Ki Hong, MD, Oral History Interview, October 16, 2013
Waun Ki Hong MD and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- Personal and educational background; military experience
- Research: organ preservation (especially of the larynx), studies of leukoplakias, Vitamin A, chemoprevention, and personalized, targeted therapy; multi-disciplinary approaches to diseases of the aero-digestive system
- Approaches to research design, team science, translational research
- The Department of Thoracic and Head and Neck Medical Oncology: organization, fellowship program, creating an environment for excellence
- The Division of Cancer Medicine
- MD Anderson growth; the presidents
- Leadership; leading teams, fostering collaboration
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Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, MD, Oral History Interview, November 30, 2012
Gabriel N. Hortobagyi MD and Tacey A. Rosolowksi PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- Personal and educational background
- The Department of Developmental Therapeutics; Emil J Freireich, MD
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Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, MD, Oral History Interview, January 07, 2013
Gabriel N. Hortobagyi MD and Tacey A. Rosolowksi PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- Research: FAC metastatic breast cancer, locally advanced breast cancer, LABC treatment; shift to translational research projects and gene therapy; angiogenesis blocker;
- The Department of Breast Medical Oncology; history and evolution of at MD Anderson
- The Breast Center; history of
- Multi-disciplinary teams, evolution of at MD Anderson
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Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, MD, Oral History Interview, January 23, 2013
Gabriel N. Hortobagyi MD and Tacey A. Rosolowksi PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- The World Summit Against Cancer
- The Breast Cancer Research Group
- Breast cancer treatments and service: evolution at MD Anderson
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Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, MD, Oral History Interview, January 28, 2013
Gabriel N. Hortobagyi MD and Tacey A. Rosolowksi PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- Patient centered service, evolution of at MD Anderson
- Leadership and mentoring experiences and principles
- Educating breast medical oncologists
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Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, MD, Oral History Interview, March 15, 2013
Gabriel N. Hortobagyi MD and Tacey A. Rosolowksi PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- Overview of breast medical oncology: as a field; history of at MD Anderson
- Service to organizations and projects in the United States and abroad
- Views on MD Anderson presidents
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Deborah A. Houston, MSN, Oral History Interview, July 27, 2012
Deborah A. Houston MSN and Tacey A. Rosolowksi PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- Nursing management at MD Anderson
- Career change from nursing to information systems
- Information systems as a service provider; information systems for team care delivery
- Electronic medical records
- MD Anderson culture
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Deborah A. Houston, MSN, Oral History Interview, July 26, 2012
Deborah A. Houston MSN and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- Personal and educational background
- Oncology Nursing: overview, evolution of, practice of at MD Anderson; nurses and multi-disciplinary teams\
- Nursing management at MD Anderson
- Career change from nursing to information systems
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Mien-Chie Hung, PhD, Oral History Interview, February 20, 2014
Mien-Chie Hung PhD and Tacey A. Rosolowksi PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- Personal and educational background; witty and humorous personal stories
- Experiences of a Chinese immigrant and foreign graduate student
- The working strategies, inspirations, and commitment of a basic/translational scientist
- Research: signaling pathways and genes,
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology: history, evolution, personal vision for Research culture at MD Anderson
- Vice President of Basic Research
- The Institute for Basic Science
- Effective leadership and mentoring
- Training young scientists
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Mien-Chie Hung, PhD, Oral History Interview, March 7, 2014
Mien-Chie Hung PhD and Tacey A. Rosolowksi PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- Personal and educational background; witty and humorous personal stories
- Experiences of a Chinese immigrant and foreign graduate student
- The working strategies, inspirations, and commitment of a basic/translational scientist
- Research: signaling pathways and genes,
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology: history, evolution, personal vision for Research culture at MD Anderson
- Vice President of Basic Research
- The Institute for Basic Science
- Effective leadership and mentoring
- Training young scientists
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Mien-Chie Hung, PhD, Oral History Interview, April 21, 2014
Mien-Chie Hung PhD and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- Personal and educational background; witty and humorous personal stories
- Experiences of a Chinese immigrant and foreign graduate student
- The working strategies, inspirations, and commitment of a basic/translational scientist
- Research: signaling pathways and genes,
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology: history, evolution, personal vision for Research culture at MD Anderson
- Vice President of Basic Research
- The Institute for Basic Science
- Effective leadership and mentoring
- Training young scientists
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Norman Jaffe, MD, Oral History Interview, April 20, 2012
Norman Jaffe MD and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- Personal and educational background
- Working with Dr. Sidney Farber at the Sidney Farber Cancer Institute in Boston
- Cancer in pediatric patients; “total care” of pediatric patients; special challenges
- Research: solid tumors, osteosarcoma, eradicating metastasis with methotrexate
- The Department of Pediatric Oncology: history and evolution
- Pediatrics and survivorship
- Long-Term Surveillance Clinic
- Ski Rehabilitation Program
- International collaborations
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Norman Jaffe, MD, Oral History Interview, August 17, 2012
Norman Jaffe MD and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- Personal and educational background
- Working with Dr. Sidney Farber at the Sidney Farber Cancer Institute in Boston
- Cancer in pediatric patients; “total care” of pediatric patients; special challenges
- Research: solid tumors, osteosarcoma, eradicating metastasis with methotrexate
- The Department of Pediatric Oncology: history and evolution
- Pediatrics and survivorship
- Long-Term Surveillance Clinic
- Ski Rehabilitation Program
- International collaborations
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Norman Jaffe, MD, Oral History Interview, August 31, 2012
Norman Jaffe MD and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- Personal and educational background
- Working with Dr. Sidney Farber at the Sidney Farber Cancer Institute in Boston
- Cancer in pediatric patients; “total care” of pediatric patients; special challenges
- Research: solid tumors, osteosarcoma, eradicating metastasis with methotrexate
- The Department of Pediatric Oncology: history and evolution
- Pediatrics and survivorship
- Long-Term Surveillance Clinic
- Ski Rehabilitation Program
- International collaborations
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Lovell A. Jones, PhD, Oral History Interview, January 15, 2014
Lovell A. Jones PhD and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- Personal and educational background; Evolution of awareness of minority issues and health disparity
- Evolution of research on the natural/synthetic estrogens and gynecologic cancers
- Development of combination therapies for ovarian cancer
- Overview of health inequity (health disparity) and minority health needs in the context of American culture, Texas, Houston, and MD Anderson
- Diversity at MD Anderson; climate for minorities; attitudes of leadership
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Lovell A. Jones, PhD, Oral History Interview, January 16, 2014
Lovell A. Jones PhD and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- Evolution of research on the natural/synthetic estrogens and gynecologic cancers
- Development of combination therapies for ovarian cancer
- Overview of health inequity (health disparity) and minority health needs in the context of American culture, Texas, Houston, and MD Anderson
- Diversity at MD Anderson; climate for minorities; attitudes of leadership
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Lovell A. Jones, PhD, Oral History Interview, January 30, 2014
Lovell A. Jones PhD and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- Overview of health inequity (health disparity) and minority health needs in the context of American culture, Texas, Houston, and MD Anderson
- Diversity at MD Anderson; climate for minorities; attitudes of leadership
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Lovell A. Jones, PhD, Oral History Interview, May 1, 2014
Lovell A. Jones PhD and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
Major Topics Covered:
- Overview of health inequity (health disparity) and minority health needs in the context of American culture, Texas, Houston, and MD Anderson
- Diversity at MD Anderson; climate for minorities; attitudes of leadership
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Alfred G. Knudson, Jr., MD, PhD, Interview, March 5, 2013
Albert G. Knudson, Jr. MD, PhD and Tacey A. Rosolowski PhD
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
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Margaret Kripke, PhD, Oral History Interview, December 13, 2007
Margaret Kripke PhD and Lesley W. Brunet
Major topics covered:
- Personal and educational background
- Research: Photoimmunology
- Women Faculty Organization: founding, purpose, institutional support of