Chapter 01: An Interest in Estrogen and an Important Discovery

In this chapter, Dr. Jones talks about the graduate research that brought him to MD Anderson. He sketches the story of how he left the University of California, San Francisco to join MD Anderson to develop a research lab in endocrinology. He describes the research he conducted at on combined therapies for gynecologic diseases. In particular, his research had to do with the long-term impact of DES (diethylstilbestrol -synthetic estrogen) in promoting cancer, the work for which he is best known. He explains how his interest in medicine and oncology developed. He lists the individuals he worked with and describes the state of the field at the time. Next Dr. Jones explains that at MD Anderson he was hired to develop a pioneering model of a department with collaborative research connections supported by clinicians. Dr. Jones explains that the Endocrine Research Program was elevated to a Section, which him as head. He explains the reporting structure.https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewchapters/1594/thumbnail.jp