Prince, David A.
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- David A. Prince, the Edward F. and Irene Thiele Pimley Professor in Neurology and the Neurological Sciences, discusses his family background, education, and medical residency. He provides an overview of his research in epilepsy, comments on change over time in his research field, and discusses some of the organizational changes in his department and the School of Medicine. Prince begins the interview by recalling a carefree childhood in New Jersey in spite of the challenges presented by the Great Depression and anti-Semitism. He tells the story of how his mother successfully sued the board of education in Kenilworth, New Jersey, when they forbade her to return to her teaching position after his birth. He recounts his years attending the University of Vermont, enrolling in the College of Medicine there, and the family tragedy led him to transfer to the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, where he earned his MD. Prince discusses the training he received as a resident in neurology at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, and then being drafted and continuing work in neurology at Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii before returning to Mount Sinai to complete his residency. He recalls the circumstances that led him to the Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences at Stanford University in 1969. Describing how epilepsy became the primary focus of his research, he speaks about what was known in epilepsy research when he started, what he and his colleagues set out to discover, starting with the activity of nerve cells, and some of the groundbreaking discoveries in the field throughout his career. Prince also discusses administrative changes that have taken place in the department and at the university, including the adoption of a new departmental name, the move of the Medical School from San Francisco to the Stanford campus, and the failed merger of the Stanford and UCSF hospitals. He describes how treatment methods have changed for epilepsy patients, talks about his current National Institute of Health grants, and speaks of his dedication to training the next generation of researchers.
Description
Type of resource | mixed material |
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Date created | November 9, 2016 |
Creators/Contributors
Author | Prince, David A. | |
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Contributing author | Bach, Becky | |
Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
Subjects
Subject | David Prince |
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Subject | Stanford Historical Society |
Subject | oral histories |
Subject | interviews |
Subject | higher education |
Subject | professors |
Subject | medicine |
Subject | epilepsy |
Subject | neuroscience |
Subject | neurology |
Subject | School of Medicine |
Subject | World War II |
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Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/rc648yf4996 |
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- The materials are open for research use and may be used freely for non-commercial purposes with an attribution. For commercial permission requests, please contact the Stanford University Archives (universityarchives@stanford.edu).
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- Copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.
Preferred citation
- Preferred Citation
Prince, David A. (2016).
Oral History. Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program Interviews (SC0932).
Department of Special Collections & University Archives, Stanford Libraries, Stanford,
Calif. Available at: https://purl.stanford.edu/rc648yf4996
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Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program interviews, 1999-2022
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