Patricia P. Jones : An Oral History
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Patricia Pearce Jones, the Dr. Nancy Chang Professor in Humanities and Sciences, Emerita, speaks about her early life and education, her training in immunology, and her career in the Department of Biology at Stanford. Additional topics include her service on the Provost’s Advisory Committee on the Status of Women Faculty; her work as the vice provost for faculty development and diversity and as the chair of the Department of Biology; and the founding of the interdepartmental graduate program in immunology.
- Summary
- Childhood in New York City and Long Island • Parents and sisters • Expectations regarding college • Early interest in science • Science education, including high school biology teacher Mr. Sawyers • Involvement in high school sports • Older sister Peggy’s battles with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis • Decision to attend Oberlin College and major in biology • Undergraduate research opportunities at Oberlin • First marriage and decision to attend graduate school • Supportive environment of female graduate students within the Immunology Lab at Johns Hopkins • Involvement in collaboration between her advisor John Cebra and Stanford’s Len Herzenberg to use the fluorescence activated cell sorter on their reagents • Reflections on Stanford’s informal culture • Supportive environment for women at the Immunology Lab at Johns Hopkins • Divorce from first husband, Walter Jones • Interest in pursuing molecular biology techniques and moving to California • Post-doc with Gordon Tompkins at UCSF and grant from the Arthritis Foundation to study how glucocorticoid hormones suppress the immune system • Reflections on differences in lab cultures • Impact of Gordon Tompkins’s sudden death • Post-doc at Stanford in labs of Hugh McDevitt and Len Herzenberg • Applying for academic jobs and choosing Stanford • Advice from colleague Paul Ehrlich that research should always come first and to beware of extra burdens of serving on committees • Teaching • Hobbies • Support from female post-docs and faculty colleagues Norm Wessells, Phil Hanawalt, and Bob Schimke • Marriage to Biology colleague Bob Schimke • Service as a freshmen and sophomore advisor and joy in watching undergraduates mature • Reflections on status of women faculty in the Department of Biology • Analyzing gender differences in salary and perks as part of the Provost’s Advisory Committee on the Status of Women Faculty • Service as chair of the Department of Biology, including frustration that recommendations of a visiting committee were not implemented by the dean • Efforts by Provost’s Office to increase teaching loads in the department • Impact of husband Bob Schimke’s serious bicycle accident • Decision not to accept an additional term as chair of the Department of Biology • Position as associate dean of research under Charles Kruger • Service as vice provost for faculty development and diversity • Impact of yearly affirmative action plan meetings with each school’s deans and associate deans • Increasing childcare facilities at Stanford and implementing a childcare assistance program • Slowly increasing the number of female faculty over time • Putting together the interdepartmental graduate program in immunology with Irv Weissman • Position as director of the Stanford Immunology Program • Serving as Stanford’s Faculty Athletic Representative, including starting the Faculty Fellows Program for interested athletic teams • Advice for young female faculty members
Description
| Type of resource | sound recording-nonmusical, text, still image |
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| Extent | 1 audio file; 1 text file; 1 photograph |
| Place | Stanford (Calif.) |
| Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
| Date created | September 20, 2018 |
| Language | English |
| Digital origin | born digital |
Creators/Contributors
| Interviewee | Jones, Patricia P. | |
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| Creator | Jones, Patricia P. | |
| Interviewer | Marincovich, Michele | |
| Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
Subjects
| Subject | Jones, Patricia P. |
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| Subject | Stanford University. Department of Biology |
| Subject | Immunology |
| Subject | Women in science |
| Genre | Interview |
Bibliographic information
| Biographical Profile |
Patricia Pearce Jones received her bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College with highest distinction in Biology and her doctoral degree with distinction from the Johns Hopkins University. Following postdoctoral training at the University of California, San Francisco supported by an Arthritis Foundation fellowship, and at Stanford University supported by a National Science Foundation fellowship, she joined the Stanford faculty in 1978 where she is now the Dr. Nancy Chang Professor of Humanities and Sciences.
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| Transcript |
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| Finding Aid | |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/sh704zh0078 |
| Location | SC0932 |
| Repository | Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- 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).
- Copyright
- Copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.
Collection
Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program interviews, 1999-2022
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