Laurie Glimcher

Laurie H. Glimcher is an American physician-scientist who was appointed President and CEO of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in February 2016.[1] She is also a member of the National Academy of Sciences. She received the L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science in 2014.[2] Glimcher received her bachelor's degree at Radcliffe College in 1972 and her M.D. at Harvard Medical School in 1976.[3]

Work

Glimcher's research has focused on the immune system; she is known for early work with T cell differentiation, her discovery that Schnurri-3 regulates osteoblasts which led to a collaboration with Merck & Co., and her discovery of the role played by XBP-1 in lipogenesis and the unfolded protein response.[4][5] Her research has had implications for understanding asthma, HIV, inflammatory bowel disease, and osteoporosis, and around 2016, on cancer immunotherapy.[6]

Glimcher was the Irene Heinz Given Professor of Immunology at the Harvard School of Public Health, a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.[7] Clinically, she is a specialist in osteoporosis.[8] In 2011, she became the dean of Weill Cornell Medical College.[9]

She joined the board of directors of Bristol-Myers Squibb in 1997.[8][10]

From October 2015 to February 2016, Glimcher was the target of eight protests by animal rights activists angered by New York Blood Center's abandonment of 66 chimpanzees that had been used in medical research; Glimcher was a member of the board of directors,[11] which had voted to stop paying for care of the chimpanzees before she joined it.[11][12][13] Glimcher said that the decision was made before her term on the board and said: "As a scientist, I strongly support the ethical and humane treatment of animals used in research.... I have a great respect for these animals and recognize the value they bring in our pursuit of new cures for devastating human diseases."[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Laurie H. Glimcher, MD, named president of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute - Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, MA". www.dana-farber.org. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  2. ↑ 16th Annual L’ORÉAL-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science - 2014
  3. ↑ "Gale Virtual Reference Library - Document - Glimcher, Laurie H". go.galegroup.com. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  4. ↑ Neill, US (1 July 2016). "A conversation with Laurie Glimcher.". The Journal of clinical investigation. 126 (7): 2392–3. PMC 4922720Freely accessible. PMID 27367182.
  5. ↑ Sedwick, Caitlin (2010-04-19). "Laurie Glimcher: Merging cell biology and immune function". The Journal of Cell Biology. 189 (2): 192–193. doi:10.1083/jcb.1892pi. PMC 2856904Freely accessible. PMID 20404104.
  6. ↑ "Recruited to lead Harvard med, 'fearless' scientist chose Dana-Farber". STAT. 2016-03-01. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  7. ↑ official p. at Harvard
  8. 1 2 Hartocollis, Anemona (September 7, 2011). "Harvard Researcher Chosen as New Dean of Weill Cornell Medical College". The New York Times. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
  9. ↑ Hartocollis, Anemona (2011-09-07). "Laurie H. Glimcher Named Dean of Weill Cornell Medical College". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  10. ↑ "New Dean of Weill Cornell Medical College Calls for Stronger Ties to Industry". Chronicle of Higher Education. September 8, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
  11. 1 2 3 "Weill Cornell Medicine Dean Accused of Chimp Abandonment". The Cornell Daily Sun. 2015-10-30. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  12. ↑ Gorman, James (28 May 2015). "Chimpanzees in Liberia, Used in New York Blood Center Research, Face Uncertain Future". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  13. ↑ Chimps in need after U.S. organization withdraws care - CNN.com

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