September 2016 – Massachusetts Society for Medical Research

16 09, 2016

MSMR’s 2016 Biomedical Research Day Honorees

Honorees with MSMR Board Chair Bill Barbo

On Friday, October 21st, MSMR held its 10th annual Biomedical Research Day celebration. This year we recognized five individuals whose work has furthered biomedical research in Massachusetts, New England and the world.

This year’s […]

13 09, 2016

Dana-Farber’s William Kaelin, Jr. wins 2016 Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research

The 2016 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award honors three physician-scientists for their discovery of the pathway by which cells from human and most animals sense and adapt to changes in oxygen availability, a process that is essential for survival. Scientists had long appreciated that […]