Laurie H. Glimcher, MD, Becomes First Woman to Lead Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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Dr. Laurie Glimcher became President and CEO of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in 2016, and is the first woman to lead the institution. Glimcher is also Director of the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, and the Richard and Susan Smith Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Previously, she was the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean and Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, where she was also the first woman to serve as Dean. Dr. Glimcher is a distinguished immunologist, and Harvard Medical School alumna, class of 1976.

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