Judy Ellen Garber is the director of the Center for Cancer Genetics and Prevention at the Dana–Farber Cancer Institute and a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. Garber previously served as president of the

American Association for Cancer Research The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is the world's oldest and largest professional association related to cancer research. Based in Philadelphia, the AACR focuses on all aspects of cancer research, including basic, clinical, and t ...

. Garber's research focuses on DNA damage in breast cancer. Garber attended Yale School of Medicine, receiving her MD/MPH in 1981. She did her residency in internal medicine and fellowship in hematology at

Brigham and Women's Hospital Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) is the second largest teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School and the largest hospital in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area, Longwood Medical Area in Boston, Massachusetts. Along with Massachusetts Gener ...

in Boston. Garber has been the president of the Center for Cancer Genetics and Prevention at Dana-Farber since 2010. In 2011–2012, Garber served as president of the

. She is a member of the National Cancer Advisory Board and a co-scientific director of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Awards

* 2001 Elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation * 2008 Statesman Award,

American Society for Clinical Oncology The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is a professional organization representing physicians of all oncology sub-specialties who care for people with cancer. Founded in 1964 by Fred Ansfield, Harry Bisel, Herman Freckman, Arnoldus ...

* 2013 Elected to the National Academy of Medicine. * 2013 Elected fellow of the AACR Academy * 2017

Margaret L. Kripke Margaret L. Kripke is an American immunologist. She is an expert in photoimmunology and the immunology of skin cancers. She earned a BS and MS in bacteriology, and a Ph.D in immunology, at the University of California at Berkeley. She founded ...

Legend Award, MD Anderson Cancer Center * 2017 AACR Joseph H. Burchenal Award for Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Cancer Research * 2018 Giants of Cancer Care, OncLive * 2019 ASCO - American Cancer Society Award and Lecture

References

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