Tag: William G. Kaelin Jr.

  • Nation & World

    Targeted drug shows promise in advanced kidney cancer

    Harvard researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have developed a novel targeted drug that shows promise in advanced kidney cancer by interfering with the abnormal blood vessel formation that fuels tumor growth.

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    Micrograph of clear cell renal cell carcinoma.
  • Nation & World

    Michael Kremer wins Nobel in economics

    Harvard’s Michael Kremer, the Gates Professor of Developing Societies, wins 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.

    6 minutes
  • Nation & World

    The magic of the unexpected

    William G. Kaelin Jr., the Sidney Farber Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, is one of three winners of the 2019 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for discovering how cells sense and adapt to changes in oxygen availability, a process critical for survival.

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    William G. Kaelin Jr. talks on phone after winning Nobel.
  • Nation & World

    William Kaelin wins Lasker Award

    Harvard Medical School Professor William G. Kaelin Jr. was named the winner of the 2016 Lasker Award for Medical Research, America’s most prestigious biomedical award. He was honored for his work in the root causes of cancer.

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