Scientific Report 2005
A review of research from 2003 through 2005
The mission of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is to provide expert, compassionate care to children and adults with cancer, while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases.
To fulfill our mission, we foster a spirit of inquiry, creativity, and excellence, while promoting collaboration and innovation across traditional research boundaries. Hundreds of DFCI investigators push the frontiers of biomedical research every day. This Scientific Report summarizes the work of all faculty who are pursuing independent basic, translational, or clinical research. The report also features overviews by administrative leaders, directors of the new integrative research centers, and chairs of the Institute's six research departments, as well as a description of DFCI's Strategic Plan for Research - a blueprint for reducing the burden of cancer for all people.
We dedicate this report to the memory of Stanley J. Korsmeyer, MD, a research leader at Dana-Farber, and one of the world's great scientists, who died of cancer in 2005.
