Sidney Farber
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Sidney Farber was an American pathologist and pioneering oncologist often called the "father of modern chemotherapy" for his groundbreaking work in treating childhood leukemia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sidney Farber canonical | 6 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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medical researcher ⓘ oncologist ⓘ pathologist ⓘ physician ⓘ |
| advocatedFor | federal funding for cancer research ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
James Ewing Lecture and Award
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Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award ⓘ
surface form:
Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award
|
| causeOfDeath | cardiac arrest ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1903-09-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1973-03-30 ⓘ |
| developed | antifolate chemotherapy for leukemia ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard Medical School
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University at Buffalo ⓘ Freiburg University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Freiburg
University of Kiel ⓘ |
| employer |
Boston Children’s Hospital
ⓘ
surface form:
Children's Hospital Boston
Harvard Medical School ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Farber ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
chemotherapy
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oncology ⓘ pathology ⓘ pediatric oncology ⓘ |
| founded |
Children’s Cancer Research Foundation
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surface form:
Children's Cancer Research Foundation
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute ⓘ |
| givenName | Sidney ⓘ |
| hasPartNamedAfter | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute ⓘ |
| hasRole | cancer research advocate ⓘ |
| influenced | development of modern pediatric oncology ⓘ |
| knownFor | use of antifolate drugs to induce remission in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Society for Clinical Investigation
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
surface form:
National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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| name | Sidney Farber self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being called the father of modern chemotherapy
ⓘ
pioneering chemotherapy for childhood leukemia ⓘ |
| occupation |
oncologist
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pathologist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Buffalo
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surface form:
Buffalo, New York, United States of America
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| placeOfDeath |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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| positionHeld |
pathologist-in-chief at Children's Hospital Boston
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professor of pathology at Harvard Medical School ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent | reported first remissions of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia using aminopterin in 1947–1948 ⓘ |
| spouse | Blanche Farber ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
|
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Dana–Farber Cancer Institute