September 24, 2014

Harvard Medical School Opens Laboratory of Systems Pharmacology

Harvard Medical School opened its new Laboratory of Systems Pharmacology, an innovative new endeavor aimed at reinventing the fundamental science underlying drug development, located on Longwood Avenue in Boston. Harvard Medical School Dean Jeff Flier, along with Director of the Laboratory of Systems Pharmacology Peter Sorger, President & CEO of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center Susan Windham-Bannister, Ph.D., and the Chair of the facility’s Oversight Committee, Joshua Boger were among those attending the ribbon cutting ceremony. Construction of the new research facility was funded through a $5 million grant from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC).

(Left to right) Co-Chair of the Advisory Council for the Harvard Program in Therapeutic Science Joshua Boger; President & CEO of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Susan Windham-Bannister; Dean of Harvard Medical School Jeffrey Flier; Executive Director of the Harvard Program in Therapeutic Science Laura Maliszewski, and Director of the Laboratory of Systems Pharmacology Peter Sorger celebrate the opening of Harvard Medical School’s new Laboratory for Systems Pharmacology.
(Left to right) Co-Chair of the Advisory Council for the Harvard Program in Therapeutic Science Joshua Boger; President & CEO of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Susan Windham-Bannister; Dean of Harvard Medical School Jeffrey Flier; Executive Director of the Harvard Program in Therapeutic Science Laura Maliszewski, and Director of the Laboratory of Systems Pharmacology Peter Sorger celebrate the opening of Harvard Medical School’s new Laboratory for Systems Pharmacology.