Sidney Farber
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Sidney Farber was an American pediatric pathologist at Boston Children's Hospital. He is regarded as the father of modern chemotherapy for his work using folic acid antagonists to combat leukemia, whi
Farber in 1960
Dana–Farber Cancer Institute
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Dana–Farber Cancer Institute is a comprehensive cancer treatment and research center in Boston, Massachusetts. Dana–Farber is the founding member of the Dana–Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, Harvard's Co
Sidney Farber
…advocacy and fundraising, such as through his establishment of The Jimmy Fund, a foundation dedicated to pediatric research in childhood cancers. The Dana–Farber Cancer Institute is named after him. Farber was born in Buffalo, New York, to Jewish parents Simon Farber and Matilda (née Goldstein). He was the third of 14 children…
Yawkey Center for Cancer Care (2025)