Sidney Farber

Sidney Farber
Farber in 1960
Born(1903-09-30)September 30, 1903
Buffalo, New York
DiedMarch 30, 1973(1973-03-30) (aged 69)
Boston, Massachusetts
Alma materUniversity at Buffalo
Harvard University
Known forChemotherapy, Fundraising and advocacy for cancer research
Spouse
Norma (née Holzman)
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(m. 1928)​
AwardsLasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award
Scientific career
Fieldsoncology, pathology, pediatrics
InstitutionsBoston Children's Hospital
Dana–Farber Cancer Institute

Sidney Farber (September 30, 1903 – March 30, 1973) was an American pediatric pathologist. He is regarded as the father of modern chemotherapy for his work using folic acid antagonists to combat leukemia, which led to the development of other chemotherapeutic agents against other malignancies. Farber was also active in cancer research advocacy and fundraising, most notably 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.[1]

  1. ^ Miller, D.R. (2006). "A tribute to Sidney Farber – the father of modern chemotherapy". British Journal of Haematology. 134 (1): 20–26. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2141.2006.06119.x. PMID 16803563. S2CID 45434777.