The American Association of Immunologists

Laurie H. Glimcher, M.D.

Brief Bio

Laurie H. Glimcher is the president and CEO of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, chief executive officer of Dana-Farber/Partners CancerCare, director of Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, and a trustee of Dana-Farber/Children's Hospital Cancer Care. She is also the Richard and Susan Smith Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Glimcher was president of The American Association of Immunologists from 2003 to 2004 and served on the AAI Council from 1998 to 2005. She was awarded the AAI Excellence in Mentoring Award in 2008, the AAI Meritorious Career Award in 2006, and the AAI Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018, and elected a Distinguished Fellow of AAI in 2019.

Oral History - Full Interview

Interview Date: Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Location: New York, NY

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Oral History - Transcript

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Oral History - Clips

Family and Personal Background (3:00)
M.D. vs. Ph.D. (2:37)
On Being a Woman in Medical School (2:18)
Decision to Study Immunology (4:27)
Interest in Rheumatology (1:24)
AAI Presidency and Assisting Female Postdocs (PCTAS) (7:00)

Future of Immunology (1:45)
Any Regrets? (0:22)
Disappointments and Dead Ends (1:40)
What Do You Do for Fun? (1:02)
Balancing Professional and Family Life (0:40)

AAI Service History

Joined: 1983
President: 2003–2004
Vice President: 2002–2003
Councillor: 1998–2002

The Journal of Immunology
Associate Editor: 1984–1988
Section Editor: 1992–1994

Committees
Committee for Liaison with the Division of Research Grants, NIH: 1993–1996
Awards Committee: 1995–1997, 1997–1998 (chair)

President's Address

"How We Can Help the Next Generation of Scientists: Introducing the 'Hands-On' Primary Caregiver’s Support Program," Delivered April, 17 2004

The Journal of Immunology 173, no. 5 (2004): 2891–92.

President's Message

"AAI President’s Message," October 2003

AAI Newsletter (September/October 2003), 1–2.

"Stiff Challenges Loom on the NIH Funding Horizon," March 25, 2003

AAI Newsletter (February/March 2004), 1–2.

Awards and Honors

Member, Institute of Medicine, 1998
FASEB Excellence in Science Award, 2000
Member, National Academy of Sciences, 2002
Meritorious Career Award, AAI, 2006
Excellence in Mentoring Award, AAI, 2008
William B Coley Award for Distinguished Research in Basic Immunology, 2012
Lifetime Achievement Award, AAI, 2018
Distinguished Fellow, AAI, 2019

Institutional/Biographical Links

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute profile