Annual Report 2001 - the University of Massachusetts Medical School
Annual Report 2001 - the University of Massachusetts Medical School
Annual Report 2001 - the University of Massachusetts Medical School
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THE WORCESTER FOUNDATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH is a 501(c)(3) nonpr<strong>of</strong>it<br />
organization internationally recognized for its revolutionary contributions to biology and<br />
medicine. Among its best known contributions are <strong>the</strong> discovery and development <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
birth control pill, <strong>the</strong> pioneering work that made in vitro fertilization possible, and <strong>the</strong> first<br />
systematic study <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> anti-tumor actions <strong>of</strong> tamoxifen, an anti-estrogen drug that has subsequently<br />
revolutionized treatment <strong>of</strong> breast cancer.<br />
Initially an independent research institute, <strong>the</strong> Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research<br />
merged with <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Massachusetts</strong> <strong>Medical</strong> <strong>School</strong> in 1997. Today, <strong>the</strong> Worcester<br />
Foundation is devoted to <strong>the</strong> support <strong>of</strong> basic biomedical research <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> combined research<br />
enterprise, and to <strong>the</strong> education and training <strong>of</strong> tomorrow’s scientists.<br />
Pictured here and on front cover:<br />
<strong>the</strong> central staircase in <strong>the</strong> new research laboratory building
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