Michael Green (biologist)

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Michael Green
Born(1954-01-20)January 20, 1954
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Michael Green (January 20, 1954 – February 10, 2023) was an American

University of Massachusetts Medical School, where he was the chair of the Department of Molecular, Cell and Cancer Biology, director of the UMass Cancer Center, and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator.[1][2] Green was a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Medicine.[3][4]

Education and academic career

Green received his bachelor's degree in

University of Massachusetts Medical School in 1990 and remained there until his death in 2023. He was the chair of the Department of Molecular, Cell and Cancer Biology and was named the director of the UMass Cancer Center in 2015.[1][2]

Green became a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator in 1994.[5] He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2014[3] and to the National Academy of Medicine in 2015.[4]

Green was a co-founder of a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based biotechnology company called Fulcrum Therapeutics.[6]

Research

Research in Green's laboratory focused on

oncogenic mutations.[1][5] In 2014, Green began studying the rare genetic disease Rett syndrome.[7]

Death

Green died on February 10, 2023, at the age of 69.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Michael Green". UMass Profiles. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Michael Green appointed director of UMass Cancer Center". UMass Med Now. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b Larson, Lisa M. (30 April 2014). "Michael Green elected to National Academy of Sciences". UMass Med Now. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  4. ^ a b Larson, Lisa M. (19 October 2015). "Michael Green elected to National Academy of Medicine". University of Massachusetts News. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d "Michael Green". Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Founders". Fulcrum Therapeutics. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  7. ^ Larson, Lisa M.; Goodchild, Bryan (7 May 2014). "UMMS scientist aiding a mother's quest for rare disease cure". UMass Med Now. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  8. ^ Michael R. Green, MD, PhD
  9. ^ Tehan, Isabel (13 February 2023). "UMass Chan professor, vice provost for research dies unexpectedly". Worcester Business Journal. Retrieved 13 February 2023.