The Center for Cancer Research at MIT The Center for Cancer Research at MIT

Contributor(s): MIT Museum Publication: Produced: [ca. 1973] Language(s): No linguistic content Format: Still image Subject(s): Neoplasms Genre(s): Archival Materials Photographic prints Abstract: In 1972, Luria was asked to organize and serve as director for the Center for Cancer Research at MIT. The nucleus of the center comprised of Phillips Robbins, David Baltimore (who would share the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1975), and Luria, although Luria never researched cancer himself. In the fall of 1973, the center opened in this building, formerly a chocolate factory. Copyright: This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use. Extent: 1 pages NLM Unique ID: 101584611X54 (See in Profiles in Science) Profiles in Science ID: QLBBDP Permanent Link: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584611X54 Archival Collection: The Salvador E. Luria Papers (Profiles in Science)