Boston Children’s Hospital taps Dr. David Williams to serve as chief scientific officer: 5 notes

Boston Children’s Hospital appointed David Williams, MD, chief scientific officer, according to a Boston Business Journal report.

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Here are five notes:

1. Dr. Williams is the chief of hematology and oncology and director of clinical and translational research at the hospital.

2. He is president of Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center and is the director of its pediatric hematology/oncology fellowship training program.

3. He helped establish Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s gene therapy program and his research focuses on blood stem cells, leukemia and gene therapy.

4. He has completed fellowships at Harvard Medical School, Boston Children’s and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, all located in Boston.

5. In his new role, Dr. Williams will grow the hospital’s precision medicine efforts and advocate for its research community.

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