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...Ruth Sager, a pioneer in the field of cancer genetics and founder of the Department of Cancer Genetics at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, died on Saturday in her home in Brookline, Mass...
...death, Sager had been with Dana-Farber--which is affiliated with the Harvard Medical School (HMS)--since 1975, when she came to HMS as a professor of cellular genetics...
...Dana-Farber President Dr. David G. Nathan called Sager a "splendid scientist and great friend" who made truly significant advances in cancer genetics...
...Charles D. Stiles, an affiliate of the Institute who delivered a speech at a symposium last week in Sager's honor, said that Sager made an "indelible impact" on the field of genetics as well as at the Dana-Farber Institute, where she was instrumental in recruiting faculty...
Sager had cancer of the bladder, according to her husband, Dr. Arthur B. Pardee. Pardee is Professor Emeritus of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology at HMS and Chief of the Division of Cell Growth and Regulation at Dana-Farber...