Researcher | Research Overview
Dr. Nathan no longer operates a research laboratory. Most of his academic effort is devoted to teaching students, house staff and fellows, mentoring young faculty members, and writing text book chapters, books and short articles. He continues his interest in the congenital and acquired bone marrow failure syndromes and the hemoglobinopathies. He has recently received three program project grants of which he is the PI devoted to an entirely new treatment of sickle cell crisis based on interference with iNKT cell function. He remains involved in policies concerning clinical research.
Researcher | Research Background
David Nathan received an MD from Harvard Medical School. He completed an internship and residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital and a fellowship at the National Cancer Institute.
David Nathan received an MD from Harvard Medical School. He completed an internship and residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital and a fellowship at the National Cancer Institute.
He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the National Medal of Science, 1990; the American Philosophical Society, 1999; the Annual Award for Excellence in Clinical Research, NIH, 1996; the Henry Stratton Medal, American Society of Hematology, 1995; the John Howland Medal of the American Pediatric Society, 2003; the George Kober Medal of the Association of American Physicians, 2006; John Stearns Medal for Life Time Achievement in Medicine, 2009; Harvard University Honorary Doctor of Science, 2010; and the Wallace H. Coulter Award, American Society of Hematology, 2011.