Michael B. Sporn
Born (1933-02-13) February 13, 1933 (age 91)
New York, New York
Alma mater
Spouse(s)Catherine Sporn, 1956-2009[1][2]
ChildrenThomas, Paul
Scientific career
Fieldscancer prevention
Institutions

Michael B. Sporn (born February 13, 1933) is a professor emeritus of pharmacology, toxicology and medicine at Dartmouth Medical School. His research focuses on the prevention of cancer.

He graduated from Harvard University in 1952 received his MD at the University of Rochester in 1959.[3]

Sporn was Chief of the Laboratory of Chemoprevention at the National Cancer Institute from 1978 to 1995 where he was an officer of the United States Public Health Service. In 1995, he joined the faculty at Dartmouth.[3]

His recent research has focused on the use of triterpenoids in breast cancer prevention.[4]

His work has been funded by the NIH and Breast Cancer Research Foundation.[5] He is listed as an author on over 500 research papers.[2]

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Obituaries: Catherine 'Kitte' Sporn Hospital Administrator". The Washington Post. 2009. Retrieved 7 Nov 2018.
  2. ^ a b http://geiselmed.dartmouth.edu/sporn/pdf/sporn_cv_2014.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ a b "Faculty Expertise Database – Michael B. Sporn, MD – Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth". geiselmed.dartmouth.edu.
  4. ^ "Dartmouth researcher Michael B. Sporn, M.D. honored for pioneering work in cancer prevention". EurekAlert!.
  5. ^ "Michael B. Sporn | Researcher". 23 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Michael B. Sporn, MD".
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