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 Moses Judah Folkman - Wakefield, MA Posted by:  neoc1
N 42° 30.542 W 071° 04.740
19T E 329197 N 4708390
The grave of Dr. Moses Judah Folkman, the scientist who defied conventional wisdom and founded the field of tumor angiogenesis research, is located in Temple Israel Cemetery in Wakefield, MA.
Waymark Code: WMVPX7
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 05/16/2017
Views: 2
A black, polished granite family headstone and a granite ground level plaque mark the grave of Dr. Moses Judah Folkman. The family headstone is inscribed:
FOLKMAN
"My task accomplished and the long day done,
And in my heart some late lark singing,
Let me be gathered to the quiet west,
The sundown splendid and serene."
The ground level grave marker is inscribed:
MOSES JUDAH FOLKMAN M.D.
DEDICATION, COURAGE, AND VISION
BELOVED HUSBAND
FATHER AND GRANDFATHER
FEB. 24, 1933 ✡ JAN. 14, 2008
Description:
Dr. Judah Folkman was born on February 24, 1933 in Cleveland, OH. He graduated from The Ohio State University in 1953 and Harvard Medical School in 1957. In 1967, after being discharged from the Navy, he became the surgeon-in-chief of Children's Hospital Boston. The following year he became the youngest full Professor in the history at Harvard Medical School when he was appointed the Julia Dyckman Andrus Professor of Pediatric Surgery at Harvard Medical School and Professor of Cell Biology.
In 1971 published the New England Journal of Medicine a paper that showed solid tumors are angiogenesis-dependent. He predicted the existence of unknown factors which are secreted by cancer tumors to enable them to increase their blood supply, and that if these factors could be blocked, cancer tumors would wither and die. These ideas were initially dismissed by most experts in the field, but Folkman continued his research. He and his research team soon identified fibroblast growth factor as an angiogenic factor.
When in the 1980's two other angiogenic factors were identified, the race to discover factor blocking drugs began. This has led to the discovery of several of therapies based on inhibiting or stimulating the formation of tumor blood vessels.
Avastin, for treatment of colon cancer, was the the first angiogenesis inhibitor approved by the FDA. Lucentis, was then approved for treating macular degeneration. Also, thalidomide in combination with dexamethasone is now used for the treatment of multiple myeloma.
For his work in the field of angiogenesis research, Dr. Folkman was awarded the Wolf Prize in Medicine in 1992. He was also featured in the PBS NOVA episode Cancer Warrior (2001) and was cited by Senator John McCain in his book Hard Call: Great Decisions and the Extraordinary People Who Made Them.
Date of birth: 02/24/1933
Date of death: 01/14/2008
Area of notoriety: Medicine
Marker Type: Headstone
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Daylight Hours
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
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