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Smith Family Scientific Poster Session Held

Smith Family Scientific Poster Session Held
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Scientific Poster Session and Dinner, Harvard Club of Boston
May 28, 2009
The Medical Foundation, a Division of Health Resources in Action, organized the Scientific Poster Session and Dinner for the Smith Family Awards Program for Excellence in Biomedical Research on May 19, 2009. Now in its 18th year, the program has funded 109 scientists for a total investment of $16.6 million. Thirty award recipients presented posters at the May meeting and Mr. Richard Smith, Co-Chair of the Smith Family Foundation, awarded a $65,000 prize to Amy Wagers, Ph.D. of Joslin Diabetes Center for her outstanding research contributions to stem cell biology.

The Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation has been a major funder in the Greater Boston Community for almost 40 years. In addition to supporting groundbreaking medical research and Boston's healthcare institutions, the Foundation assists nonprofit organizations making significant contributions in the areas of youth development, poverty alleviation and cultural enrichment.
Sally McNagny Sally McNagny, MD, MPH, FACP
Vice President
617.279.2240 ext. 704

Bio
Sally McNagny Since 2001, Dr. McNagny has served as vice president of HRiA's Medical Foundation division, where she oversees biomedical research grant making and life sciences consulting. Dr. McNagny also serves on the faculty of Harvard Medical School, in the Brigham and Women's Hospital Department of Medicine, and is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians.

Dr. McNagny holds a BS in biology from Stanford University, an MD from Harvard Medical School, an MPH from the Harvard School of Public Health, and completed her medical residency at the Brigham and Women's Hospital. She served on the faculty at Emory University School of Medicine for 12 years, where she was principal investigator for the Emory site of the NIH Women's Health Initiative and other clinical research trials in the field of postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy. She also conducted health services research studies in access to care, high blood pressure management, and smoking cessation. Her research articles have been published in leading journals including the Journal of the American Medical Association, the New England Journal of Medicine and the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Currently, Dr. McNagny serves on the Board and is Chair-Elect of the Health Research Alliance, a membership organization of non-governmental funders of medical research and training whose members award more than $1.5 billion annually.
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