The New England Society for Biomedical Research advocates for and educates on the importance of the responsible and humane use of animals in biomedical research to drive medical innovation forward.
According to the National Cancer Institute, over 2 million Americans were diagnosed with cancer in 2025. The average age of someone who receives a cancer diagnosis is 65-74 years. But young people can develop cancer too, and their cancers can be quite distinct from adult cancers.
The parasitic worm Schistosoma mansoni (S. mansoni) infects an estimated 250 million people around the world. It infects humans by directly penetrating the skin, usually without causing any itching or pain.
Dr. Kerry J. Ressler, Chief Scientific Officer at McLean Hospital and a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, stands as one of the world’s pre-eminent leaders in the neurobiology of fear, anxiety, and trauma-related disorders and serves on the executive committee of the Board of the New England Society for Biomedical Research.