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How did her sister become so sick so fast?
A family tragedy set Joan Brugge on a path from mathematics to cancer research after her sister died from a malignant brain tumor at 21. Now a Harvard cell biologist and cancer research leader, Brugge
By Anna Lamb · 2026-09-15T09:01:57.868Z
A family tragedy set Joan Brugge on a path from mathematics to cancer research after her sister died from a malignant brain tumor at 21. Now a Harvard cell biologist and cancer research leader, Brugge has spent decades investigating how cancer develops and advancing collaborative research. Her story offers a personal look at the motivations behind scientific work.
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