Guest Lecturer – David Breault MD PhD

David Breault, MD PhD

We were graced today by a research talk from David Breault, MD PhD. Dr. Breault is an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical school and is the Associate Chief of the Division of Endocrinology at Boston Children’s Hospital. He spoke at our Frontiers in Pediatric Research seminar series manged by the Department of Pediatrics. Dr. Breault is an expert in the study of stem cells and lineage development, especially as relates to endocrine system. He received his MD and PhD from the University of Connecticut, completed pediatric residency at Yale, and a pediatric endocrinology fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital. He is a physician scientist and directs a stem cell research laboratory funded by the NIH. His research has earned several prestigious awards including the election to the American Society for Clinical Investigation, and a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers receive at the White House. Dr. Breault spoke today on stem cell lineage development in the intestine and endocrine system.

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