page_title: Laurie Glimcher
section_title: NYBC controversy
hierarchical_section_title: Laurie Glimcher / NYBC controversy
caption_attribution_description: English: Angered by the New York Blood Center's decision to abandon 66 chimpanzees previously used for research, animal rights activists protest outside Dr. Glimcher's home.
context_page_description: Laurie Hollis Glimcher is an American physician-scientist who was appointed president and CEO of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in October 2016. She was elected a Member of the American Philosophical Society in 2019.
context_section_description: From October 2015 to February 2016, Glimcher was the target of eight protests by animal rights activists angered by New York Blood Center's abandonment of 66 chimpanzees that had been used in medical research; Glimcher was a member of the board of directors, which had voted to stop paying for care of the chimpanzees before she joined it.
  
  Glimcher said that the decision was made before her term on the board and said: 
  "As a scientist, I strongly support the ethical and humane treatment of animals used in research.... I have a great respect for these animals and recognize the value they bring in our pursuit of new cures for devastating human diseases." 
  The New York Blood Center had funded a Liberian lab since 1974 where the chimps had been used for testing of different viruses. The New York Blood Center ended their funding of the Liberian lab in March 2015.
caption: Protest outside Dr. Glimcher's home
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