The Center for the History of Medicine is pleased to announce that the Jeffrey S. Flier papers are now open for research.
Jeffrey S. Flier is Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor and George Higginson professor of Physiology and Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He spent much of his career at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), holding positions including Chief of the Endocrinology Division, Harvard Faculty Dean for Academic Programs at BIDMC (2000-2007), and Chief Academic Officer (2002-2007). Flier became George C. Reisman Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School in 1999. He held that position until 2007, when he was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Caroline Shields Walker Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He served as dean until 2016.
Flier is known for his research on the protein hormone leptin. His work proposed that leptin is the indicator for a fed versus a starved state. His major research interests are in the molecular biology of insulin action in health and disease, the pathophysiology of obesity, the physiology of leptin, and transgenic models of diabetes and obesity. He has received numerous awards, including the Banting Medal and the Albert Renold Award (both from the American Diabetes Association) and the National Institutes of Health Merit Award.
The Jeffrey S. Flier papers, 1995-2017 (inclusive) consist of travel, research, and administrative records from Flier’s professional and research activities during his career. Topics of materials include laboratory operations, BIDMC planning and meeting materials, as well as publications, grants, and lectures related to Flier’s research in diabetes and obesity.
For more information on the Jeffrey S. Flier papers, please view the collection’s online finding aid. For information about accessing the collection, please consult the Center’s website or email Public Services.