Earlier this month leadership, faculty, and staff from across many departments, centers, and divisions at Penn Medicine gathered to celebrate the establishment of the Pearl Basser Professorship for BRCA-Related Research and the appointment of Katherine L. Nathanson, MD, as its inaugural chair holder. The chair has been generously established by Shari and Len Potter, in honor of Shari's mother, Pearl Basser.
“It is truly an honor to be the inaugural Pearl Basser Professor, and to be a part of this family’s incredible legacy of connecting and uniting people in the fight to end hereditary cancers,” Nathanson said. “Shari and Len’s generosity ensures that Pearl’s legacy will provide hope for generations to come.”