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philip leder, 85

h arvard Medical School

P hilip Leder helped decipher the genetic code early in his career
and then founded Harvard Medical School’s genetics department.

BY MATT SCHUDEL

Philip Leder, a medical re-
searcher w ho helped untangle the
genetic code early in his career
and later made major advances in
understanding the role of genet-
ics in cancer and disorders of the
immune system, died Feb. 2 at his
home in Chestnut Hill, Mass. He
was 85.
He had complications from
Parkinson’s disease, said his
daughter, Micki Leder.
Dr. Leder (pronounced LEE-
der) was a Washington native
who began his research career at
the National Institutes of Health,
where he worked in the laborato-
ry of Marshall Nirenberg, who
was awarded the 1968 Nobel Prize
in physiology or medicine.
In the early 1960 s, Dr. Leder’s
work with Nirenberg on deci-
phering amino acid sequences
within DNA was so groundbreak-
ing that it became known to scien-
tists as the Nirenberg and Leder
experiment. He helped discover
that the genetic code is arranged
in varied sequences of three nu-
cleotides, the molecules that are
the building blocks of DNA.

“I couldn’t sleep for days at a
time because of the excitement!”
Dr. Leder said in a 2012 interview
with the American Society for
Biochemistry and Molecular Biol-
ogy, describing those heady days
in Nirenberg’s laboratory. “I
would go to bed thinking about
the next day’s experiments and
then jump out of bed in the morn-
ing and rush to the laboratory. I
stayed late at night. It was a lot of
work but the intellectual excite-
ment was enormous.”
Dr. Leder worked at NIH until
1980, when he moved to Harvard
Medical School and founded its
genetics department. One of his
major discoveries was that cer-
tain genes could cause cancer
through mutations or alterations
in the genetic arrangements on
chromosomes.
The cancer genes, called onco-
genes, were not malignant in
themselves, Dr. Leder and his re-
search team concluded. But by
interacting with other genetic
material, certain genes could be
altered, or “deregulated,” poten-
tially leading to cancerous tu-
mors.
“No one had known at the mo-
lecular level what the genes were,”
Cynthia Casson Morton, who is
now a Harvard Medical School
professor and researcher at Bos-
ton’s Brigham and Women’s Hos-
pital, said in an interview. “It
really ushered in a period of dis-
covery. Phil was definitely one of
the people leading the field in
understanding the role of genet-
ics in cancer.”
By exploring the causes of can-
cer, Dr. Leder and other scientists
could then turn their attention to
fighting the disease. Among other
things, he investigated ways to
develop antibodies, the defense
mechanisms against infectious
disease. His work was recognized
in 198 7 with the Albert Lasker
Award for Basic Medical Re-
search, one of the highest honors
in medicine.
“Where’s the genetic informa-
tion that allows you to make anti-
bodies directed against all these
[harmful] elements?” he said in a
200 1 interview with the Lasker
Foundation. “In encoding these
antibody molecules, you can
switch these genetic segments

around so that they completely

change the meaning. And you can

thereby make an antibody that

interacts with measles virus. And

some small change, selecting an-

other fragment of genetic infor-

mation, will allow you to use most

of that same antibody to now

make an antibody that’s directed

against ragweed pollen.”

One curious sidelight of Dr.

Leder’s research came in 1988,

when he and a Harvard colleague

obtained the first patent on an

animal, the so-called OncoMouse,

which had been genetically modi-

fied to develop cancer. Mice were

essential to Dr. Leder’s research

and led to breakthroughs in un-

derstanding the development of

certain cancers, including lym-

phoma and breast cancer.

“There comes a point when you

have to encounter the disease in

the context that it actually occurs,

which is an animal model,” Dr.

Leder said in the Lasker Founda-

tion interview.

He faced opposition from ani-

mal rights groups and from oth-

ers who warned of the dangers of

cloning and of the creation of new

forms of life that could be sold for

profit.

“There are... well-intentioned

people on both sides of that argu-

ment,” Dr. Leder said, “but my

own sense is that to step aside

from an opportunity to advance

human health and to conquer the

really awful disease that cancer is,

we must do this work. It’s an

imperative.”

Philip Leder was born Nov. 19,

1934, in Washington. His father

owned a children’s clothing store

in Northern Virginia, and his

mother was a homemaker.

After his family moved to Ar-

lington, Va., Dr. Leder attended

the old Western High School in

the District, graduating in 195 2.

He w as class president and played

on the football team.

He r eceived a bachelor’s d egree

from Harvard in 1956 and gradu-

ated from Harvard Medical

School in 1960. After an intern-

ship at t he University of Minneso-

ta, Dr. Leder became an NIH re-

searcher in 1962, spent a year as a

scientist in Israel in the mid-

1960 s and then returned to NIH,

where he ultimately headed the

molecular genetics laboratory at

the National Institute of Child

Health and Human Development.

His postdoctoral fellows at

NIH included Ta suku Honjo, who

received the Nobel Prize in 2018,

and Shirley M. Tilghman, who

later became president of Prince-

ton University.

In his lectures, Dr. Leder was

known for his humor and for a

clarity of presentation that made

his subject comprehensible to

newcomers and experts alike. He

also held a research position at

the Howard Hughes Medical In-

stitute in Chevy Chase, Md. He

received the National Medal of

Science in 1988 and retired in

2008.

Survivors include his wife of 60

years, the former Aya Brudner, a

scientist who worked alongside

her husband in his laboratory, of

Chestnut Hill; three children,

Micki Leder of Washington,

Ethan Leder of Bethesda, Md.,

and Ben Leder of Westwood,

Mass.; and eight grandchildren.

At Harvard Medical School, Dr.

Leder helped set the academic

tone and made the school’s hiring

practices more inclusive. He also

insisted that the genetics depart-

ment building have open spiral

staircases, instead of stairwells,

allowing faculty members to meet

and interact more freely.

“The work is interesting and

absorbing — you can hardly call it

work,” he said in 200 1, describing

his research. “It’s very, very satis-

fying and rewarding, On the other

hand... if you can’t stand disap-

pointment and failure, you can’t

do this work. But when it is suc-

cessful, those are gleaming mo-

ments that are just wonderful.”

[email protected]

Researcher explored

genetic links to cancer

“No one had known at

the molecular level

what the genes were. It

really ushered in a

period of discovery.”

Cynthia Casson Morton,

h arvard Medical School professor

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FrankMarburyattendedBancroftElemen-

tarySchoolinWashington,D.CandMarl-

boroHighSchoolfromwhichhegraduated

in1942.AUniversityofMaryland,College

Parkalumni,hereceivedhisundergraduate

degreeinEnglishandHistoryin 1952 andhis

MasterofArtsdegreeinEnglishLanguage

andLinguisticsin1956.Hewasamember

ofPhiKappaPhiFraternity.AdevotedTerp,

heservedforfouryearsasPresidentofthe

ArtsandScienceAlumniChapterandwas

anactivememberofthePrinceGeorge’s

CountyAlumniClub,servingonitsBoardof

Directorsforover 40 years.

Aftergraduationfromcollege,heworked

withtheCIAfortwoyears.Subsequently,he

wasemployedonthestaffoftheAmerican

RoadBuildersmagazine.In1969,hejoined

theStaffoftheNationalOilJobbersCouncil

andtwoyearslaterbecameastaffwriterfor

theAmericanPetroleumInstitute.Heretired

fromAPIin May1989.

FrankMarburywasactiveinhiscommuni-

ties.AsamemberoftheKnightsofColum-

bus,heservedasanofficerintheImmac-

ulateHeartCouncilNo.2 589 for 30 years

andasitsGrandKnightsixtimes.Hewasa

pastFaithfulNavigatorofSt.ThomasManor

Assembly,FourthDegreeKnightsofColum-

bus,PortTobacco,Maryland.Atthetime

ofhisdeathhewasamemberofSt.Pius

CouncilinForestville,MD.FrankMarbury

wasalsoamemberoftheSouthernMaryland

Society.Forseveralyears,heservedas

PresidentoftheSouthernMarylandProperty

OwnersAssociation.

FollowingaMassoftheChristianBurialat

St.MaryoftheAssumptionCatholicChurch

inUpperMarlboroonFebruary22,2020,he

willbeinterredinthefamilyplotinMount

CarmelCemeteryin UpperMarlboro.

FRANKMARBURYCLAGETT

1924 -2020

FrankMarburyClagett,95,ofUpperMarl-

boro,MarylanddiedonFebruary9, 2020.The

sonofthelateRoydenDouglasClagettand

AliceDoloresClagettClagett,heoutlivedhis

sixbrothers–CharlesThomas,JohnDouglas,

HughCaldwell,DavidClark,RobertJoseph

BowieandhistwinGeorgeGuiger.Heis

survivedbytwosisters-in-law,Helenand

Kathryn,andbyahostofnephews,nieces

andtheirchildrenandgrandchildren.

FrankMarburywasaRenaissanceman–a

writer,apoet,aphotographer,ahistorian,

aworldtraveler.Eagertoexperienceand

learn,hecontinuedtoseeknewadventures

andmeetnewpeoplethroughhisnineties.

Heremainedgroundedinhisloveoflocal

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keepbothconnectedandstrong.

CLAGETT

University of Ireland University College

Dublin.Dr.Khayatobtainedageneral rotating

internshipinToledo,Ohioandbeganhis

residenceinpsychiatryatBarnesHospital

MedicalCenterattheWashingtonUniversity

SchoolofMedicineinSt.Louis,MO.He

finishedhis2ndand3rdyearresidencyatSt.

Elizabeth’sin1962.

Dr.Khayatheldnumerousmembershipsto

bothnationalandareaprofessionalsocieties

includingWashingtonPsychiatristSociety

SuburbanMarylandChapterofWashington

PsychiatricSociety.Dr. Khayatwasalsoa

memberofKenwoodGolf&CountryClub,

RotaryClubofFriendshipHeights,American

Legion,KnightsofColumbus,VFW,DAV,Viet-

nam Veterans Association and Catholic

YouthOrganization.Hewasamemberof

St.Matthew’sCathedralandwasanusher

attheNationalShrineinWashington,DCas

partofthe4thDegreeKnightsofColumbus.

Dr.Khayat’ssmileandfriendlydemeanor

wascherishedbythosewhoknewhimat

home,athisoffice,thesocialclubs,and

volunteerorganizations.

HewasthebelovedhusbandofWaltraud

“Wally”Khayat;devotedfatherofAstridK.

Matheson(husband,Douglas),AlexandraK.

Dahl(husband,Erik),andVictorRudolph

(wife,Kelly); cherished grandfather of

AndrewD.Matheson,MaximillianA.Dahl,

RomanV.Dahl,JulianV.Dahl,VictoriaB.

Dahl,OliverV.Khayat,andAmeliaA.Khayat.

Heisalsosurvivedbymanyotherloving

familymembers.Familywillreceivefriends

atPUMPHREY’SFUNERALHOME 7557 Wis-

consinAvenueBethesda,Maryland 20814 on

Friday,February21, 2020 from5to7p.m.

MassofChristianBurialwillbecelebratedat

9:30a.m.Saturday,February22, 2020 atthe

ChapelofOurLadyofLourdes,Georgetown

PreparatorySchool, 10900 RockvillePike,

NorthBethesda,Maryland20852.Entomb-

menttofollowatGateofHeavenCemetery.

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A. VICTORKHAYAT, M.D.(Age92)

AretiredWashington,DCareapsychiatrist

passedawaypeacefullyfromcomplications

associatedwithpneumoniaonFebruary10,

2020 athishomeinPotomacwithhiswifeof

54 yearsanddaughterbyhisside.Hewasa

practicingpsychiatristfor 56 years.

Dr.Khayatcompletedhisresidencyin 1962

atSt.Elizabeth’sHospitalin conjuncturewith

GeorgeWashingtonUniversityHospital.Asa

navalreservistdoctor,hewasatfirstsent

totheUSNavalHospitalinPortsmouth,NH

wherehealsoworkedtodevelopitsfirst

mentalhealthclinic.Sincehewasfluentin

Frenchandapsychiatrist,hewasdispatched

totheUSNavalHospitalinSaigon.Upon

completionofhisduty,hereturnedtoSt.

Elizabeth’sHospitalwhereheworkedinthe

ForensicPsychiatryDivisionuntil 1971 when

hechosetoenterprivatepractice.Whilein

privatepracticeheservedasaconsultant

toWashingtonClinicMedicalCenterand

totheEmployeeHealthServiceatNIH.Dr.

Khayatwasinterviewedmultipletimefor

hisknowledgeonPostTraumaticStress

DisorderinVietnamVeterans.Headvocated

fortheVietnamVeteranrecognitionlocally.

Dr.KhayatspokefluentlyEnglish,French,

Spanish,Arabic,andmodernHebrew.He

graduated fromAmerican University of

Beirut,Lebanonwithabachelor'sin business

administration.Hefeltcompelledtostudy

medicineandgraduatedfromtheNational

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