Heart‐healthy lifestyle tied to reduced cancer risk

As part of Dr. Emanuel's initial focus on improving end-oflife care during his time as a faculty member at Harvard, he joined 1 of 4 research groups across the country that were working to address the issue. In 1997, he became the founding chair of the NIH Clinical Center Department of Bioethics and developed a world-leading training center for pre-and postdoctoral students and fellows. He led the department until 2011 and focused primarily on improving research regulations to incorporate ethics.