We are delighted to report that Dr. Tayyaba Hasan has received a medal of recognition from the European Society for Photobiology: a 2021 Award for Excellence in Photobiological Research at their virtual Biennial Congress held September 2, 2021.
The Executive Committee of the ESP awards this medal to distinguished scientists whose research achievements in Photobiology are internationally acknowledged as outstanding and who have given crucial contributions to ESP activities.
Tayyaba Hasan, PhD, is a Professor of Dermatology and Professor of Health Sciences and Technology (Harvard‐MIT) at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital with over 35 years of experience in biomedical science. The focus of her research is in Photochemistry-based basic and translational biomedical sciences. The primary areas are the development of mechanism-informed combination therapies for cancer with expertise in photodynamic therapy (PDT) of cancer and non-cancer pathologies, development of in vitro and in vivo cancer models, associated immunotherapies and fluorescence imaging and diagnostics. She served as ASP President in 2010-2011 and has been an active member since 1982.