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Citizenship
  
American

Education
  
Harvard University

Name
  
Maurice Pechet

Spouse
  
Kitty Pechet

Alma mater
  
Harvard University


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Residence
  
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Died
  
March 5, 2012, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Known for
  
Scientist, Internal medicine, Entrepreneurship, Philanthropy

Maurice Pechet (February 10, 1918 – March 5, 2012) was a professor, scientist, doctor, inventor, and philanthropist. Pechet made substantial contributions to the field of internal medicine, in particular in the domain of developing new antirachitic sterols to treat metabolic bone disease. He resided in Cambridge, Massachusetts for most of his life. At Harvard University, he was a student (earning both a chemistry PhD in 1944 and MD in 1948), professor, and doctor (Massachusetts General Hospital), and was involved with the campus for 70 years.

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Publications

Pechet has been widely published in leading medical journals, such as:

  • The New England Journal of Medicine
  • The American Journal of Medicine
  • The Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • The Journal of Pediatrics.

    • Medical discoveries

    Pechet and his research partners are credited with the discovery of the Pechet Factor Deficiency (OMIM:169200), a genetic disorder causing an abnormal blood clotting defect in a sister, brother and mother. Pechet and his research partners suggested that these persons lack a clotting factor that plays a role in the first phase of coagulation, following the activation of factor IX but before the activation of factor X.

    Leadership roles

  • Served as President of the Research Institute for Medicine & Chemistry, Cambridge, MA.
  • Sat on Harvard Medical School's Board of Fellows.
  • Sat on the Harvard University's Board of Tutors in Biochemical Sciences.
  • Served as a Director Emeritus of Canadian Western Bank.
  • Served as a Honorary Trustee of Immune Disease Institute, Inc.
  • Sat as senior member of the Senior Common Room of Lowell House, at Harvard University.

    • Personal overview

    Pechet was married to artist and teacher Kitty Pechet. She continues to reside in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

    Philanthropy

    Pechet donated to a wide range of philanthropic causes. In 1960, he established the Pechet Foundation. The Pechet Foundation has given to scientific research, poverty alleviation, education, the arts, and environmental causes. The Foundation has made donations and provided grants to such organizations as the Golden Foundation for the Arts, the Earthwatch Institute, The Cambridge Family & Children's Service, The Young Audiences of Massachusetts, The New Sector Alliance, The Cambridge Center for Adult Education, The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, The Perkins School for the Blind, The Center for Blood Research (CBR), and the New England Conservatory.

    Business activities

    Pechet was a Director Emeritus of the Canadian Western Bank.

    References

    Maurice Pechet Wikipedia
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