August 9, 2002

Former governor visits MGH research lab

Former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis has always had an interest in health-related matters, from working on health care issues while in office to teaching health policy to college students. So it was no surprise to Robert Brown, Jr., MD, director of the MGH Day Neuromuscular Lab, when Dukakis eagerly accepted an invitation to visit his MGH lab, which focuses on research into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). Dukakis met with Brown and his research staff Aug. 2, asked many questions about ALS and toured the labs located at CNY Building 114.