{"id":146872,"date":"2026-09-24T14:47:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T18:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/?post_type=bu-article&#038;p=146872"},"modified":"2026-09-25T15:59:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T19:59:46","slug":"lindsay-farrer-phd-awarded-william-fairfield-warren-distinguished-professorship","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/news-events\/articles\/2026\/lindsay-farrer-phd-awarded-william-fairfield-warren-distinguished-professorship\/","title":{"rendered":"Lindsay Farrer, PhD, Awarded William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professorship"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-leadin news-block-editorial-leadin is-style-text-over-image has-media has-media-focus-center-middle has-text-position-x-center\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-lockup\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-leadin-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"\/camed\/files\/2026\/05\/Gold-Award.png\" class=\"\" alt=\"Gold colored trophy cup\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2026\/05\/Gold-Award.png 500w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2026\/05\/Gold-Award-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2026\/05\/Gold-Award-360x360.png 360w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2026\/05\/Gold-Award-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2026\/05\/Gold-Award-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-prepress-tag\">Awards &amp; Honors<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Lindsay Farrer, PhD, Awarded William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professorship \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar js-block-editorial-metabar news-prepress-layout-metabar\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-date\">September 24, 2026<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-credits\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-share js-bu-prepress-share-tools\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-action\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/camed\/files\/2026\/09\/Lindsay-Farrer.jpg\" alt=\"man in blue suit and light blue shirt, eyeglasses, outside with green trees, smiling\" class=\"wp-image-146877\" width=\"251\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2026\/09\/Lindsay-Farrer.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2026\/09\/Lindsay-Farrer-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2026\/09\/Lindsay-Farrer-360x360.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2026\/09\/Lindsay-Farrer-512x512.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2026\/09\/Lindsay-Farrer-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2026\/09\/Lindsay-Farrer-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2026\/09\/Lindsay-Farrer-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2026\/09\/Lindsay-Farrer-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><figcaption>Lindsay Farrer<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Congratulations to <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/display\/40715\">Lindsay Farrer<\/a>, PhD, distinguished professor of genetics and professor of medicine, neurology and ophthalmology, who was awarded the honor along with four other senior faculty. They join a select group that represents BU\u2019s global leadership in research, education and interdisciplinary collaboration. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2026\/william-fairfield-warren-distinguished-professorships\">Read more at <em>BU Today<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations to Lindsay Farrer, PhD, distinguished professor of genetics and professor of medicine, neurology and ophthalmology, who was awarded the honor along with four other senior faculty. They join a select group that represents BU\u2019s global leadership in research, education and interdisciplinary collaboration. 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