In 1933, the Massachusetts legislature approved the building of a new laboratory for Myerson with funds provided by the Rockefeller Foundation.

In 1935, he was appointed professor of clinical psychiatry at Harvard Medical School in recognition of the accomplishments in his research.

During the first decades of the 20th century, the eugenics movement became prominent and widely supported by lay and professional groups.

Myerson believed that while there could be a heredity factor involved, social environment also played a major role.

Myerson maintained an active practice and served as Massachusetts state forensic examiner for eight years.

He thought that psychoanalysis led to the examination of human beings more closely and stimulated better research in the areas of biology and physiology.

[1] Myerson wrote the introduction to Nelson's book, giving personal insight into penological theory from his perspective as a psychiatrist of prisoners.