Howard Wilbert Nowell

Howard Wilbert Nowell (May 16, 1872 – 1940), was instructor in pathology at Boston University, and a pioneering cancer researcher.

[1][2] He had an early incorrect hypothesis for the cause of cancer, and an early treatment involving a serum derived from rabbits, that was touted as effective, but did not survive rigorous testing.

He studied medicine at Boston University, and he graduated in 1911.

He became an instructor of pathology at Boston University School of Medicine from 1911 to 1913, and professor at the same institution 1913 to 1915.

In 1913 he published a report of research work on cancer.