Watch Len Zon on NOVA!Dr. Leonard Zon has played first trumpet with the Longwood Symphony since 1984. Len is Grousbeck Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, an Investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and the Director of the Stem Cell Program at Children's Hospital Boston.
His research focuses on two major developing areas: modeling human diseases in zebrafish, and stem cell biology. 
Dr. Zon is a member of the Institute of Medicine and was recently elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
In 2008, Dr. Zon traveled to London with the Longwood Symphony. After giving the keynote lecture about his stem cell research and zebrafish model at a symposium on Innovations in Cancer Care in the Great Hall at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, he performed a Telemann trumpet concerto under the watchful eye of King Henry VIII.
We've recently learned that besides playing the trumpet, the multitalented Len Zon is also the shofar player for his synagogue.
This week, Len was featured on PBS's NOVA. Click here to learn many more interesting tidbits about his cancer research, love of music, and very special zebrafish!
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