Boston Business Journal chose AdMeTech President and CEO Dr. Faina Shtern as one of the Women of Influence
Women of Influence: AdMeTech Foundation Chief Faina Shtern takes on prostate cancer. After she emigrated from the Soviet Union as a Jewish refugee escaping oppression, Faina Shtern knew what she wanted to do once she landed in America in the late 1970s: medical research.
With a medical degree from Chemovets Medical School in the Ukraine, Shtern proceeded to pursue her dream, eventually working at a number of prestigious institutions over the years, including being appointed a clinical and research fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, where she subsequently became a faculty member.