Did you know that the research of professor Dr. Oscar Auerbach (@rutgers_njms) led to the first cigarette warning? ⬇️ Dr. Oscar Auerbach was a pathologist who discovered the first evidence of a relationship between cancer and smoking in human lung tissue. On this day in 1964, he is recognized with making breakthroughs that led to millions of people quitting smoking. When his study was widely highlighted in the first Surgeon General's report on the risks of smoking in 1964, it was brought to public prominence. #DYKRutgers | #RutgersPride | #RutgersExcellence