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X-WR-CALNAME;VALUE=TEXT:Portals to Excellence and Impact Presentation and Fireside Chat
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SUMMARY:Portals to Excellence and Impact Presentation and Fireside Chat
DESCRIPTION:<p>"The Edison of Medicine: Robert Langer's Quest to Solve Global Health Challenges Using Biotechnology"</p><p><strong>Speaker</strong>: Robert Langer, ScD, David H. Koch Institute Professor, MIT</p><p>Robert Langer is one of 9 Institute Professors at MIT; being an Institute Professor is MIT’s highest honor. His articles have been cited over 467,000 times; his h-index of 335 is the highest of any engineer in history. His patents have licensed or sublicensed to over 400 companies; he is a cofounder of many companies including Moderna. He holds 45 honorary doctorates and has received over 220 awards, including both the United States National Medals of Science and Technology &amp; Innovation (one of 3 living individuals to have received both honors), and has been elected to the National Academies of Medicine, Engineering, Sciences, and Inventors.</p><drupal-media data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="a98d798a-6510-48df-8f53-0217b07ad325" data-view-mode="hwp_medium">&nbsp;</drupal-media>
LOCATION:Waterhouse Room, Gordon Hall
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