Doug Lauffenburger

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Douglas A. Lauffenburger is an American academic who is the Ford Professor of Biological Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Biology at the

Harvard.[1] He is also editor in chief of the journal Integrative Biology.[2]

Lauffenburger’s lab “emphasizes integration of experimental and mathematical/computational analysis approaches, toward development and validation of predictive models for physiologically-relevant behavior in terms of underlying molecular and molecular network properties.”[3]

He is also one of six MIT professors elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).[4]

Biography

Lauffenburger earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the

University of Illinois and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota.[1]

Lauffenburger was a professor at the University of Illinois and the

University of Wisconsin before his tenure at MIT. He was a visiting scientist at the University of Heidelberg in Germany.[1]

At MIT, he has been a professor at the Department of Biological Engineering since 1998 and was then Head,[5] 1998-2019; Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, 1995-present; Professor, Department of Biology, 2002-present.[6][7]

In February 2021 Lauffenburger co-authored a paper in Nature Communications on how a certain level of COVID-19 anti-bodies may provide lasting protection against the virus. The paper was based on blood samples provided voluntarily by 4300 employees of SpaceX crediting also its CEO Elon Musk.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Douglas A. Lauffenburger, PhD". Biological Engineering. MIT. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Integrative Biology". Oxford University Press. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Doug Lauffenburger Research Group". MIT. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Six MIT faculty elected 2019 AAAS Fellows". MIT News Office. November 26, 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  5. ^ Wolfson, John (June 24, 2007). "When Race Enters the Equation". Boston Magazine. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Doug Lauffenburger : Research Group". MIT. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  7. ^ Zhong, Vivian (April 18, 2019). "Doug Lauffenburger reflects on time as inaugural biological engineering department head". The Tech. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
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