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Robert S. Langer, Jr.

American biomedical engineer
Person human Q669597

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[30]
Date of birth
August 29, 1948
Place of birth
Albany
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
inventor, university teacher, chemical engineer, biotechnologist, engineer, biochemist[8]
Employer
Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12][13]
Field of work
drug delivery, biotechnology, biomedical engineering[9][10][11]
Educated at
Cornell University College of Engineering, Cornell University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The Milne School[14][15]
Award received
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research, John Fritz Medal, Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, Harvey Prize, Perkin Medal, Wilhelm Exner Medal, Scheele Award, National Medal of Science, Wolf Prize in Chemistry, Priestley Medal, National Medal of Technology and Innovation, Lemelson–MIT Prize, Albany Medical Center Prize, Canada Gairdner International Award, Charles Stark Draper Prize, National Inventors Hall of Fame, Max Planck Research Award, Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology, Dan David Prize, Benjamin Franklin Medal, Hoover Medal, Biotechnology Heritage Award, Kettering Prize, Warren Alpert Foundation Prize, Dickson Prize in Science, honorary doctor of the University of Uppsala, honorary doctor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Honorary doctor of the Catholic University of Louvain, honorary doctorate of Technion, Millennium Technology Prize, IRI Medal, Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, Heinz Award, Von Hippel Award, honorary doctor of Harvard University, honorary doctorate at the Laval University, European Inventor Award, IEEE Medal for Innovations in Healthcare Technology, Chemical Pioneer Award, Herman Mark Award in Polymer Chemistry, Othmer Gold Medal, Clarivate Citation Laureates, Washington Award, Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research, Kavli Prize in Neuroscience[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]
Doctoral student
Samir Mitragotri, Elazer R. Edelman, W. Mark Saltzman, Ali Khademhosseini, Elazer Reuven Edelman[31][32][33][34][35]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Academic degree
Doctor of Philosophy
Birth name
Robert s.langer
Family name
Langer
Generational suffix
L252247-F2
Given name
Robert, Samuel
Member of
National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, National Academy of Medicine, National Academy of Engineering, Royal National Academy of Pharmacy, Austrian Academy of Sciences
Owner of
Moderna
Participant in
FII 4th Edition in Riyadh
🏷️ Also known as
en R. S. Langer en R. Langer en Robert Langer en Robert Samuel Langer en Robert Samuel Langer Jr en Robert Samuel Langer, Jr. en Robert S. Langer en Robert S. Langer, Jr. en Dr. Robert Langer en Langer en Langer R en Langer R. en Langer R. S. en Langer RS ar روبرت لانجر cs Robert Samuel Langer cs R. S. Langer cs Robert Langer de Robert Samuel Langer de Robert Samuel Langer junior
🔖 Identifiers · 48
ISNI
0000000108844150
ORCID iD
0000-0003-4255-0492
VIAF cluster ID
30924964
Library of Congress authority ID
n83238355
GND ID
1089152663
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Robert Langer MTMLecture 2008 09 25 portrait.JPG ↗
Academic Tree ID
55587
Awards & Winners artist ID
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BBC Things ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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CANTIC ID
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CONOR.SI ID
111522659
CiNii Research ID
1140282266619361408
FAST ID
1459723
Freebase ID
/m/06p84z
Geni.com profile ID
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Google Scholar author ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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IEEE Xplore author ID
37333830100
IdRef ID
032896190
JRC Names ID
844485
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
195961
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA04719895
NDL Authority ID
00878469
NL CR AUT ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Academy of Engineering member ID
27638
National Academy of Sciences member ID
4662
National Inventors Hall of Fame ID
robert-s-langer-jr
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007422221005171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC202317766
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810626529405606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072462124
Notable Names Database ID
434/000128050
Obálky knih ID
utb2016899409
Open Library ID
OL3525573A
PhDTree person ID
langer-robert-s
RERO ID (legacy)
A003494807
Research.com ID
robert-langer
SHARE Catalogue author ID
569143
ScholarGPS scholar ID
55109615596011
Scopus author ID
7402409226
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058529117206706
Wellcome Collection concept ID
pbfbb77y
WikiTree person ID
Langer-682
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/c30f7379-4aa5-40ad-8ef9-602237026038

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🔗 Connections
Award received 43
National Medal of Science, Wolf Prize in Chemistry, Priestley Medal, National Medal of Technology and Innovation, Benjamin Franklin Medal, Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, Canada Gairdner International Award, Harvey Prize +35 more
Author of 7
Actuation of untethered pneumatic artificial muscles and soft robots using magnetically induced liquid-to-gas phase transitions, Artificial intelligence-guided design of lipid nanoparticles for pulmonary gene therapy, Computationally Guided Intracerebral Drug Delivery via Chronically Implanted Microdevices, Glucose-responsive insulin by molecular and physical design, Perspective: Special delivery for the gut, Reduction of measurement noise in a continuous glucose monitor by coating the sensor with a zwitterionic polymer, Ultrahigh speed en face OCT capsule for endoscopic imaging
← Authored by 7
Actuation of untethered pneumatic artificial muscles and soft robots using magnetically induced liquid-to-gas phase transitions, Artificial intelligence-guided design of lipid nanoparticles for pulmonary gene therapy, Computationally Guided Intracerebral Drug Delivery via Chronically Implanted Microdevices, Glucose-responsive insulin by molecular and physical design, Perspective: Special delivery for the gut, Reduction of measurement noise in a continuous glucose monitor by coating the sensor with a zwitterionic polymer, Ultrahigh speed en face OCT capsule for endoscopic imaging
Member of 5
National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Austrian Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Medicine
Occupation 5
engineer, inventor, biochemist, university teacher, chemical engineer
← Winner 4
Wolf Prize in Chemistry, National Medal of Technology and Innovation, Albany Medical Center Prize, Kettering Prize
Affiliated with 3
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard–MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
Educated at 3
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cornell University, Cornell University College of Engineering
Field of work 3
biotechnology, biomedical engineering, drug delivery
Employer 2
Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Given name 2
Robert, Samuel
Academic degree 1
Doctor of Philosophy
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Doctoral student 1
Ali Khademhosseini
Doctoral students 1
Ali Khademhosseini
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Owned entities 1
Moderna
Owner of 1
Moderna
Place of birth 1
Albany
Sex or gender 1
male
← Board member 1
Moderna
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Summary

Robert S. Langer, Jr. was born in Albany[1]. Robert S. Langer, Jr. has worked as an inventor[2], university teacher[3], chemical engineer[4], biotechnologist[5], and engineer[6].

Why It Matters

Robert S. Langer, Jr.'s notable doctoral advisees include Ali Khademhosseini[36], an inventor[37], b. 1975[38], of Canada[39], awarded the Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering[40], specialised in biomedical engineering[41].

FAQs

Where was Robert S. Langer, Jr. born?

Robert S. Langer, Jr.'s place of birth was Albany[1].

What did Robert S. Langer, Jr. do for work?

Robert S. Langer, Jr. worked as an inventor[2], university teacher[3], chemical engineer[4], biotechnologist[5], and engineer[6].

Where did Robert S. Langer, Jr. go to school?

Robert S. Langer, Jr. was educated at Cornell University College of Engineering[14] and The Milne School[15].

What awards did Robert S. Langer, Jr. receive?

Honors received include Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences[16], Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research[17], John Fritz Medal[18], and Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering[19].

Related Entities

biomedical engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology Moderna United States

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  29. [28] ↑ . lemelson.mit.edu. Retrieved . lemelson.mit.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [29] ↑ . albanymed.org. Retrieved . albanymed.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.

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  1. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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