Tools for Accelerated Medical Innovation

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Jeffrey Karp

Dr. Jeff Karp is the Distinguished Chair at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Professor at Harvard Medical School and MIT in Boston. He was elected a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, Royal Society of Chemistry, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering’s College of Fellows, Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), and the Canadian Academy of Engineering. He specializes in bioinspired medical problem-solving and runs a research laboratory dedicated to the process of medical innovation that harnesses lessons from nature for inspiration. He has published over 165 peer-reviewed papers, with >34,000 citations (top 0.1% globally in 2023 Clarivate ranking), and has given nearly 400 invited lectures. He has over 100 issued or pending national and international patents and his lab’s technologies have led to the formation of thirteen companies. The technologies Jeff has developed include a tissue glue that can seal holes inside a beating heart; targeted therapy for osteoarthritis, Crohn’s disease, and brain disorders; “smart needles” that automatically stop when they reach their target; a nasal spray that neutralizes pathogens; and immunotherapy approaches to annihilate cancer. In addition to his research goals, Karp is dedicated to developing the careers of next-generation bioengineers at the forefront of biomedical innovation. He was selected as the Outstanding Faculty Undergraduate Mentor among all faculty at MIT and received the HST McMahon Mentoring award for being the top mentor of Harvard-MIT students. To date, 30 trainees from his laboratory have secured faculty positions. Growing up in rural Canada he was written off by his school because of his learning differences. He evolved a process for embracing life, embodied by ‘Life Ignition Tools’, through years of iteration and tinkering to make his unique patterns of thought and behavior work for him. These LIT tools have been thoroughly road-tested, through Dr. Karp’s life, in his lab, and by his many mentees and are now featured in the Harper Collins Book LIT: Life Ignition Tools, which was released on April 9th, 2024 (visit www.jeffkarp.com to learn more). Jeff is also Head of Innovation at Geoversity, Nature’s University, a rainforest bio-leadership training conservancy located in one of the top biodiversity hotspots in the world. Dr. Karp lives in Brookline, Massachusetts, with his wife, children, and two Cavalier King Charles spaniels.

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Date	Day	Time	Location
09/20/2024	Friday	12:30 PM to 2 PM	ONLINE