Advance registration is required for in-person attendance

Please join us for this symposium honoring the extraordinary life and legacy of Institute Professor Daniel I.C. Wang. On Friday, November 5, leaders in the field of biochemical engineering will share their views on the legacy of Institute Professor Daniel I.C. Wang and look to what the future may bring for the discipline that he helped launch and continuously cultivate.

Friday, November 5

8:30am - 12pm:       Reflections from the Frontlines of the Field

On Friday morning, we will discuss the impact of Danny’s groundbreaking work through conversations with leaders in the field.

Speakers

• Noubar Afeyan PhD ’87; Founder & President, Flagship Pioneering

• Charles Cooney PhD ’70; Professor Emeritus, MIT Chemical Engineering

• Kristala Prather ’94; Arthur D. Little Professor & Executive Officer, MIT Chemical Engineering

• Phillip Sharp; Institute Professor of Biology, MIT, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research

12 - 1pm: Lunch

1pm - 2pm: 2021 DIC Wang Lecture on the Frontiers of Biotechnology:  mRNA as Medicine

Melissa J. Moore PhD '89; Chief Scientific Officer, Platform Research, Moderna Therapeutics

2:30 - 5:30pm:        Futures and Frontiers

A focus on the future of the biochemical engineering, biotechnology and its impact on society, inviting us to consider what Danny would be most excited about on the horizon.

Speakers

• Luis Alvarez SM '99, PhD ’09; Founder, Theradaptive

• Tassos Gianakakos ’94; CEO, MyoKardia

• Pearl Huang ’80, PhD; President & CEO, Cygnal Therapeutics

• Konstantin Konstantinov, PhD; CTO, Codiak BioSciences

• Bernat Olle SM '05, MBA '07, PhD '07; CEO & Co-Founder, Vedanta Biosciences

• Reshma Shetty, PhD '08; President, COO & Co-Founder, Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.

We would love for you to share your memories and photos of Professor Wang. Please email anything you’d like to share to wangmemorial@mit.edu.