Biography:Robert Lue
Robert A. Lue (May 23, 1964 – November 11, 2020) was a Jamaican-born American researcher and academic.[1]
Early life and education
Robert Lue grew up in Jamaica, where he said he developed his fascination with the natural world. He was of Chinese and Romanian descent.[2] Lue graduated from St. George's College in 1980, then attended the College of the Holy Cross. In 1986, he graduated from Holy Cross with a degree in biology and philosophy in 1986.[3] After taking a year off to paint at Brandeis University, he went to Harvard to complete a Ph.D. in cellular biology.[4]
Career
On 1 March 2013, he became the inaugural Richard L. Menschel Faculty Director of the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning at Harvard University.[5] He was formerly professor of the practice of molecular and cellular biology, and the director of life sciences education at Harvard University.[6] Since 2008, he was the Faculty Director of the Harvard-Allston Education Portal. He was recognized for his contributions to molecular animation.[7]
Lue died on 11 November 2020 of cancer at the age of 56.[8]
Notes
- ↑ "" (November 11, 2020)
- ↑ Bio Prof Animates Cellular World. thecrimson.com
- ↑ Nair, Meera S. (November 30, 2020). "Biology Prof. Lue, Visionary in Life Sciences Pedagogy, Dies at 56". https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2020/11/30/robert-lue-obituary/.
- ↑ "Reconnect with friends from high school, find reunions, view yearbook photos and more". Classmates.com. http://www.classmates.com/directory/public/memberprofile/list.htm?regId=8685314297.
- ↑ Harvard Magazine, "Robert Lue Named Bok Center Director" (April 22, 2013)
- ↑ "Dept of MCB, Harvard U: Faculty and Research". http://www.mcb.harvard.edu/Faculty/faculty_profile.php?f=robert-lue-a.
- ↑ Olsen, Erik (15 November 2010). "Molecular Animation: Where Cinema and Biology Meet". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/16/science/16animate.html. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ↑ "Biologist Rob Lue, founding HarvardX faculty director, dies at 56". 13 November 2020. https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/11/biologist-rob-lue-founding-harvardx-faculty-director-dies-at-56/.
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