Gary Ruvkun

Dr. Ruvkun is a Professor of Genetics, Harvard Medical School and Hans-Hermann Schoene Distinguished Investigator, Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital. Winner of the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, the Dan David Prize for his work in aging research, and the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for his work in micro RNA pathway. Professor Ruvkun’s distinguished academic career includes memberships in NAS, The Institute of Medicine and The American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Major Research Interests are microRNA and RNA interference mechanisms, microbial diversity, neuroendocrine control of detoxification, immunity, metabolism, aging, host-microbe interactions, and life on Mars. He has over 150 publications in high impact journals and breaks through papers in small RNA, aging and host-microbe interactions.