Background
Langer, Robert Samuel was born on August 29, 1948 in Albany, New York, United States. Son of Robert Samuel Senior and Mary (Swartz) Langer.
biomedical engineering educator chemical
Langer, Robert Samuel was born on August 29, 1948 in Albany, New York, United States. Son of Robert Samuel Senior and Mary (Swartz) Langer.
Bachelor of Science, Cornell Univercity, 1970; Doctor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1974; Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Switzerland, 1996; Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Technion U., Israel, 1997.
Research associate, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston, since 1974;
assistant professor chemical and biomedical engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1978-1981;
associate professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1981-1985;
professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1985-1989;
Germeshausen professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, since 1989. Daughter of directors Alkermes, Cambridge, Acusphere, Cambridge, Focal, Lexington. Teacher Group School, Cambridge, 1971-1973.
Endowed lecturer U. P.R., 1983,Case Western Reserve U., 1986, University of Michigan, 1987, U. Washington, 1988, U. Kansas, 1989, University of California, San Francisco, 1991, University of Wisconsin, 1991, Georgia Institute Technology, 1991, Ohio State University, 1991, U. Pittsburgh, 1992, Purdue University, 1992, U. Delaware, 1993, Pennsylvania State University, 1993, Beth Israel Hospital, 1994, Cornell Univercity, 1994, California Institute Technology, 1995, Illinois Institute Technology, 1995, Ohio State Med.Sch., 1995, University of California, 1996, U. Tennessee, 1996, U. North Carolina, 1997, University of Pennsylvania, 1998, Washington U., 1998, University Texas San Antonio, 1998, University of Michigan 1998. Cons.to numerous companies, including Genentech, San Francisco, since 1981, Merck Sharpe and Dohme, 1981-1985. Science advisor Cygnus, Redwood City, California, 1987-1997, Opta Foods, Bedford, Massachusetts, since 1991.
Member Food and Drug Administration Science Board, since 1995.
Fellow Society Biomaterials (Clemson award 1990), American Association Pharmaceutical Sciences(Distinguished Pharm Science award 1993). Member NAS, AIChE (Food, Pharmaceutical and Bioengring. award 1986, Professional Progress award 1990, Charles M. Stine Materials Science and Engineering award 1991, William Walker award 1996), National Academy Engineering, Institute Medicine of NAS, American Institute Medical and Biological Engineers (founding fellow), American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Chemical Society (Creative Polymer award 1989, Phillips Applied Polymer Science award 1992, Pearlman Memorial Lecturer award 1992), International Society Artificial InternalOrgans (Organon-Teknika award 1991), biomedical Engineering Society (board directors 1991-1994, Whitaker lecturer 1994), Controlled Release Society (Board of Governors 1981-1985, chairman regulatory affairs committee 1985-1989, president 1991-1992, Founders award 1989, Outstanding Pharmaceutical Paper award 1990, 92), American Society Artificial Internal Organs (member program committee 1984-1987), International Society Artificial Internal Organs.
Married Laura Feigenbaum, July 31, 1988. Children: Michael David, Susan Katherine, Samuel Alexander.