David R. Liu

David R. Liu
劉如謙
Liu in 2012
Born (1973-06-12) June 12, 1973 (age 51)
Alma materHarvard University (BA)
University of California, Berkeley (PhD)
OrganizationThe Liu Group
Known forNucleic acid templated chemistry
directed evolution
base editing
prime editing
Scientific career
FieldsOrganic chemistry
InstitutionsHarvard University
Doctoral advisorPeter G. Schultz
Other academic advisorsE.J. Corey
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese劉如謙
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiú Rúqiān
Wade–GilesLiu Ju-ch'ien

David Ruchien Liu (Chinese: 劉如謙; born 1973) is an American molecular biologist and chemist. He is Richard Merkin Professor, Director of the Merkin Institute of Transformative Technologies in Healthcare, and Vice-Chair of the Faculty at the Broad Institute of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Liu is also the Thomas Dudley Cabot Professor of the Natural Sciences and Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University and a principal investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.[1]

  1. ^ "David R. Liu". Liu Group. 2018-10-22. Retrieved 2019-04-02.