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

  1. ↑ "" (November 11, 2020)
  2. ↑ Bio Prof Animates Cellular World. thecrimson.com
  3. ↑ Nair, Meera S. (November 30, 2020). "Biology Prof. Lue, Visionary in Life Sciences Pedagogy, Dies at 56". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  4. ↑ "Reconnect with friends from high school, find reunions, view yearbook photos and more". Classmates.com.
  5. ↑ Harvard Magazine, "Robert Lue Named Bok Center Director" (April 22, 2013)
  6. ↑ "Dept of MCB, Harvard U: Faculty and Research". www.mcb.harvard.edu. Archived from the original on 2008-11-14.
  7. ↑ Olsen, Erik (15 November 2010). "Molecular Animation: Where Cinema and Biology Meet". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Biologist Rob Lue, founding HarvardX faculty director, dies at 56". Harvard University. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.


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