Jeffery Karp

Jeffery Karp, PhD, is a distinguished bioengineer and professor at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. He is also a principal faculty member at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute and an affiliate faculty member at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. Dr. Karp is renowned for his work in the fields of drug delivery, medical devices, and stem cell therapeutics. He is a prolific inventor, holding over 100 issued or pending patents, and his technologies have formed the foundation for multiple companies.\n\nBeyond his academic and scientific achievements, Dr. Karp is the author of LIT: Life Ignition Tools, a book that translates his approach to scientific innovation into strategies for personal growth. He explores how the principles of evolution and nature can be applied to solve problems in daily life. His work emphasizes curiosity, adaptability, and the importance of looking for simple solutions to complex problems.