Ask Us Anything: Helen Lu Highlights
Helen Lu is Percy K. and Vida L.W. Hudson Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Senior Vice Dean of Faculty Affairs and Advancement. Her research focuses on Orthopaedic Interface Tissue Engineering and the formation of complex tissue systems, with the goal of achieving integrative and functional repair of soft tissue injuries.
The Franklin Institute Awards Program
The Franklin Institute Awards celebrates nine of the world's brightest visionaries—individuals whose work has transformed our lives and an early-career researcher who has already raised the bar of scientific excellence. The 2024 laureates will be celebrated in Philadelphia April 15-19, 2024. Credit: The Franklin Institute
One of the oldest comprehensive science awards in the world, The Franklin Institute Awards Program is a cornerstone of the legacy of Philadelphia’s Franklin Institute since its founding in 1824. Over the past 200 years, The Franklin Institute Awards Program has honored the most influential scientists, engineers, and inventors who have significantly advanced science and technology. The roster of more than 2,000 laureates includes luminaries such as Nikola Tesla, Marie and Pierre Curie, Orville Wright, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Jane Goodall, Stephen Hawking, and more recently, vaccine pioneers Kizzmekia Corbett, Drew Weissman, and Katalin Karikó. Notably, 125 of these laureates have also received the Nobel Prize.