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Biography
Robert A. Lue is a researcher and an academic. On March 1, 2013, he became the inaugural Richard L. Menschel Faculty Director of the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning at Harvard University. He was formerly Professor of the Practice of Molecular and Cellular Biology, and the Director of Life Sciences Education at Harvard University. Along with Daniel Kahne and Richard Losick, he teaches Life Sciences 1a, the introductory Biology/Chemistry course at Harvard College, which is the third largest lecture course at Harvard College. Since 2008, he has been the Faculty Director of the Harvard-Allston Education Portal.
Early life and education
Robert Lue grew up in Jamaica, where he says he developed his fascination with the natural world.
Robert Lue graduated from St. George's College, Kingston, Jamaica in 1980 (http://www.stgc.org/), and went on to graduate from the College of the Holy Cross. After taking a year off to paint at Brandeis, he went to Harvard to complete a Ph.D in cellular biology.