Robert Weinberg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Robert Weinberg

American biologist

Date of Birth: 11-Nov-1942

Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession: biologist, university teacher, biochemist, molecular biologist, oncologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Robert Allan Weinberg (born November 11, 1942) is a biologist, Daniel K.
Ludwig Professor for Cancer Research at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), director of the Ludwig Center of the MIT, and American Cancer Society Research Professor.
His research is in the area of oncogenes and the genetic basis of human cancer.Robert Weinberg is also affiliated with the Broad Institute and is a founding member of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research.
He teaches at MIT including course 7.012 (introductory biology) with Eric Lander.
Weinberg and Lander are among the co-founders of Verastem, which is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing drugs to treat cancer by targeting cancer stem cells.