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How Robert Langer, a pioneer in delivering mRNA into the body, failed repeatedly but kept going: 'They said I should give up, but I don't like to give up'

  • Written by Robert Langer, Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
How Robert Langer, a pioneer in delivering mRNA into the body, failed repeatedly but kept going: 'They said I should give up, but I don't like to give up'Robert LangerPat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

The mRNA vaccines developed against COVID-19 owe a lot to the work of Robert Langer, a pioneer in the delivery of mRNA. Langer, who is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology David H. Koch Institute Professor and director of the Langer Lab, helped lay the foundation for the underlying...

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