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Rick Klausner

Founder & Chief Scientist at Altos Labs

Founder & Chief Scientist at Altos Labs

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Rick Klausner Biography

Dr. Richard Klausner is founder, Chief Scientist and Board Chair of Altos Labs, and founder and Executive Chairman of Lyell Immunopharma, Inc. He is former Chief Executive Officer of Lyell, founder and Director of Juno Therapeutics, founder and Director of GRAIL, and Executive Chairman of Wisdo, a third-generation internet company. He is also the co-founder and Executive Chairman of Mindstrong, co-founder of Lifemine Therapeutics and Director of Xtremity Prosthetics. He is the former Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, and Chief Opportunity Officer of Illumina Corporation and the former Executive Chairman of Audax Health.

Dr. Klausner chairs the Grand Challenges in Cancer program of Cancer Research UK. Previously, he has served as managing partner of the venture capital firm The Column Group and was the Executive Director of Global Health for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Dr. Klausner was appointed by Presidents Clinton and Bush as the eleventh Director of the U.S. National Cancer Institute between 1995 and 2001. He served as chief of the Cell Biology and Metabolism Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development as well as a past president of the American Society of Clinical Investigation. He has served in senior advisory roles to the US, Norwegian, Qatari and Indian governments. He previously chaired the International Advisory Board for Samsung and chaired the Strategic Oversight Council of Sanofi.

More specific to his own research accomplishments, Dr. Klausner has provided valuable mechanistic insights into cellular processes such as intracellular trafficking, translation, and protein assembly. He has also contributed to the understanding of post-translational gene regulation mechanisms through his study of iron metabolism. Furthermore, his investigations into the von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) protein have led to further classification of the protein’s tumor suppressive function in the context of renal cell carcinoma. His discovery of the T Cell Zeta chain and how T cells are activated was the basic science breakthrough that led to successful cell-based CAR-T cancer therapy.

Throughout his career, Dr. Klausner has consistently worked to apply the principles of science and technology to address the global cancer burden. He is working to develop innovative screening and diagnostic tests to facilitate early detection of various cancers.

Well known for his work in cell and molecular biology, immunology, and human genetics, Dr. Klausner has authored more than 300 scientific articles and several books, in addition to receiving numerous awards, honorary degrees and other honors. He has served as an Advisor to the Presidents of the Academies for counter-terrorism, and Liaison to the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy. He oversaw the writing of The National Science Education Standards, the first such standards for US Science Education. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Medicine and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Rick Klausner Videos

  • Dr. Rick Klausner - American Optimist
    Dr. Rick Klausner gives a masterclass on the breakthroughs in cell therapies for curing blood cancers and how this technology may soon unlock cures...
  • Friends of Cancer Research Honors
    Dr. Richard Klausner received this year's Ellen V. Sigal Advocacy Leadership Award for his role in starting Friends of Cancer Research 22 years ago...
  • GapSummit 2018 Keynote
    Dr Rick Klausner, Founder and Director of Juno Therapeutics and Grail, provided "A History of the Cure of Cancer" - the timeline of the medical...

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    Rick Klausner is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Biology, Cancer, Health, Healthcare, Science.
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Rick Klausner is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Rick Klausner for your event is available upon request. Rick Klausner generally travels from and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Adolfo García-Sastre, Morris Birnbaum, Rick Doblin, Dr. James Allison and Laura Deming. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Rick Klausner for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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