
Professor, USC
        Quintiles Chair in Pharmaceutical Development and Regulatory Innovation
        Director of Research, USC Schaeffer Center
Darius Lakdawalla holds the Quintiles Chair in Pharmaceutical Development and Regulatory Innovation at USC, where he sits on the faculties of the USC Schaeffer Center, the USC School of Pharmacy and the USC Price School of Public Policy. He is a widely published, award-winning researcher, and a leading authority in both health economics and health policy.

Planetary Scientist
		   Science Writer
		   Public Speaker
		   Space Crafter
           Asteroid 274860
Emily Lakdawalla is an internationally admired science communicator and educator, passionate about advancing public understanding of space and sharing the wonder of scientific discovery. Her first book, The Design and Engineering of Curiosity: How the Mars Rover Performs Its Job, was published by Springer-Praxis in March 2018.