Darius Lakdawalla

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.


Emily Lakdawalla

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.