Dr. Young received his B.S. degree in Biological Sciences at Indiana University, his Ph.D. in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University, and conducted postdoctoral research at Stanford University. He has served as an advisor to Science magazine, the National Institutes of Health and the World Health Organization. Dr. Young’s honors include Membership in the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Medicine, and in 2006 Scientific American recognized him as one of the top 50 leaders in science, technology and business. Richard Young studies gene regulatory circuitry in health and disease at Whitehead institute and MIT. Currently working as Professor of Biology at MIT, and Member of the Whitehead Institute.