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Public records list Eric Lander as a mathematician, biotechnologist and economist. Eric Lander was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States on February 3, 1957. The age as of 2026 is 69. Schooling on record includes Stuyvesant High School and University of Oxford. Listed accolades include Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2013), MacArthur Fellows Program, Harvey Prize (2012) and 5 more.
My Take
What grabs me about Lander is the audacity of the pivot: a pure mathematician who walked away from abstraction to help decode the human genome. That kind of intellectual restlessness is rare, and it pays off only when paired with the rigor he clearly carries from his Oxford and Stuyvesant roots. The shelf of honors, from the Breakthrough Prize to a MacArthur, almost undersells him; what I admire most is that he stayed a teacher through it all. I read him as proof that the most interesting scientists refuse to stay in one lane, and the boundaries they cross become their real legacy.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Eric Lander
- Name (Japanese)
- エリック・ランダー
- Reading
- えりっく・らんだー
- Born
- February 3, 1957 (age 69)
- Origin
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Occupation
- mathematician / biotechnologist / economist / epidemiologist / university teacher
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rooster
2. Background
- High school
- Stuyvesant High School
- University
- University of Oxford
Awards & achievements
- 2013 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
- MacArthur Fellows Program
- 2012 Harvey Prize
- 2002 Canada Gairdner International Award
- 2010 Albany Medical Center Prize
- 1997 Dickson Prize in Medicine
- 2001 Max Delbrück Medal
- 2004 Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.broadinstitute.org/bios/eric-s-lander
- Xhttps://x.com/eric_lander
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric%20Lander
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q970550
4. About this entry
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- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Eric Lander born?
Eric Lander was born on February 3, 1957 and is 69 years old.
Where is Eric Lander from?
Eric Lander is from Brooklyn, New York, United States.
What does Eric Lander do?
Eric Lander works as mathematician, biotechnologist, economist, epidemiologist, university teacher.
Where did Eric Lander study?
Eric Lander attended University of Oxford.
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