Derrick Rossi
Derrick J. Rossi, is a Canadian stem cell biologist who is Associate Professor in the Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology Department at Harvard Medical School and Harvard University. He is a principal faculty member of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute and he is also an investigator at the Immune Disease Institute, and the Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine at Children’s Hospital Boston.
In 2010, Time magazine cited one of Rossi's discoveries as one of the top ten medical breakthroughs of the year. He was also named as one of "People Who Mattered" in 2010 by Time and one of the 100 Most Influential People in 2011 by Time.
Rossi attended the University of Toronto for his undergraduate and master's degrees. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Helsinki and did his post-doctoral fellowship at Stanford University.
He co-founded Moderna Therapeutics, Intellia Therapeutics, Magenta Therapeutics, and Stelexis Therapeutics. He is the CEO of Convelo Therapeutics.
Rossi grew up in a working-class family, and his father, Fred Rossi, worked in auto body shops for 50 years.
