A double-amputee – he lost both legs below the knees to frostbite after a teenage mountaineering accident – he has devoted his working life to restoring mobility to the physically challenged. Hugh Herr, who has been called the "Leader of the Bionic Age" by TIME magazine.This year's honorees are living proof that-with the right support, education, and motivation-a genius can come from almost anywhere, and overcome almost anything. Over the years, the Genius Gala has raised nearly $19 million for LSC's STEM education programs, helping to make world-class science learning accessible to students, teachers, and families, including those in high-needs communities. This year is the 10th Anniversary of the Genius Gala, an annual celebration of innovation, accomplishment, creativity, science, and technology. "They are making the impossible possible they are making dreams reality they are shrinking the universe for us to understand and appreciate while also expanding the worlds of individuals, communities, and nations through their inspiring achievements." Paul Hoffman, the President and CEO of the Center who created the Genius Awards in 2011, will bestow upon each the "Genius Award," the Center's highest honor, at the 10 th Annual Genius Gala at the Center, 222 Jersey City Blvd., Jersey City, NJ.Ĭhanging lives-and minds-are the raisons d'etre of the three Genius awardees, explained Hoffman. On Monday, May 2, at 6 pm, Liberty Science Center will honor them for overcoming enormous challenges and rising to the pinnacle of their respective professions in science, technology, and medicine. He is a heart transplantee who pioneered both the laparoscopic procedure for live kidney donation and the practice of "domino-paired kidney swaps." He made medical history last year when he performed a pig-to-human kidney transplant using a pig kidney that had been genetically modified so that it would not be immediately rejected.Īnd Priyamvada Natarajan is a trailblazer in her own right, overcoming racial and gender glass ceilings as a woman and a woman of color to become one of the world's foremost cosmologists and authorities on Black Holes. Robert Montgomery has also overcome almost unfathomable adversity and gone on to transform – indeed, save – so many lives. Today, he is considered the "leader of the Bionic Age" for inventing prosthetics that marry human physiology with electromechanics.ĭr. JERSEY CITY, N.J., Ap/PRNewswire/ - After Hugh Herr lost both legs below the knees in an accident as a teenager, he decided to devote his life to restoring mobility to the physically challenged. YouTube Superstar and Former LSC Volunteer Marques Brownlee to Receive Strides in STEM Award World's Youngest Chess Grandmaster Ever, 13-year-old Abhimanyu Mishra, Is "Special Honoree" at May 2 Event Will Play Speed Chess with 16-year-old Girl from Brooklyn Aiming to Become First Female African-American Chess Master in History
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