Jeff Karp, Ph.D., is a member of the National Academy of Inventors. He is a celebrated mentor and Professor at Harvard Medical School and MIT and a Distinguished Chair at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Karp has dedicated his research laboratory to bio-inspired medical problem solving. His lab’s technologies include a nasal spray to neutralize pathogens, a tissue glue that can seal holes inside a beating heart, targeted therapy for osteoarthritis, needles that automatically stop when they reach their target, and more.