David Liu, a professor at MIT and Harvard, has consistently donated his entire annual salary during Thanksgiving to benefit his laboratory's staff and students. This generous practice began during the pandemic, stemming from Liu's desire to support students financially when they needed bicycles for commuting. His charitable efforts evolved from issuing Amazon eGift cards to writing checks, ensuring recipients felt secure. Recently awarded the $3 million Breakthrough Prize for life sciences, Liu's goal is to boost his charitable foundation to advance scientific research further, particularly through his innovations in gene editing technologies, including base and prime editing.
Over the past five years, David Liu, a professor at MIT and Harvard, has dedicated Thanksgiving to financially supporting his lab staff and students by giving away his entire salary.
Liu initially provided eGift cards for his students, but due to skepticism, he switched to writing checks to alleviate concerns of being scammed.
The recent recipient of the $3 million Breakthrough Prize for life sciences, Liu now aims to expand his charitable foundation to further scientific research.
Liu is recognized for pioneering precise gene editing technologies, base editing and prime editing, with the former saving a life in a London hospital.
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