April 18, 2017

Lecture series encourages students to consider science careers

Dr. Teresa Lavoie ’89

Dr. Teresa Lavoie ’89 has honored her mother, the late Anna E. (Gillis) Lavoie, by establishing the annual Anna E. Lavoie Memorial Lecture Series at the College. The goal of the series is to encourage students to consider careers in the sciences by providing an opportunity for them to interact with distinguished scientists and other professionals.

The first Lavoie lecture, “Could That Be Medicine?” was presented in March by Dr. W. Eddie Martucci ’04, co-founder and CEO of Akili Interactive Labs and vice president of PureTech Health.

Lavoie, who studied chemistry at PC, received a master’s degree and a doctorate in chemistry from Princeton University and a doctor of law degree from the University of Minnesota. She is a principal in the law firm of Fish & Richardson.


Dr. Eddie Martucci '04
Dr. Eddie Martucci ’04

Could That Be Medicine?

Historically, we’ve separated the efficacy of medical products from the appeal, usability, and excitement of consumer products. But a brand new class of medicine is emerging that combines consumer trends with robust scientific validation, breaking many long-unspoken rules about how medicine should look and feel. Join Dr. Eddie Martucci ’04, scientist, startup founder and CEO of Akili Interactive Labs — a leading “digital medicine” company — as he describes his newest ventures in innovative medical technology, and discusses how medicine evolves when we rigorously study what we hadn’t before.