Robert Lue is a professor of molecular and cellular biology at Harvard University and the Richard L. Menschel Faculty Director of the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, where he is responsible for fostering innovative teaching in Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences. In 2012, Lue’s extensive work on using technology to enhance learning took a new direction when he became faculty director of HarvardX, Harvard’s university-wide online education initiative that includes the edX partnership with MIT. Lue now helps to shape Harvard’s engagement in online learning to reinforce its commitment to teaching excellence and expand its reach and impact globally. He also serves as the faculty director of the Harvard Ed Portal, the primary community engagement center in Harvard's new Allston campus.