Our Academic Council member Professor Samir Bhatt has been announced as one of the 58 exceptional biomedical or health scientists elected as a Fellow of the UK’s prestigious Academy of Medical Sciences for 2024. The Academy of Medical Sciences is the independent, expert body representing the diversity of medical science in the UK. Its mission is to advance … Continued
Thirty-two early-career researchers were named members of the 2024 cohort of Schmidt Science Fellows, joining a community of scientists and supporters who seek to drive sector-wide change by pursuing interdisciplinary research. Their areas of study range from creating intelligent materials and designing algorithms that combat fake news to understanding how gut bacteria influence anxiety and … Continued
California has been deluged by a relentless procession of storms this winter, bringing record breaking levels of rain and causing billions of dollars of damage. But it’s not just rain causing harm. Plumes of harmful ozone can wash in on the wake of these storms, which can accelerate global warming and add to air pollution. … Continued
In the first of a new series showcasing the themes of our Science Leadership Program, leading author, coach and trainer JD Schramm talks effective communication, and why it is critical to leadership and a “super power” in ensuring science can address the global challenges we face. He has supported our Science Leadership Program from its … Continued
Painful daily injections may soon become a thing of the past for type 2 diabetes patients, thanks to a new ‘hydrogel’ drug delivery technology that slowly and steadily releases diabetes drugs over several months. Stanford University scientists led by 2020 Schmidt Science Fellow Dr. Andrea d’Aquino have tested their drug-loaded hydrogel in type-2 diabetic rats. … Continued
Understanding how cancer evades detection and exploring Antarctic ice sheet stability are among the issues being tackled by new interdisciplinary collaborations, supported by Schmidt Science Fellows. Now in its second year, the Catalyst Grant Scheme supports our Senior Fellows to come together to pursue shared ideas, harnessing the transformative power of fusing different scientific disciplines. … Continued
A team of scientists from Northwestern University and the University of Pennsylvania, including 2018 Fellow, Prof Yogesh Goyal, has developed a new way to track tumor cells over time to uncover why a cancer cell dies or survives in response to anti-cancer therapies. The research is published in Nature. The team created a new synthetic … Continued
Grisha Spektor, 2019 Fellow, and his colleagues at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Boulder, Colorado, have published new research that highlights the interdisciplinary impact of computational nanophotonics on cold atom systems. The research, published in Optica, could have technology applications across both the research and commercial sectors. The work has the potential … Continued
Intense laser light can induce magnetism in solids on the attosecond timescale – the fastest magnetic response to date. That is the finding reached by theoreticians, including 2021 Fellow Ofer Neufeld, at the Max Planck Institute and recently published in npj Computational Materials. The team used advanced quantum mechanical simulations to investigate the magnetization process … Continued
Learn more about each 2023 Fellow, including their research interests and their interdisciplinary science ambitions. Read the press release announcing the 2023 cohort here. Raymond Adkins, University of California, Santa Barbara Raymond quantitatively tested active matter models by developing and characterizing several well-controlled active matter systems during his PhD. As a Fellow, Raymond will pivot … Continued