29 new Fellows will tackle global challenges by harnessing interdisciplinary science. Marking the 5th year, overall Fellowship numbers reach over 100 members from 30 nationalities. Boston, MA, June 9, 2022 – Today, Eric and Wendy Schmidt announced the 2022 cohort of Schmidt Science Fellows. The 29 new Fellows are a group of exceptional early-career scientists … Continued
Fred Richards, a Senior Fellow from our 2018 cohort has recently received the William Smith Fund award for his research applying geology and geophysics to resolve major scientific challenges. The award recognizes science from Fred’s Fellowship Year at Harvard University, which he has continued to expand in his current role as an Imperial College Research … Continued
The project will aim to fill critical information gaps in South Africa and Zimbabwe. Schmidt Science Fellows has joined with partners to announce the launch of a new project, the Vaccine Information Network (VIN), on COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in South Africa and Zimbabwe, with the goal of better informing efforts to promote vaccination in the … Continued
Science is not a zero-sum game – quite the opposite – the more people and collaboration involved, the more diverse and creative ideas we will have to grow the research into something impactful. As the diversity of our scientific community broadens, we create more opportunities for young scientists to see themselves reflected in their mentors … Continued
At first Suhas Mahesh was fascinated by the messy and sometimes chaotic reality of scientific discovery. But as he has advanced his research, he has come to realize that if we can cut through this unpredictability, we might solve big problems faster. Growing up in India, Suhas was always driven by a natural curiosity and … Continued
Fellows across all the Fellowship community have recently published work carried out before and during their Fellowship Research Placement and beyond in journals such as Science, Nature, and more. Read more to learn about their science and achievements below. Controlling light tornados 2019 Fellow, Grisha Spektor has first-authored work published in Nano Letters and Science Advances … Continued
Congratulations to 2018 Senior Fellow, Yogesh Goyal, on being named a 2021 STAT Wunderkind today. The award from the news site STAT recognizes the most impressive research scientists in health and medicine on the cusp of launching their independent careers. Yogesh said: “I am super excited to be a part of this cohort of exceptional … Continued
Members of our 2020 cohort came together for the first time in-person recently to build connections and strengthen their spirit of Fellowship as the Program hosted three COVID-safe regional convenings. Schmidt Science Fellows organized three COVID-safe convenings in Berkeley, California, Washington, D.C., and Oxford, UK to provide the 2020 cohort with the opportunity to join … Continued
We are delighted to congratulate Schmidt Science Fellows Academic Council Member, Dr. Renée Hložek on her recent 2021 McLean Award at the University of Toronto. The prestigious award is granted annually and recognizes one emerging research leader at the University of Toronto in the field of physics, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, engineering sciences, and the … Continued
Scientists have repurposed the genetic modification technology CRISPR to identify antibodies in patient blood samples in a move that could inspire a new class of medical diagnostics in addition to a host of other applications. The technology involves customizable collections of proteins which are attached to a variant of Cas9, the protein at the heart … Continued