Young American Scientists Icons

In his final interview, the “swashbuckling” geneticist pointed the way for science

On reclaiming America’s edge in research and public health

On safeguarding independent research in the age of big tech

On fighting for truth, inclusion and the next generation of scientists

On steering the path forward for research and innovation

The public health expert and former federal health official talks about the politicization of science

The machine-learning guru discusses how politics is undermining U.S. science

The University of California, Berkeley, materials scientist on the hope the next generation of scientists represents

The Nobel laureate on how resilience can help young scientists succeed and why governmental support of science should be bipartisan

The CRISPR expert on why immigration should be considered an economic and national security asset for science

The North Carolina senator shares why the U.S. needs to remain globally competitive in science and technology

The congressional representative and physicist talks about the search for scientific truth and the role of immigrants in the U.S. scientific enterprise