Each October, the world turns its attention to Stockholm as the Nobel Prizes are announced. For the National Academy of Sciences, it is also a moment to celebrate our members whose groundbreaking ...

WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Sciences has named Monica Feit as its next executive officer, effective Oct. 4, 2025. In this role, Feit will oversee NAS core membership activities, including the ...

The Inter-American Network of Academies of Sciences (IANAS) is a regional network of science academies. At a recent IANAS meeting held in Mexico, attendees discussed current initiatives and ...

Kristi Anseth has been named recipient of the 2025 Simon Ramo Founders Award by the National Academy of Engineering “for outstanding contributions to new bioresponsive polymeric materials and their ...

WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Sciences announced today the election of 120 members and 30 international members in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original ...

WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Sciences is presenting its 2025 Public Welfare Medal to Mary-Claire King for her pioneering genetic research and its transformative application to human rights.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Editorial Board of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has selected six papers published by PNAS in 2024 to receive the Cozzarelli Prize, an award that ...

The National Academy of Sciences announces the selection of eighty-seven of the nation’s brightest young scientists from industry, academia, and government to take part in the National Academy of ...

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WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Sciences will honor 20 individuals with awards recognizing their extraordinary scientific achievements in a wide range of fields spanning the physical, biological, ...

My laboratory research is focused on three main topics. We are investigating the cis and trans factors that are important for the control of globin gene expression. Second, we are devising new ...

Ralph Baric is a virologist who has studied the factors that regulate virus cross species transmission, replication, and pathogenesis, using coronaviruses, noroviruses and flaviviruses as models. His ...