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Matthew Harris
I am an assistant professor in the Department of Genetics at Harvard Medical School and Orthopedic Research at Boston Children’s Hospital. The work in my lab focuses on understanding the genetic regulation of development and how development translates the information encoded in our genomes into complex integrated systems of an organism. Our question is if
Thor Hanson
Thor Hanson was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, where he now lives on an island with his wife and son. He caught his first salmon at age four, and often collected a wide array of temporary summertime pets, from caterpillars and tadpoles to garter snakes, hermit crabs, and tree frogs. His early interest
Jonathan Feng
Jonathan Feng works at the interface of particle physics and cosmology with the goal of elucidating deep connections between our understanding of the Universe at the smallest and largest length scales. In recent years, the fields of cosmology and particle physics have become increasingly interconnected. The workhorses tool of particle physics, giant colliders, like the
Ashvin Vishwanath
Ashvin Vishwanath is a theoretical physicist who studies fundamental aspects of quantum systems composed of many interacting particles, such as electrons in solids and atomic gases at low temperatures. His contributions include identifying the key role played by "hedgehog" configurations in certain phase transitions, the peculiar properties of crystalline defects in topological insulators, and elucidating
Sylvain Veilleux
Sylvain Veilleux is a Professor of Astronomy at the University of Maryland. Born in Montréal, Canada, he received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Montréal (B.Sc. in physics; 1984). He then moved to the United States and got his Ph.D. in 1989 from the University of California, Santa Cruz. He spent his postdoctoral years
Joseph Thornton
Joe Thornton works at the interface of evolutionary and molecular biology. He resurrects ancient genes and then uses molecular experiments to dissect the mechanisms by which they acquired their present-day functions. After studying English literature at Yale University, Thornton spent a decade as an environmental activist, working with Greenpeace to stop global chemical pollution. He
Kenneth Catania
A neuroscientist by training, Ken Catania has spent much of his career investigating the unusual brains and behaviors of specialized animals. These have included star-nosed moles, tentacled snakes, water shrews, alligators, crocodiles, and most recently electric eels. Most of these species are predators that have evolved senses and weapons to find and overcome their elusive
Daniel L. Stein
Daniel L. Stein is Professor of Physics and Mathematics at New York University. From 2006 to 2012 he served as NYU Dean of Science. Prior to coming to NYU, he served on the faculties at Princeton University and at the University of Arizona, where he was Head of the Department of Physics for a decade.