Ming
Guo-li Ming is renowned for using organoids—tiny, lab-grown tissues that act like small brains—to study how neurological diseases like Zika-induced microcephaly develop.
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Almuslem
Dr. Farida Almuslem is a dedicated OB/GYN and humanitarian who is renowned for her courageous work providing healthcare under extreme conditions as the last remaining female obstetrician in besieged east Aleppo, where she also trained medical personnel and advocated for international support.
Chenoweth
Jennifer Chenoweth is a visual artist and entrepreneur who creates art that explores the emotional life of communities and is best known for her project, the XYZ Atlas, a “hedonic map” that visually represents the feelings and significant emotional experiences of people in Austin, Texas.
Johnson
A retired police chief and a national leader in drug policy and harm reduction, Jim Johnson is renowned for pioneering a new approach to the opioid crisis that focused on community partnerships and life-saving programs like needle exchanges and naloxone distribution.
Chandra
Amitabh Chandra is best known for his research on the unique effects that economic factors have on health care and on racial disparities in the health care system.
Knights
Dan Knights is a leading scientist in the field of microbiome research, using computer science to study how modern lifestyles are changing the bacteria in our bodies and how those changes contribute to diseases like Crohn’s disease.
Lopez
Ximena Lopez is a pediatric endocrinologist and a leading advocate for the health of transgender youth, renowned for launching the GENECIS Program, one of the first programs in the southwestern United States to provide comprehensive care for young people with gender dysphoria.
Bach
Peter Bach is a physician, epidemiologist, and a leading expert on the cost and value of drugs who is renowned for his work in creating the DrugAbacus, an interactive tool that helps determine a fair price for a cancer drug based on its actual value to a patient.
Gorman
Sara Gorman is a public health and behavioral science expert who is renowned for her work on why people hold irrational beliefs about their health and for her book, Denying to the Grave: Why We Ignore the Facts That Will Save Us, which explores the psychology behind why people sometimes ignore scientific facts that could save them.
King
Matt King is a groundbreaking engineer and the first blind engineer at Meta who is renowned for championing software accessibility and for designing new ways to make online experiences, including those in virtual and augmented reality, enjoyable and equitable for everyone.