The National Academy of Sciences is governed by a 17-member Council, which includes five officers and 12 councilors elected from among the Academy membership. Its staff is headed by the NAS Executive Officer.

Dr. Hailing Jin and Dr. Julia Bailey-Serres have again been recognized as highly cited researchers in the “Clarivate Analytics’ Highly Cited Researchers List," highlighting their groundbreaking scientific contributions!

CIDVR Director Karine Le Roch, in collaboration with other researchers with UC Irvine and Yale School of Medicine, published a report in Science about the efficacy of the new MED6-189 drug against malaria parasites in humans.

The article was edited by our own Natasha Raikhel, an Associate Editor or PNAS. This article is unusual for a broad science journal because it highlights art and science in the announcement of this year’s Lasker Awards for scientific achievements...