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March 2025
Celebrating the Laureates of the 2025 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the United Kingdom
Earlier this month, The Blavatnik Family Foundation and The New York Academy of Sciences announced the 2025 Laureates of the prestigious Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the UK. The three Laureates—each awarded £100,000 (US $126,000) in unrestricted funds—were chosen from a shortlist of nine finalists, representing some of the brightest young scientific minds across the UK.
Please join us in congratulating these incredible scientists imagining the impossible to transform our future world!
Chemical Sciences:
Prof. Liam Ball (University of Nottingham)
Life Sciences:
Prof. Christopher Stewart (Newcastle University)
Physical Sciences & Engineering:
Prof. Benjamin Mills (University of Leeds)
Read more (https://blavatnikawards.org/news/items/britains-brightest-young-scientists-named-blavatnik-awards-gala-each-winning-100000-prize/?mc_cid=b57b5a2557&mc_eid=UNIQID)
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March 25, 2025
Ethics and Equity: Navigating Inclusive Excellence in Healthcare and Health Research (https://events.nyas.org/event/ethics-equity/summary?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ethics-equity&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=b57b5a2557&mc_eid=UNIQID)
April 3, 2025
Adipose Health and Obesogenic Memory (https://events.nyas.org/event/adipose/summary?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=adipose&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=b57b5a2557&mc_eid=UNIQID)
April 8, 2025
Cancer Metabolism and Signaling in the Tumor Microenvironment (https://events.nyas.org/event/cancermetabolism/summary?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=cancermetabolism25&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=b57b5a2557&mc_eid=UNIQID)
April 9, 2025
Science Unusual: Scientific Misinformation During a Crisis (https://nyas.org/misinformation?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=misinformation&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=b57b5a2557&mc_eid=UNIQID)
April 22, 2025
Spring Soiré (https://support.nyas.org/event/the-new-york-academy-of-sciences-spring-soiree/e629523?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=site&utm_campaign=springsoiree?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=springsoiree&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=b57b5a2557&mc_eid=UNIQID) e (https://support.nyas.org/event/the-new-york-academy-of-sciences-spring-soiree/e629523?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=site&utm_campaign=springsoiree?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=springsoiree&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=b57b5a2557&mc_eid=UNIQID)
April 28-29, 2025
Therapeutic Approaches to Protein Misfolding in Neurodegenerative Disease (https://events.nyas.org/event/tapmind/summary?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tapmind&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=b57b5a2557&mc_eid=UNIQID)
April 30, 2025
Abstracts due Mar. 24
Sickle Cell Disease: Existing Paradigms and Novel Approaches (http://events.nyas.org/sicklecell?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=sicklecell&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=b57b5a2557&mc_eid=UNIQID)
May 5, 2025
The Science of Aging: Combating the Onset of Age-Related Diseases (https://events.nyas.org/event/aging/summary?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=aging&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=b57b5a2557&mc_eid=UNIQID)
May 21-22, 2025
Vaccines and Therapies for Chronic Viral Diseases (https://events.nyas.org/event/vaccines/summary?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=vaccines25&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=b57b5a2557&mc_eid=UNIQID)
May 28, 2025
The Chemical Biology Discussion Group End-of-Year Symposium (https://events.nyas.org/event/cbye/summary?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=cbye25&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=b57b5a2557&mc_eid=UNIQID)
June 16-17, 2025
Abstracts due Apr. 9
Frontiers in Cancer Immunotherapy (https://events.nyas.org/event/cbf0a499-91ad-45b2-bd87-c5a81fe38810/summary?_gl=1*pr3714*_gcl_au*OTg3NjU1MTQ2LjE3MjQwOTc3Njc.*_ga*MTcwNDMyNzY4NC4xNzAwNDk1NTAx*_ga_FL3407S79M*MTcyOTYyNDEzNi40NDkuMS4xNzI5NjI0NDIzLjAuMC4xMzQxMTg1OTg3*_fplc*VE5Xd1U4ZiUyRmlQSnBvTWpVb1V1Zm55ZDVoVUdOVWNRREdBOVpjY3RVYlFzRlRmMXFBOVR0WWQ3MVMzSnglMkZ0Mnl0RlBPelVROGJyU0ZZWGgyZFRrUklBTXVkZEhKV0t4aTczeVQ1RVlvRFJ3T2pIbEdzJTJCZ0h2QklnYkJtaFd3JTNEJTNE?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=cancerio25&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=b57b5a2557&mc_eid=UNIQID)
June 23, 2025
Abstracts due Apr. 28
Endometriosis: A Patient-Focused Look at Current Practices and Emerging Science (https://events.nyas.org/event/endometriosis/summary?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=endometriosis&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=b57b5a2557&mc_eid=UNIQID)
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Join us for a celebration of innovation and discovery at the Academy’s Spring Soirée this April!
Join us for an unforgettable evening on April 22, 2025 hosted by Academy President and CEO, Nicholas Dirks.
This premier Academy fundraising event promises to gather brilliant minds and passionate individuals committed to advancing scientific knowledge and fostering collaboration. The Academy will celebrate the exceptional achievements of Dr. Albert Bourla, Chairman and CEO of Pfizer, Yann LeCun, VP and Chief AI Scientist of Meta, and Janet Tobias, Healthcare Media Executive and Emmy-Award winning Director and Producer. The event will be chaired by Academy board member Chandrika K. Tandon.
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April 10, 2025
Chat with Experts: Career Explorer Series
Chat with Experts featuring Tom Ulrich, ScM (https://www.nyas.org/shaping-science/events/chat-with-experts-featuring-tom-ulrich-scm/?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=chatwithexperts&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=b57b5a2557&mc_eid=UNIQID)
April 15, 2025
Hybrid workshop
Navigating Your Career Pivot: Opportunities in Science Nonprofits (https://www.nyas.org/shaping-science/events/navigating-your-career-pivot-opportunities-in-science-nonprofits/?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=careerpivot&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=b57b5a2557&mc_eid=UNIQID)
May 7, 2025
Virtual course
Mental Health First Aid (https://www.nyas.org/mhfa?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=mhfa_may25&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=b57b5a2557&mc_eid=UNIQID)
May 15, 2025
Chat with Experts: Career Explorer Series
Chat with Experts featuring Munazza Alam, PhD (https://www.nyas.org/shaping-science/events/chat-with-experts-featuring-munazza-alam-phd/?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=chatwithexperts&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=b57b5a2557&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise
The Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise (https://vilcek.org/prizes/vilcek-prizes-for-creative-promise/?mc_cid=b57b5a2557&mc_eid=UNIQID) support emerging to mid-level immigrant professionals who have demonstrated exceptional early career achievements.
The Vilcek Foundation will award three Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise of $50,000 each to young, immigrant biomedical scientists whose work exemplifies outstanding scientific accomplishment and represents a significant contribution to their area of research. Applications are open through June 9, 2025.
Learn more (https://vilcek.org/prizes/vilcek-prizes-for-creative-promise/creative-promise-prizes-biomedical-science/?mc_cid=b57b5a2557&mc_eid=UNIQID) about eligibility and begin an application.
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Available through March 5, 2026
Imagining the Impossible: UK Scientists Changing our World (https://events.nyas.org/event/2025BAYSUK/summary?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2025BAYSUK&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=b57b5a2557&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Available through January 30, 2026
Regulated Degradation of RNA and Proteins: The Dr. Paul Janssen Award Symposium (https://events.nyas.org/event/dpja/summary?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dpja25&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=b57b5a2557&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Available through April 19, 2025
Expert Talk: Dr. Navdeep S. Chandel & Dr. Vamsi K. Mootha (https://events.nyas.org/event/lurieprize/summary?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=LuriePrizeExpertTalk&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=b57b5a2557&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Available through June 18, 2025
Science Unusual: Play Your Part: Digital Games Prepare Scientists for Crisis (https://events.nyas.org/event/gamesforscience/summary?utm_source=nyas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=scienceunusual&utm_content=enews&mc_cid=b57b5a2557&mc_eid=UNIQID)
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Britain’s Brightest Young Scientists Named at Blavatnik Awards Gala, each Winning £100,000 (US $126,000) Prize (https://www.nyas.org/press-release/britains-brightest-young-scientists-named-at-2025-blavatnik-awards-gala/?mc_cid=b57b5a2557&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Laureates honored at The Orangery, Kensington Palace.
A Pioneer in Pap Smears and Cancer Research (https://www.nyas.org/ideas-insights/blog/a-pioneer-in-pap-smears-and-cancer-research/?mc_cid=b57b5a2557&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Dr. May Chinn advanced access to medical care for low-income and other disenfranchised residents in Harlem.
From Surveying Railroads to Designing Durable Clothes (https://www.nyas.org/ideas-insights/blog/from-surveying-railroads-to-designing-durable-clothes/?mc_cid=b57b5a2557&mc_eid=UNIQID)
One of the Academy’s early members combined his engineering experience with his entrepreneurial instinct.
Understanding Hantavirus and How to Stay Safe (https://www.nyas.org/ideas-insights/blog/understanding-hantavirus-and-how-to-stay-safe/?mc_cid=b57b5a2557&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, or HPS, has been in the news lately, but what is HPS?
Then Along Came the Second Trump Administration (https://www.nyas.org/ideas-insights/blog/then-along-came-the-second-trump-administration/?mc_cid=b57b5a2557&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Some of the ways higher education and science in the U.S. is under threat during the Trump Administration.
Leading the Fight Against Tuberculosis and Syphilis (https://www.nyas.org/ideas-insights/blog/leading-the-fight-against-tuberculosis-and-syphilis/?mc_cid=b57b5a2557&mc_eid=UNIQID)
One of the Academy’s earliest Honorary Members helped to advance medicine in the early 20th century.
Become a More Inclusive and Effective Science Communicator (https://www.nyas.org/ideas-insights/blog/become-a-more-inclusive-and-effective-science-communicator/?mc_cid=b57b5a2557&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Advice from sci-comm professionals on how to deliver your message inclusively and effectively.
A Social Scientist and Social Critic (https://www.nyas.org/ideas-insights/blog/a-social-scientist-and-social-critic/?mc_cid=b57b5a2557&mc_eid=UNIQID)
One of the Academy’s early Fellows advanced our anthropological understandings of Native tribes and promoted feminism.
What You Need to Know About H5N1 Bird Flu and Everyday Precautions (https://www.nyas.org/ideas-insights/blog/what-you-need-to-know-about-h5n1-bird-flu-and-everyday-precautions/?mc_cid=b57b5a2557&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Guidance on navigating the ongoing avian flu outbreak including how to prepare food and keep pets safe.
Dive into the latest podcast episodes (https://www.nyas.org/ideas-insights/podcasts/?mc_cid=b57b5a2557&mc_eid=UNIQID) featuring Academy leaders.
Regulating AI Podcast
The Future of AI in Higher Education and Scientific Research (https://regulatingai.org/the-future-of-ai-in-higher-education-and-scientific-research-ft-nicholas-dirks/?mc_cid=b57b5a2557&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Featuring Nicholas B. Dirks, President and Chief Executive Officer at The New York Academy of Sciences
Capitalisn’t
Trump’s War on Universities (https://www.capitalisnt.com/episodes/trumps-war-on-universities-with-nicholas-dirks?mc_cid=b57b5a2557&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Featuring Nicholas B. Dirks, President and Chief Executive Officer at The New York Academy of Sciences
TechNation Radio Podcast
Featuring Nicholas B. Dirks, President and Chief Executive Officer at The New York Academy of Sciences
Women Who Code Podcast
A Catalyst for Innovation: Philanthropy in Science and Tech (https://soundcloud.com/nyasciences/women-who-code-a-catalyst-for-innovation-philanthropy-in-science-and-tech?mc_cid=b57b5a2557&mc_eid=UNIQID)
Featuring Brooke Grindlinger, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer at The New York Academy of Sciences
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