PNAS Profiles: How do Academy members get started in science?
- Nicholas R. Cozzarelli, Editor-in-Chief
If you think that all scientists elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) knew at an early age that science was their career and enrolled in all the best schools, guess again. The road to NAS membership is often not the straight-line trajectory one might think but a winding path with many roadblocks and detours.
A new feature, called PNAS Profiles, introduces Academy members and explores several universal themes: How did they become scientists? How did they decide on their fields? What do they find most interesting about their career paths? These Profiles put a human face on the Academy.
Evolution of a Feature
Since 1996, newly elected NAS members have been invited to contribute a special Inaugural Article to PNAS. Some members contribute an original research article, whereas others submit Reviews or Perspectives. The 283 Inaugural Articles published thus far …
