A committee of National Academy of Sciences members selected the participants from among young researchers who have already made recognized contributions to science, including recipients of major fellowships and awards.
Congratulations to Anne Draelos, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, who has been named a 2026 Frontiers of Science Fellow by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). She is among 81 of the nation’s brightest young scientists from industry, academia, and government selected to take part in the National Academy of Sciences’ U.S. and international Frontiers of Science symposia for 2026. These three-day events bring together scientists who are 45 or younger and engaged in exceptional research in a variety of disciplines.
A committee of NAS members selected the participants from among young researchers who have already made recognized contributions to science, including recipients of major fellowships and awards. Attendees at these symposia are designated Frontiers of Science (FoS) Fellows.
Beginning in 1989, the Frontiers of Science symposium series has provided a forum for the future leaders in U.S. science to share ideas across disciplines and to build contacts and networks that will prove useful as they advance in their careers. More than 7,000 young scientists have attended to date, 374 of whom have been elected to the NAS and twenty-two of whom have been awarded the Nobel Prize.