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Meet our staff
For over 75 years, FAS has fostered the voices of world-class experts and early-career researchers alike from a variety of scientific, academic, and professional backgrounds.
meet our experts
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Staff Fellow
Sara Elazan
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Senior Fellow and Director, Social Innovation
Sara Schapiro
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Staff Fellow
Sarah Axe
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Staff Fellow
Sarah Coefield
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Senior Fellow
Sarah R. Carter
Science Policy,
Bioeconomy,
Biotechnology,
Synthetic Biology,
Biosecurity
Bioeconomy,
Biotechnology,
Synthetic Biology,
Biosecurity
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Staff Fellow
Sarah Smith
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Senior Fellow, Global Development Policy
Seema Patel
Global Development
Social Innovation
Collective Impact
Systems Change
Ecosystem Building
Social Innovation
Collective Impact
Systems Change
Ecosystem Building
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Staff Fellow
Shaina Knight
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Director of Policy Fellowships
Shannon Becks
STEM DEI
Fellowship Administration
Grant/Contract Management
Fellowship Administration
Grant/Contract Management
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Staff Fellow
Shannon McGovern
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Staff Fellow
Sonia Wang
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Staff Fellow
Stephanie Melville
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