MacArthur Fellows

Expanding the potential of vocal and orchestral music to convey emotional, dramatic, and literary meaning

Redefining the role of the artwork and the artist by melding artistic, curatorial, archival, editorial, and activist practices into a new form of cultural production

Building broad-based fusion coalitions as part of a moral movement to confront racial and economic inequality

Using the principles of soft matter physics and cell biology to illuminate novel mechanisms of cellular compartmentalization that drive biological development

Drawing on her experience as a Mojave American and Latina to challenge the mythological and cultural touchstones underlying American society

Developing mass spectrometry-based methods to differentiate more quickly and accurately diseased from healthy tissues during surgery

Designing open-source platforms that leverage mobile devices and data to address socio-technological challenges such as personal health management

Formulating robust empirical methods to illuminate the hidden complexities of health care policy and provide data-driven guidance for future innovations in theory and practice

Working at the intersection of human rights and public health research and practice to address inequities in global health

Providing musical enrichment and valuable human connection to the homeless, incarcerated, and other under-resourced communities in Los Angeles

Mobilizing the resources of law schools and law firms to defend the rights of refugees and improve protection outcomes for many of the world’s most at-risk populations

Creating a model of grassroots collective action that enables individuals facing incarceration, their families, and their communities to play an active role in their defense