Four Beckman Young Investigators Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Congratulations to the newest members of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences elected in 2026! The Academy was established in 1780 to recognize accomplished individuals and engage them in addressing the greatest challenges facing the young republic.

(pictured above, l to r)

• 2005 BYI Sarah O'Connor, PhD, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
• 2003 BYI Kim Orth, PhD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
• 2007 BYI Shu-Ou Shan, PhD, California Institute of Technology
• 2001 BYI Leslie Vosshall, PhD, Howard Hughes Medical Institute