STPF Alumni Share Expertise With U.S. Botanic Garden Visitors Alan Shahry Wed, 02/25/2026 - 11:13 STPF alumni returned to the United States Botanic Garden in summer 2025 as part of the “Expert Is In” program, sharing their knowledge on topics ranging from...

This year, the inaugural STPF fellow sponsored by the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy has a place in Congress. Working with Representative Bill Foster – one of the few scientists on the Hill – Adriana Bankston (2024-2025 Congressional Science &...

Careers after the Science & Technology Policy Fellowships (STPF) are anything but linear. For example, alumni could transition from expertise in cell biology to a focus on ocean conservation, like Luis Estévez Salmerón (2013-15 fellow at U.S. Department of...

Humanity has wondered about our place in the universe for millennia. With such an abundance of life forms on our own planet, could it be possible that Earth alone harbors life? Scientists like Susan Campbell (1984-85 fellow at USAID) have found creative ways...