This booklet was prepared by the National Academies based on highlights from a series of workshops presented in Reflections on the National Science Foundation’s Understanding the Rules of Life Program: Proceedings of a Workshop Series. Both publications are available for free download from the National Academies at https://nap.nationalacademies.org. This project was funded by the National Science Foundation.
David Shaw (Chair), Mississippi State University
Dennis E. Discher (NAE/NAM), University of Pennsylvania
Konstantinos T. Konstantinidis, Georgia Institute of Technology
Jennifer Martiny, University of California, Irvine
Margaret J. McFall-Ngai (NAS), Carnegie Institution for Science
Connie J. Mulligan, University of Florida
Randy J. Nelson, West Virginia University
Keegan Sawyer, KeyLogic Associates
Corey Wilson, Georgia Institute of Technology
Kavita M. Berger, Director, Board on Life Studies
Camilla Yandoc Ables, Senior Program Officer, Study Director
Jessica De Mouy, Research Associate
Christl A. Saunders, Program Coordinator
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