It’s no coincidence that the frontiers of discovery are often charted by early-career scientists. New fields are borne from new perspectives. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) has a long tradition of supporting early-career scientists’ cutting-edge research. Now, one of our brightest, CSHL Assistant Professor Arkarup Banerjee—a graduate of the CSHL School of Biological Sciences—joins yet another prestigious class of young researchers at science’s cutting edge.
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has named Banerjee a 2025 Kavli Fellow. Banerjee is one of 88 leading researchers—all under the age of 45—invited from across industry, academia, and government to participate in the 2025 U.S. Kavli Frontiers of Science Symposium. “I am deeply honored to be selected as a Kavli Fellow by the National Academy of Sciences,” he says. “I did not apply for this fellowship, so this came as a welcome surprise. I eagerly look forward to the annual symposium in March, where I will have the privilege of exchanging ideas with fellow scientists at the very frontiers of science and technology.”
The symposium, taking place from March 6 to March 8 in California, provides honorees with a unique opportunity to meet and share their research with potential collaborators across disciplines. Discussions will span a wide range of topics, from obesity to space exploration and wildfire management, to name just a few. “This recognition inspires me to further our research into how neural circuits function and evolve to support natural behaviors,” Banerjee says. “I am especially grateful to my lab members and colleagues at CSHL, whose passion and collaboration have made this research possible.”
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