2023 Cohort

Those fellows selected from the 2023 application for fellowships.

Narayan Sankaran

Postdoctoral Fellow
Kavli Center for Ethics, Science, and the Public

As a cognitive neuroscientist, Narayan Sankaran's research examines the brain mechanisms underlying human communication, with a focus on understanding the neural computations that enable us to perceive complex sounds like music and speech. To achieve this, Sankaran measures human brain activity using a variety of invasive and noninvasive electrophysiological recording techniques.

As a Kavli Center fellow, Sankaran seeks to develop frameworks that would ensure the advancement of ethical neuroscientific aims. Sankaran is specifically interested in ethical concerns emerging from the...

Arik Shams

Postdoctoral Fellow
Kavli Center for Ethics, Science, and the Public
Arik Shams is interested in the intersections of genome editing, bioethics, and science policy. As a Kavli Center Fellow, Shams plans on learning and working on a number of projects in these areas, with emphasis on CRISPR technology implementation in agriculture and energy, capacity-building to mitigate global food insecurity, and training new scientists in issues of science justice, bioethics, and social impact. Shams received a B.S. from the University of Southern Mississippi, and did two years of post-baccalaureate research at the National Institute of Health. Shams received a PhD in...