Life Sciences: About

The Simons Foundation’s Life Sciences division seeks to advance the fundamental understanding of life on Earth.

The division’s previous initiatives focused on microbial ecology and evolution, including the biogeochemical modeling of marine ecosystems. New programs will expand to all ecosystems, with emphases on eco-evolutionary dynamics and plant biology. All its programs aim to encourage scientific exchange within and between fields and support early-career scientists.

Julia Bailey Serres, Ph.D.
Professor
Director, Center for Plant Cell Biology, UC Riverside

Naomi E. Pierce, Ph.D.
Professor
Sidney A. and John H. Hessel Professor of Biology, Harvard University
Curator of Lepidoptera in the Museum of Comparative Zoology
Senior Fellow of the Society of Fellows

Molly Przeworski, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University

Peter Kareiva
Chief Scientist, Team Wolf
Adjunct Professor of the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, UCLA