AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships

Dr. Gamble-George was chosen as one of more than 270 top scientists and engineers to serve in federal offices as part of the 47th class of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science & Technology Policy Fellowships (STPF). Through this fellowship, she will serve as a Health Scientist at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the Office of Science Policy (OSP) within the Office of the Director and in the Center for Translation Research and Implementation Science (CTRIS) at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

AAAS is the largest general scientific society in the world.  The fellowship program offers hands-on opportunities to apply one’s scientific knowledge and technical skills to important societal challenges. Fellows serve a yearlong assignment in a selected area of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the federal government in Washington, D.C., enhancing their professional influence by tackling problems and participating in policy development and implementation.

Successful candidates evaluated and then selected for this program:

• Demonstrate exceptional competence in their specialty appropriate to their career stage and have the strong endorsement of three references.

• Show an understanding of the opportunities for science and engineering to support a broad range of non-scientific issues and display a commitment to apply their scientific or technical expertise to serve society.

• Exhibit awareness and sensitivity to political, economic, and social issues that influence policy.

• Are articulate communicators, both verbally and in writing, to decision-makers and non-scientific audiences, and have the ability to work with individuals and groups outside the scientific community.

• Demonstrate initiative, problem-solving ability, leadership capacity, and the flexibility and willingness to address policy issues outside their scientific expertise.

Press Releases:

Welcome New Fellows (Source: National Institutes of Health Office of Science Policy)

Scientists “Ask Not” (Source: AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships)

Science & Technology Policy Fellows Prepare for a ‘Transformative’ Year (Source: American Association for the Advancement of Science)