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Professors David Baker and Neil King use advanced protein modeling software and nanoparticle technology to develop better vaccines. Their approach has already led to an approved COVID-19 vaccine and more effective flu vaccine that has completed Phase I trials. David Baker won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2024.

In dozens of low- and middle-income countries, much of the paint supply contains dangerous amounts of lead. The Lead Exposure Elimination Project is working to end this public health crisis, which has received little attention from the global health community relative to its devastating effects.

The Institute for Replication addresses a core problem in social science by replicating highly cited studies to check whether the results hold up. This helps ensure that research influencing public policy is reliable, and gives scientists stronger incentives to avoid manipulative practices and produce robust findings.

The Open Wing Alliance (OWA), a coalition of advocacy groups, has persuaded more than 3,000 food companies worldwide to shift to using cage-free eggs, through a mix of negotiation and public campaigns. Thanks to OWA and other advocates, over 250 million hens have been spared from confinement.

The TuriTap is an automatic water-chlorination device that operates without electricity. It helps communities without reliable water treatment infrastructure access clean water, which could reduce the spread of infectious disease. The device has been installed in health care facilities across Kenya.