Why this neuroscientist is taking the plunge into science advocacy0

• SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX
• September 9, 2026

Neuroscientist Stefano Cataldi has realized that defending science through his policy and advocacy work has become just as important as doing bench research. Credit: Alissa de Chassey These days, Stefano Cataldi, a neuroscientist studying complex cognitive abilities at Columbia University in New York City, is considering something that, to him, was once unthinkable: giving up