Science could hold the answer to many of society’s challenges, if only scientists engaged with policy-makers. Alma Hernández-Mondragón explains how this realization led her to pursue a career outside the laboratory, at the science–policy interface.
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Hernández-Mondragón, A.C. From lab to science policy advisor. Nat Hum Behav 6, 477 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-022-01314-w
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