"Each year, the Society for Neuroscience recognizes outstanding neuroscientists who have strongly added to public education and awareness about the field. The Dana Foundation sponsors these awards.

This year, one of two Science Educator Awards was presented to Theanne Griffith, Ph.D., a researcher at the University of California, Davis.

Griffith’s passion to increase diversity within the scientific community has led to her writing and co-writing both fiction and nonfiction children’s books that teach scientific concepts. The Magnificent Makers is her STEM-themed chapter book series; she also co-writes the nonfiction companion books to the Netflix series, Ada Twist, Scientist."