Assistant Professor Sichen (Susan) Shao was announced as one of 22 early-career scientists and engineers in the 2019 class of Packard Fellows for Science and Engineering from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. This $875,000 award will help the Shao Lab study the molecular mechanisms that detect and handle problems at different steps of protein biosynthesis by biochemically rebuilding cellular pathways for mechanistic and structural dissection. Recipients of this prestigious award have gone on to receive numerous accolades, including Nobel Prizes, MacArthur Fellowships, and election to the Nation Academies.