SPRING 2026 • XLII EDITION
The flip side of a thoughtful critique is learning how to receive it well, a skill that is rarely acknowledged yet essential to sustaining a healthy scientific discourse. Doing so requires intentional preparation to interpret feedback with nuance, separating substance from tone. Funding agencies and institutional leadership can help shape a culture of kindness in scientific criticism by creating Forums that define and cultivate the skills required to give and interpret feedback. They can support groups that normalize candid discussion and make these practices part of everyday scientific life. Journals and funding agencies play an important role in setting expectations for how feedback should be exchanged, just as they do for other core aspects of scientific inquiry. They can further advance this effort by encouraging and disseminating research on best practices related to peer review. Together, these efforts signal that humane, rigorous critique is not an optional courtesy but a shared professional standard. Scientists and clinicians are, above all, human – driven and curious yet vulnerable to doubts and disillusionment that affect all of us. Building a community like the one fostered within the Forbeck Foundation, one that recognizes this humanity and supports one another, is essential to sustaining the scientific enterprise. By fostering an environment grounded in respect and encouragement, we not only retain talent but also empower the next generation to pursue bold ideas with confidence and purpose.
SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD
James Amatruda, MD, PhD Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
W. Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, MMHC Ohio State University
CHAIR
John T Kemshead, MD, FRCPath BioMagnetic Solutions
Stephen Chanock, MD National Cancer Institute Clark Chen, MD, PhD Brown University Lucy A Godley, MD, PhD Northwestern University
Edward Stites, MD, PhD Yale University
VICE CHAIR
Alejandro Sweet-Cordero, MD University of California, San Francisco
Kristina Cole, MD, PhD Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Kris C Wood, PhD Duke University
Jan Karlseder, PhD The Salk Institute
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