USC professor Scott Fraser appointed to leadership role at Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Scott Fraser, an eminent USC scientist, was recently named the vice president of science grant programs at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), a philanthropy founded by Priscilla Chan and her husband, Mark Zuckerberg, in 2015.

In addition to his new role at CZI, Fraser will continue his research at USC as the director of the Translational Imaging Center and remain the Elizabeth Garrett Chair in Convergent Bioscience. Fraser will step down from his leadership positions, including as the director of science initiatives for USC campus and the director of the Bridge Institute at the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience.

At CZI, Fraser now oversees science funding programs and helps advance the organization’s strategy to support promising research, technology platforms, organizations, and scientific networks.