CCAS Professor Named in List of Influential People Shaping Health and Science

Holden Thorp was honored for his work that’s helping increase public trust in the scientific enterprise.

April 8, 2024

Holden Thorp

Holden Thorp

Holden Thorp, a professor of chemistry and editor-in-chief of “Science” magazine, was named to the 2024 STATUS List. The list features 50 influential people shaping the future of health and life sciences across biotech, medicine, health care, policy and health tech.

Thorp was honored for standing out in the academic publishing world for challenging the stigma around corrections and retractions with an eye toward increasing public trust in the scientific enterprise. Thorp holds an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from North Carolina Wesleyan College and was a Washington University provost from 2013 to 2019.