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1. Francis Collins (Physician-Geneticist)

The former director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and leader of the Human Genome Project. Collins is perhaps the most famous modern advocate for the compatibility of faith and science. A former atheist, he chronicled his conversion to Christianity in his bestselling book, The Language of God.

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2. Kizzmekia Corbett (Viral Immunologist)

A lead scientist at the NIH who was instrumental in developing the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. She has spoken openly about how her faith in God and her Christian background serve as a foundation for her work in public health.

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3. John Polkinghorne (Theoretical Physicist)

A prominent particle physicist who played a role in discovering the quark. In a rare move for a top-tier scientist, he resigned his professorship at Cambridge to become an ordained Anglican priest, writing extensively on how the physical world points toward a creator.

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4. Rosalind Picard (Computer Scientist)

A professor at MIT and the founder of the field of Affective Computing (which helps computers recognize and respond to human emotions). She grew up as an atheist but converted to Christianity in adulthood, often sharing how her faith informs her ethics in AI.

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5. Charles Townes (Physicist)

A Nobel Prize winner for his work on the laser and maser. Townes was a member of the United Church of Christ and famously argued that science and religion are more alike than different, famously stating that "science is the attempt to understand the structure of our universe and religion is an attempt to understand its purpose."

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6. Andrew Briggs (Nanomaterials Scientist)

A Professor of Nanomaterials at the University of Oxford. He is a world expert in quantum materials and has written multiple books on the intersection of science and the Christian faith, focusing on the curious nature of information and reality.

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7. Jennifer Wiseman (Astrophysicist)

A senior astrophysicist at NASA and a former director of the Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion for the AAAS. She is a vocal Christian who often speaks about how the vastness of the universe enhances her worship of God.

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8. Kenneth R. Miller (Molecular Biologist)

A biology professor at Brown University and a co-author of a widely used high school biology textbook. He is a devout Roman Catholic who famously defended the teaching of evolution in the Kitzmiller v. Dover trial, arguing that evolution is not a threat to theism.

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9. Ard Louis (Theoretical Physicist)

A Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Oxford. He is deeply involved with "BioLogos" (an organization that promotes the harmony of science and faith) and frequently lectures on how a scientific worldview can be integrated with a belief in Jesus.

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10. Praveen Sethupathy (Geneticist)

A Professor of Physiological Genomics at Cornell University. He has been open about his Christian faith, often discussing how the "extraordinary complexity and elegance of the genome" is, for him, a source of spiritual awe.

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