Scientist on front lines of overdose crisis receives MacArthur 'genius' award

By Brian Mann

Published October 8, 2025 at 12:55 PM PDT

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Nabarun Dasgupta, a researcher at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, won a MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant for his work to understand the U.S. overdose crisis and help reduce deaths.

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