30 Under 30 In Science 2017: Discovering New Things About Our World And New Ways To Save It

While Alice Zhang was pursuing her PhD and MD at UCLA, she was shocked to learn a truth about drug research - 90% of medicines that start human trials fail. "It's still largely a guessing game," she says. Her startup, Verge Genomics, is working to use machine learning and genomic data to tackle neurological disorders. The 7-person company has raised $4 million so far and is working on development with several pharmaceutical companies. Zhang is just one of the outstanding scientists in this year's Forbes 30 Under 30 in Science list.