Fanuel Muindi

Fanuel Muindi is a former neuroscientist turned civic science ethnographer. He is the founder and director of the Civic Science Media Lab (CSML), which is journalistically documenting the diverse practices of civic science around the world. The lab covers how scientists, educators, community leaders, entrepreneurs, policymakers, funders, and institutions engage the public across areas such as science communication, citizen science, informal science learning, public engagement, and science policy. Through investigative reporting, interviews, photography, audio, and digital publishing, the lab works to make the practices, infrastructures, and lived experiences shaping civic science more visible, accessible, and actionable for practitioners and broader publics. The lab has received funding from the Rita Allen Foundation, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Research!America, Lasker Foundation, and others.

Dr. Muindi received his Bachelor’s degree in Biology and PhD in Organismal Biology from Morehouse College and Stanford University respectively. He completed his postdoctoral training in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at MIT. His professional experiences include staff roles at Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, and Research!America.