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At the end of April, the National Academy of Sciences announced 84 new members and 21 foreign associates to join the ranks of its current members, individuals who are recognized for their “distinguished and continuing achievements in original research”. We are delighted to congratulate the following F1000Prime members on their election to this prestigious group of scientists:

New Members
Head of Faculty
Wei Yang: Structural Biology

Section Heads
Ben A Barres: Neuroscience
James Berger: Structural Biology

Faculty Members
Xing Wang Deng: Plant Biology
Vishva Dixit: Immunology
Martin Gruebele: Structural Biology
Norbert Perrimon: Developmental Biology
Nicholas Spitzer: Neuroscience

Foreign Associate
Yuk Ming Dennis Lo: Faculty Member in Genomics & Genetics

For more information and a full list of newly elected members and foreign associates, please see the NAS’ press release.