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The National Academy of Sciences is the foremost society of distinguished scholars in the United States, providing “independent, objective advice to the nation on matters related to science and technology”.

Each year, the academy elects new members and foreign associates on the basis of their contributions to science and achievements in original research. The scientists honored with membership this year were announced at the end of April, and we are very pleased to be able to congratulate the following Heads of Faculty, Section Heads and Faculty Members of F1000Prime on being elected to this distinguished group:

New Members
Head of Faculty
Richard Harland: Developmental Biology

Section Heads
Dale Boger: Pharmacology & Drug Discovery
Jason Cyster: Immunology
Joe Lutkenhaus: Microbiology
Martin Pollak: Nephrology

Faculty Members
Dora Angelaki: Neuroscience
Brenda Schulman: Structural Biology
Emery Brown: Anesthesiology & Pain Management
Zhijian Chen: Cell Biology

Foreign Associates
Julian Davies: Head of Faculty for Microbiology
Edvard Moser: Faculty Member in Neuroscience

For more information and the full list of newly elected members and foreign associates, please see the press release from the National Academy of Sciences.

Our congratulations again to the Faculty Members receiving this honor!