Over 90 outstanding researchers from across the world have this year been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society. This year’s cohort includes pioneers and leaders across a range of scientific fields, from astronomy and cancer research to mathematics and biotechnology.
Election to the Fellowship is one of the highest honours in the scientific world, awarded to individuals who have made impactful contributions to knowledge. New Fellows join the ranks of Stephen Hawking, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, Lise Meitner, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar and Dorothy Hodgkin.
The academics from the Medical Sciences Division receiving the honour this year are:
- Professor Masud Husain FMedSci, Professor of Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Department of Experimental Psychology.
- Professor Colin Kleanthous FMedSci FRS, Emeritus Iveagh Chair of Microbial Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry.
- Professor Rob Klose, Professor of Genetics, Department of Biochemistry and Keble College.
- Professor Paul Riley FMedSci, British Heart Foundation Professor of Regenerative Medicine, Chair of Development and Cell Biology, Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, Director of the Institute of Developmental & Regenerative Medicine, and Professorial Fellow in Medicine at Jesus College.