Fourteen Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences have been elected to the Royal Society in 2017.
Venki Ramakrishnan, President of the Royal Society, says: “Science is a way of understanding both the world around us and ourselves. It is one of the great triumphs of human achievement and has contributed hugely to our prosperity and health. Science will continue to play a crucial role as we tackle some of the great challenges of our time including food, energy, health and the environment. The scientists elected to the Fellowship are leaders who have advanced their fields through their ground breaking work. We are delighted to welcome them to the Royal Society.”
The newly elected Fellows are:
Professor Wendy Bickmore FRS FMedSci, University of Edinburgh
Professor Neil Burgess FRS FMedSci, University College London
Professor Krishna Chatterjee FRS FMedSci, University of Cambridge
Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith FRS FMedSci, University of Cambridge
Professor Richard Houlston FRS FMedSci, The Institute of Cancer Research
Professor Yvonne Jones FRS FMedSci, University of Oxford
Professor Stafford Lightman FRS FMedSci, University of Bristol
Dr Andrew McKenzie FRS FMedSci, University of Cambridge
Professor David Owen FRS FMedSci, University of Cambridge
Professor Anne Ridley FRS FMedSci, King's Collge London
Professor David Rubinsztein FRS FMedSci, University of Cambridge
Dr Patrick Vallance FRS FMedSci, GlaxoSmithKline
Professor Hugh Watkins FRS FMedSci, University of Oxford
Dr Roger Williams FRS FMedSci, University of Cambridge