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The Royal Society

Founded in 1660 as an "invisible college" of natural philosophers and physicians, the Royal Society is the national science academy of the United Kingdom and the oldest national scientific institution in the world. Comprising a fellowship of some 1,600 of the world’s most eminent scientists, members are elected solely on the merit of their scientific work. There are 25 members of The Royal Society who have associations with The Rockefeller University.

Current Faculty and Emeriti

Titia de Lange
2022 The Royal Society
She receives the honor for elucidating mechanisms of telomere protection and genome maintenance.
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Elaine Fuchs
2019 The Royal Society
Fuchs studies the mechanisms underlying how stem cells make and repair tissues and deviate in stress, aging, and cancer.
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Jeffrey M. Friedman
2018 The Royal Society
Freiwald studies how the brain processes visual cues from faces to better understand perception and social cognition.
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James E. Darnell Jr.
1996 The Royal Society
Darnell made numerous discoveries related to gene expression in animal cells.
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Paul Nurse
1989 The Royal Society
Nurse investigates the molecular mechanisms of cell reproduction, cell growth, and cell form.
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Nam-Hai Chua
1988 The Royal Society
Chua conducts molecular research in plants and the key proteins conducive to creating sustainable agriculture.
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George A.M. Cross
1984 The Royal Society
Cross studies the mechanisms of gene expression in trypanosomes.
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Torsten N. Wiesel
1982 The Royal Society
Wiesel focuses on the organization and development of the central nervous system, using the visual system as a model for mechanisms that apply to the brain as a whole.
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About the Royal Society

The Royal Society’s fundamental purpose, reflected in its founding Charters of the 1660s, is to recognize, promote, and support excellence in science and to encourage the development and use of science for the benefit of humanity.

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Past Faculty

2008
Peter Marler
2005
David C. Gadsby
2001
Marc Tessier-Lavigne
1988
Christian de Duve
1987
David Baltimore
1984
George E. Palade
1979
Joshua Lederberg
1966
H. Keffer Hartline
1965
Theodosius Dobzhansky
1962
Fritz A. Lipmann
1948
Detlev W. Bronk
1946
Herbert S. Gasser
1944
Oswald T. Avery
1941
Karl Landsteiner
1940
Peyton Rous
1932
Theobald Smith
1919
Simon Flexner