Prof. Koopmans International Member of the NAS

On Friday, April 25, during the 162nd Annual Meeting of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), newly elected members and international members — including Professor Marion Koopmans — were formally introduced and signed the official Registry of Membership.

NAS membership is a widely accepted mark of excellence in science and is considered one of the highest honors that a scientist can receive. Members are elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Election to membership in the NAS is a widely accepted mark of excellence in science and considered one of the highest honors that a scientist can receive.

The NAS currently comprises approximately 2,700 members and 500 international members. Notably, around 200 of these members have been awarded Nobel Prizes.

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) was founded on March 3, 1863, in the midst of the American Civil War. It was established by an Act of Congress, which was signed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863. The NAS came into being with 50 charter members, who over the years would be joined by the election of the nation’s most distinguished scientists.

Prof. Koopmans, Scientific Director of PDPC, received this honor because of her research that focuses on emerging infections, and the unraveling pathways of disease emergence and spread at the human animal interface.

Watch the full recording here.

You can see the signing of the book by prof. Koopmans at minute 50.00