2025Member of the United States National Academy of Sciences

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NO.	Name	Primary Section	Membership Type	Secondary Section	Institution
1	Cory Abate-Shen	Section 41: Medical Genetics, Hematology, and Oncology	Member	Section 22: Cellular and Developmental Biology	Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
2	Reka Albert	Section 33: Applied Physical Sciences	Member		The Pennsylvania State University - University Park
3	Francis Albarède	Section 15: Geology	International Member	Section 16: Geophysics	Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon
4	David Matthew Altshuler	Section 41: Medical Genetics, Hematology, and Oncology	Member		Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
5	Raul Andino Pavlovsky	Section 44: Microbial Biology	Member	Section 43: Immunology and Inflammation	University of California, San Francisco
6	Paola Arlotta	Section 24: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience	Member		Harvard University
7	M. Amin Arnaout	Section 42: Medical Physiology and Metabolism	Member	Section 43: Immunology and Inflammation	Massachusetts General Hospital
8	Jean-Philippe Avouac	Section 15: Geology	Member	Section 16: Geophysics	California Institute of Technology
9	Amy L. Baker	Section 61: Animal, Nutritional, and Applied Microbial Sciences	Member		U.S. Department of Agriculture
10	Rina F. Barber	Section 32: Applied Mathematical Sciences	Member		The University of Chicago
11	Laura Baudis	Section 13: Physics	International Member	Section 12: Astronomy	University of Zurich
12	Yoshua Bengio	Section 34: Computer and Information Sciences	International Member		Universite de Montreal
13	Christoph Benning	Section 25: Plant Biology	Member	Section 62: Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences	Michigan State University
14	Steven T. Berry	Section 54: Economic Sciences	Member		Yale University
15	Wendy Bickmore	Section 22: Cellular and Developmental Biology	International Member		University of Edinburgh
16	Immanuel Bloch	Section 33: Applied Physical Sciences	International Member	Section 13: Physics	Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat
17	Robert T. Boyd	Section 51: Anthropology	Member	Section 27: Evolutionary Biology	Arizona State University
18	Rodney A. Brooks	Section 34: Computer and Information Sciences	Member		Massachusetts Institute of Technology
19	Gary W. Brudvig	Section 14: Chemistry	Member		Yale University
20	Nina Buchmann	Section 63: Environmental Sciences and Ecology	International Member		ETH Zurich
21	C. Robin Buell	Section 62: Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences	Member	Section 25: Plant Biology	University of Georgia
22	Rafael D. Camerini-Otero	Section 26: Genetics	Member		National Institutes of Health
23	David A. Case	Section 29: Biophysics and Computational Biology	Member	Section 14: Chemistry	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick
24	BJ Casey	Section 52: Psychological and Cognitive Sciences	Member		Barnard College
25	Garnet K. Chan	Section 14: Chemistry	Member	Section 33: Applied Physical Sciences	California Institute of Technology
26	Edward F. Chang	Section 28: Systems Neuroscience	Member	Section 52: Psychological and Cognitive Sciences	University of California, San Francisco
27	Kelly Chibale	Section 61: Animal, Nutritional, and Applied Microbial Sciences	International Member		University of Cape Town
28	Alice Y. Cheung	Section 62: Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences	Member	Section 25: Plant Biology	University of Massachusetts at Amherst
29	Peter U. Clark	Section 15: Geology	Member	Section 16: Geophysics	Oregon State University
30	Kathleen Collins	Section 21: Biochemistry	Member	Section 29: Biophysics and Computational Biology	University of California, Berkeley
31	Elena Conti	Section 21: Biochemistry	International Member		Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
32	Michael F. Crommie	Section 33: Applied Physical Sciences	Member	Section 13: Physics	University of California, Berkeley
33	George Q. Daley	Section 41: Medical Genetics, Hematology, and Oncology	Member	Section 22: Cellular and Developmental Biology	Harvard Medical School
34	Mark J. Devlin	Section 13: Physics	Member	Section 12: Astronomy	University of Pennsylvania
35	John E. Dick	Section 41: Medical Genetics, Hematology, and Oncology	International Member		University Health Network
36	Brenda L. Dingus	Section 13: Physics	Member	Section 12: Astronomy	Los Alamos National Laboratory
37	Scott C. Doney	Section 63: Environmental Sciences and Ecology	Member	Section 16: Geophysics	University of Virginia
38	John M. Doyle	Section 13: Physics	Member	Section 14: Chemistry	Harvard University
39	Mary Droser	Section 15: Geology	Member	Section 27: Evolutionary Biology	University of California, Riverside
40	Susan K. Dutcher	Section 26: Genetics	Member	Section 22: Cellular and Developmental Biology	Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

NO.

Name

Primary Section

Membership Type

Secondary Section

Institution

Cory Abate-Shen

Section 41: Medical Genetics, Hematology, and Oncology

Member

Section 22: Cellular and Developmental Biology

Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

Reka Albert

Section 33: Applied Physical Sciences

Member

The Pennsylvania State University - University Park

Francis Albarède

Section 15: Geology

International Member

Section 16: Geophysics

Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon

David Matthew Altshuler

Section 41: Medical Genetics, Hematology, and Oncology

Member

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Raul Andino Pavlovsky

Section 44: Microbial Biology

Member

Section 43: Immunology and Inflammation

University of California, San Francisco

Paola Arlotta

Section 24: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

Member

Harvard University

M. Amin Arnaout

Section 42: Medical Physiology and Metabolism

Member

Section 43: Immunology and Inflammation

Massachusetts General Hospital

Jean-Philippe Avouac

Section 15: Geology

Member

Section 16: Geophysics

California Institute of Technology

Amy L. Baker

Section 61: Animal, Nutritional, and Applied Microbial Sciences

Member

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Rina F. Barber

Section 32: Applied Mathematical Sciences

Member

The University of Chicago

Laura Baudis

Section 13: Physics

International Member

Section 12: Astronomy

University of Zurich

Yoshua Bengio

Section 34: Computer and Information Sciences

International Member

Universite de Montreal

Christoph Benning

Section 25: Plant Biology

Member

Section 62: Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences

Michigan State University

Steven T. Berry

Section 54: Economic Sciences

Member

Yale University

Wendy Bickmore

Section 22: Cellular and Developmental Biology

International Member

University of Edinburgh

Immanuel Bloch

Section 33: Applied Physical Sciences

International Member

Section 13: Physics

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat

Robert T. Boyd

Section 51: Anthropology

Member

Section 27: Evolutionary Biology

Arizona State University

Rodney A. Brooks

Section 34: Computer and Information Sciences

Member

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Gary W. Brudvig

Section 14: Chemistry

Member

Yale University

Nina Buchmann

Section 63: Environmental Sciences and Ecology

International Member

ETH Zurich

C. Robin Buell

Section 62: Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences

Member

Section 25: Plant Biology

University of Georgia

Rafael D. Camerini-Otero

Section 26: Genetics

Member

National Institutes of Health

David A. Case

Section 29: Biophysics and Computational Biology

Member

Section 14: Chemistry

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick

BJ Casey

Section 52: Psychological and Cognitive Sciences

Member

Barnard College

Garnet K. Chan

Section 14: Chemistry

Member

Section 33: Applied Physical Sciences

California Institute of Technology

Edward F. Chang

Section 28: Systems Neuroscience

Member

Section 52: Psychological and Cognitive Sciences

University of California, San Francisco

Kelly Chibale

Section 61: Animal, Nutritional, and Applied Microbial Sciences

International Member

University of Cape Town

Alice Y. Cheung

Section 62: Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences

Member

Section 25: Plant Biology

University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Peter U. Clark

Section 15: Geology

Member

Section 16: Geophysics

Oregon State University

Kathleen Collins

Section 21: Biochemistry

Member

Section 29: Biophysics and Computational Biology

University of California, Berkeley

Elena Conti

Section 21: Biochemistry

International Member

Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry

Michael F. Crommie

Section 33: Applied Physical Sciences

Member

Section 13: Physics

University of California, Berkeley

George Q. Daley

Section 41: Medical Genetics, Hematology, and Oncology

Member

Section 22: Cellular and Developmental Biology

Harvard Medical School

Mark J. Devlin

Section 13: Physics

Member

Section 12: Astronomy

University of Pennsylvania

John E. Dick

Section 41: Medical Genetics, Hematology, and Oncology

International Member

University Health Network

Brenda L. Dingus

Section 13: Physics

Member

Section 12: Astronomy

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Scott C. Doney

Section 63: Environmental Sciences and Ecology

Member

Section 16: Geophysics

University of Virginia

John M. Doyle

Section 13: Physics

Member

Section 14: Chemistry

Harvard University

Mary Droser

Section 15: Geology

Member

Section 27: Evolutionary Biology

University of California, Riverside

Susan K. Dutcher

Section 26: Genetics

Member

Section 22: Cellular and Developmental Biology

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis