New members elected to the class for biosciences and the class for humanities

On 11 February, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences elected five new members to the class for biosciences and the class for humanities and outstanding services to science. Among them are three foreign members from SciLifeLab, European Research Council and Oxford University.

Class for biosciences

Swedish members

Porträtt av Sara Hallin.
Sara Hallin. Photo: SLU

Sara Hallin, Professor in Soil Microbiology, Swedish University of Agriculture Sciences

Sara Hallin, Swedish University of Agriculture Sciences, Uppsala

 

 

Porträtt av Camilla I Svensson
Camilla I. Svensson. Photo: Johannes Frandsén

Camilla I. Svensson, Professor in cellular and molecular pain physiology, Karolinska Institutet

Camilla I. Svensson, Karolinska Institutet

Foreign members

Porträtt av Jan Ellenberg
Jan Ellenberg. Photo: Stuart Ingham/EMBL

Jan Ellenberg, Director of SciLifeLab, Professor of cell biology and biophysics at Karolinska Institutet and affiliated professor at Stockholm University and KTH.

Jan Ellenberg, SciLifeLab

Porträtt av Maria Leptin.
Maria Leptin. Photo: ERC

Maria Leptin, President of the European Research Council, Professor of developmental biology, physiology and immunology

Maria Leptin, ERC Europa

Class for humanities and outstanding services to science

Foreign member

Portrait of Timothy Williamson
Timothy Williamson. Photo: Ana Williamson

Timothy Williamson, Professor of Logic at Oxford University

Timothy Williamson, Oxford University