Doudna Named to UK’s Royal Society

IGI Executive Director Jennifer Doudna has been named a Foreign Member of the prestigious UK Royal Society for “her work on CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology that is revolutionizing the fields of genetics, molecular biology and medicine.”

She was among 10 new foreign fellows and 50 new fellows announced on April 29th in London.

Photo credit: Keegan Houser

Press Releases

50 leading scientists elected as Fellows of Royal Society
The Royal Society | April 29, 2016

Doudna named foreign member of UK’s Royal Society
UC Berkeley News | Robert Sanders | April 29, 2016