CCB Director Michael Shelley and Simons-Supported Researchers Elected to National Academy of Sciences

Eleven researchers affiliated with the Simons Foundation have been elected as 2022 members of the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. The new members include Michael Shelley, director of the Flatiron Institute’s Center for Computational Biology.

The researchers are among 120 new members and 30 international members elected to join the academy this year. The National Academy of Sciences is a private nonprofit organization of some of the leading scientific researchers in the U.S. The organization seeks to provide independent objective advice to the nation on matters related to science and technology. Members are elected to the academy by their peers for outstanding contributions to research. Including its newest class, the academy now has 2,512 active members and 517 international members.