At its 2019 Annual Meeting, held April 27 - 30, the National Academy of Sciences elected Professor Susan Alberts to membership. Well done, Susan!  The Biology Department offers its heartiest congratulations. Susan is one of 100 new members and 25 foreign associates.

The National Academy of Sciences is a private, non-profit society of distinguished scholars, established by an Act of Congress in 1863. The NAS is charged with providing independent, objective advice to the nation on matters related to science and technology. It currently has 2,347 active members, who were elected by their peers because of "their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research."