May 2023: Shiloh elected member of the US National Academy of Sciences

Congratulations to Prof. Yosef Shiloh, Edmond J. Safra member (Medicine), who was elected as an international member of the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS).

The Academy includes approximately 2,500 American scientists from all fields of science and another approximately 500 foreign scientists from all over the world. Prof. Shiloh is the 43rd Israeli researcher elected to NAS, alongside Nobel laureates Prof. Ada Yonath, Prof. Dan Shechtman and Prof. Aaron Ciechanover. The US National Academy of Sciences advises the American government and nation on matters of science, engineering and medicine, and membership in the Academy is lifelong.

Prof. Shiloh has been the recipient of the EMET Prize, the Israel Prize, and the Clowes Award for Outstanding Cancer Research - the most important prize awarded by the American Association for Cancer Research. Being elected to the Academy is a particular honor, as it reflects widespread recognition by all the members of the Academy, from a variety of scientific fields. The acceptance bar for non-American members is particularly high, adding to the prestige of international members.

Prof. Shiloh joins Prof. Yoav Benjamini, Edmond J. Safra member (Statistics and Operations Research), who was elected to NAS on May 2020.