Julian Savulescu elected to the Academy of Medical Sciences as a 2026 Fellow
The new Fellows have been elected to the Academy in recognition of their outstanding contributions to advancing medical science, through discovery research, translational work and the application of scientific knowledge in ways that deliver tangible benefits for patients and the wider public.
It is a great honour and a tribute to many colleagues past and present who have contributed to the work we have done over the last 25 years. I would like to thank them and the Academy.
Professor Julian Savulescu
The Oxford Fellows are among the 60 new Fellows announced this year who will be formally admitted to the Academy at a ceremony on Tuesday 30 June. The new Oxford Fellows are:
Professor Tao Dong, Ita Askonas Professor of Translational Immunology at the Nuffield Department of Medicine, Founding Director (Oxford), CAMS-Oxford joint International Centre for Translational Immunology and Founding Director (Oxford), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Oxford Institute (COI).
Professor Julian Savulescu, University of Oxford, Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics at the Uehiro Oxford Institute.
Professor Christian Siebold, FRSB, Professor of Structural Biology in the Nuffield Department of Medicine.
Professor Nicola Whiffin, Associate Professor / Group Leader and Wellcome Career Development Award Fellow at the Big Data Institute and the Centre for Human Genetics in the Nuffield Department of Medicine.
Professor Andrew Morris CBE FRSE PMedSci, President of the Academy of Medical Sciences, said:
It is a privilege to welcome this outstanding new cohort to the Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences. Each of our new Fellows has been recognised by their peers for exceptional achievement for the influence their work has had in advancing medical science and improving health.
