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ISC Fellows

ISC Fellows include eminent scientists, engineers and thought-leaders from the science-policy sphere who have made remarkable contributions to the understanding of, and engagement with, science.

The nomination and selection of new Fellows will take place in the second quarter of 2025.

Foundation Council

The Fellows are led by the Foundation Council, which comprises 13 members including 2 ex officio members, who will provide leadership for the development of the Fellowship.

Zakri Abdul Hamid

Former Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of Malaysia

Zakri Abdul Hamid

Lidia Brito

Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences

UNESCO

Lidia Brito

Prof. Craig Calhoun

University Professor of Social Sciences at Arizona State University and Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics

Prof. Craig Calhoun

Terrence Forrester

Chief Scientist for UWI SODECO (Solutions for Developing Countries) and Professor of Experimental Medicine

Terrence Forrester

Sir Peter Gluckman

ISC President, Distinguished Professor Emeritus ONZ KNZM FRSNZ FRS

Sir Peter Gluckman

Maria Ivanova

Director of the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs

Northeastern University

Maria Ivanova

Jinghai Li

President

the National Natural Science Foundation of China

Jinghai Li

Motoko Kotani

ISC Vice-President for Science and Society, Executive VP at Tohoku University

Motoko Kotani

Melissa Leach

Director of the Institute of Development Studies (IDS)

University of Sussex

Melissa Leach

Carlos Nobre

Senior Scientist

University of São Paulo’s Institute for Advanced Studies

Carlos Nobre

Connie Nshemereirwe

Director

the Africa Science Leadership Programme

Connie Nshemereirwe

Daya Reddy

Professor Emeritus of Applied Mathematics

University of Cape Town

Daya Reddy

Magdalena Skipper

Editor in Chief of Nature and Chief Editorial Advisor

Nature portfolio

Magdalena Skipper

Honorary Fellows

Vinton G. Cerf

Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist

Google

Vinton G. Cerf

Macharia Kamau

Ambassador and Special Envoy

East Africa Community Facilitator on DRC

Macharia Kamau

Csaba Kőrösi

Strategic Director

Blue Planet Foundation

Csaba Kőrösi

Mary Robinson

Former President of Ireland

Mary Robinson

Ismail Serageldin

Founding Director

Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Ismail Serageldin

All Fellows

Lai Meng Looi

Malaysia’s inaugural National Distinguished Professor

Positioned at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya

Lai Meng Looi

Carlos Lopes

Professor at the Mandela School of Public Governance

University of Cape Town

Carlos Lopes

Jose Ramon Lopez-Portillo

Academic, entrepreneur, diplomat, consultant and public servant

Mexico

Jose Ramon Lopez-Portillo

László Lovász

Researcher

Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics

László Lovász

Yonglong Lu

Chair Professor of Xiamen University and the Dean of College of the Environment and Ecology

Yonglong Lu

Jane Lubchenco

University Distinguished Professor and Valley Professor of Marine Biology

Oregon State University

Jane Lubchenco

John Ludden

Senior research fellow and Chair

of the Krafla Magma Testbed Board

John Ludden

Wolfgang Lutz

Interim Deputy Director General for Science

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

Wolfgang Lutz

Roy MacLeod

Historian of science and technology

Roy MacLeod

Shirley Malcom

Senior advisor and director of SEA Change

American Association for the Advancement of Science

Shirley Malcom

Alberto Mantovani

Emeritus Professor of Pathology

Humanitas University

Alberto Mantovani

Alberto Martinelli

Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Sociology and former Dean of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences

University of Milan

Alberto Martinelli