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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

Zakri Abdul Hamid

Former Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of Malaysia

Zakri Abdul Hamid
Lidia Brito

Lidia Brito

Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences

UNESCO

Lidia Brito
Prof. Craig Calhoun

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

Terrence Forrester

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

Terrence Forrester
Sir Peter Gluckman

Sir Peter Gluckman

ISC President, Distinguished Professor Emeritus ONZ KNZM FRSNZ FRS

Sir Peter Gluckman
Maria Ivanova

Maria Ivanova

Director of the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs

Northeastern University

Maria Ivanova
Jinghai Li

Jinghai Li

President

the National Natural Science Foundation of China

Jinghai Li
Motoko Kotani

Motoko Kotani

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

Motoko Kotani
Melissa Leach

Melissa Leach

Director of the Institute of Development Studies (IDS)

University of Sussex

Melissa Leach
Carlos Nobre

Carlos Nobre

Senior Scientist

University of São Paulo’s Institute for Advanced Studies

Carlos Nobre
Connie Nshemereirwe

Connie Nshemereirwe

Director

the Africa Science Leadership Programme

Connie Nshemereirwe
Daya Reddy

Daya Reddy

Professor Emeritus of Applied Mathematics

University of Cape Town

Daya Reddy
Magdalena Skipper

Magdalena Skipper

Editor in Chief of Nature and Chief Editorial Advisor

Nature portfolio

Magdalena Skipper

Honorary Fellows

Vinton G. Cerf

Vinton G. Cerf

Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist

Google

Vinton G. Cerf
Macharia Kamau

Macharia Kamau

Ambassador and Special Envoy

East Africa Community Facilitator on DRC

Macharia Kamau
Csaba Kőrösi

Csaba Kőrösi

Strategic Director

Blue Planet Foundation

Csaba Kőrösi
Mary Robinson

Mary Robinson

Former President of Ireland

Mary Robinson
Ismail Serageldin

Ismail Serageldin

Founding Director

Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Ismail Serageldin

All Fellows

Roseanne Diab

Roseanne Diab

Emeritus Professor School of Environmental Sciences

University of KwaZulu-Natal

Roseanne Diab
Sandra Díaz

Sandra Díaz

Professor of Ecology at Córdoba National University, senior member of the Argentine National Research Council and Visiting Professor at Oxford University

Sandra Díaz
Robbert Dijkgraaf

Robbert Dijkgraaf

ISC President-elect, physicist and former Minister of Education, Culture and Science of Netherlands

Robbert Dijkgraaf
Mamadou Diouf

Mamadou Diouf

Leitner Family Professor of African Studies and the Director of Columbia University’s Institute for African Studies

Mamadou Diouf
Pearl Dykstra

Pearl Dykstra

Professor of Empirical Sociology

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Pearl Dykstra
Encieh Erfani

Encieh Erfani

Former Assistant Professor of Physics

IASBS, Iran

Encieh Erfani
Maria J. Esteban

Maria J. Esteban

CNRS senior researcher

Université Paris-Dauphine

Maria J. Esteban
Mark Ferguson

Mark Ferguson

Chair of the Board

European Innovation Council (EIC) for the European Commission

Mark Ferguson
Sirimali Fernando

Sirimali Fernando

Professor and Chair of Microbiology

Faculty of Medical Sciences of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura

Sirimali Fernando
Laura Ferrarese

Laura Ferrarese

Principal Research Officer

National Research Council of Canada

Laura Ferrarese
Ruth Fincher

Ruth Fincher

Professor Emeritus

University of Melbourne

Ruth Fincher
Terrence Forrester

Terrence Forrester

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

Terrence Forrester