Helen Blau Inducted to The Royal Society

Helen Blau was inducted into the Royal Society as part of a cohort of over 90 exceptional researchers from across the world. 

The Royal Society is a Fellowship of many of the world's most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence.

Honored for their significant contributions to science, the newly elected Fellows are leaders in their respective fields. Among them are Nobel laureate Professor Emmanuelle Charpentier, Emmy winner Dr. Andrew Fitzgibbon (recognized for his work on the 3D camera tracker software “boujou”), and former Chief Medical Advisor to the US President, Professor Anthony Fauci.

The new Fellows come from diverse backgrounds in academia, industry, and broader society, covering a wide range of disciplines. Their work includes pioneering treatments for Huntington’s Disease, creating the first algorithm for video streaming, uncovering new insights into memory formation, and exploring the origins and evolution of our universe.

Each year, the Fellows of the Royal Society elect up to 85 new Fellows and up to 24 new Foreign Members. Candidates must have made 'a substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge, including mathematics, engineering science and medical science'. Each candidate is considered on their own merits and can be proposed from any sector of the scientific community.