{"id":175,"date":"2021-07-22T10:51:50","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T10:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-council\/?page_id=175"},"modified":"2026-01-07T11:01:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T11:01:20","slug":"past-sac-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-council\/scientific-advisory-committee\/past-sac-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Past SAC members"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Past members are alphabetically ordered by last name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genevi\u00e8ve Almouzni<\/strong>, France (2005-2010)
Kathryn Anderson<\/strong>, New York, United States (2015-2017)
Siv Andersson<\/strong>, Sweden (2007-2012)
Brenda Andrews<\/strong>, Toronto, Canada (2019-2021, 2022-2025)
Madan Babu<\/strong>, United States (2024-2026)
Nathalie Balaban<\/strong>, Israel (2023-2025, 2026-2028)
David Baltimore<\/strong>, United States (1982-1987)
Nenad Ban<\/strong>, Zurich, Switzerland (2013-2018)
Naama Barkai<\/strong>, Israel (2011-2016)
Konrad Basler<\/strong>, Switzerland (2007-2012)
M\u00f3nica Bettencourt-Dias<\/strong>, Portugal (2024-2025)
Adrian Bird<\/strong>, United Kingdom (2022-2024)
Max L. Birnstiel<\/strong>, Austria and Switzerland (1975-1976)
Francesco Blasi<\/strong>, Italy (1990-1995)
David M. Blow<\/strong>, United Kingdom (1982-1988)
Martino Bolognesi<\/strong>, Italy (1998-2003)
Irene Bozzoni<\/strong>, Rome, Italy (2020-2022, 2023-2025)
Allan Bradley<\/strong>, United Kingdom (2001-2006)
Carl-Ivar Br\u00e4nd\u00e9n<\/strong>, Sweden (1984-1989)
Sydney Brenner<\/strong>, United Kingdom (1971-1975)
Gerard Bricogne<\/strong>, France (1985-1990)
Piet Borst<\/strong>, Netherlands (1985-1990)
James Briscoe<\/strong>, London, United Kingdom (2018-2020, 2021-2023)
Soeren Brunak<\/strong>, Denmark (2001-2006)
Maurizio Brunori<\/strong>, Italy (1977-1982 and 1991-1996)
Henri Buc<\/strong>, France (1979-1984)
Richard H. Buckingham<\/strong>, France (1995-2000)
Charles R. Cantor<\/strong>, United States (1989-1994)
Don L. D. Caspar<\/strong>, United States (1976-1981)
Marc Chabre<\/strong>, France (1991-1996)
Pierre Chambon<\/strong>, France (1976-1981 and 1983-1988)
Jean- Pierre Changeux<\/strong>, France (1977-1978)
Elena Conti<\/strong>, Germany (2017-2019, 2020-2022)
Patrick Cramer<\/strong>, Germany (2022-2023)
Antoine Danchin<\/strong>, France (1997-2002)
Job Dekker<\/strong>, United States (2024-2026)
Barry Dickson<\/strong>, Austria (2009-2011)
Roberto Di Lauro<\/strong>, Italy (2005-2011)
Jan Drenth<\/strong>, Netherlands (1979-1984)
Denis Duboule<\/strong>, Geneva, Switzerland (2011-2016)
Manfred Eigen<\/strong>, Germany (1971-1976)
David Eisenberg<\/strong>, United States (2000-2005)
Paolo Fasella<\/strong>, Italy (1971-1977 and 1983-1988)
Walther Fiers<\/strong>, Belgium (1991-1996)
Scott Fraser<\/strong>, United States (2002-2007)
Dieter Gallwitz<\/strong>, Germany (1986-1991)
Susan Gasser<\/strong>, Switzerland (2016-2018, 2019-2021)
Walther J. Gehring<\/strong>, Switzerland (1989-1994)
Alfred Gierer<\/strong>, Germany (1978-1983)
Frank G. Grosveld<\/strong>, Netherlands (1993-1998)
Marianne Grunberg-Manago<\/strong>, France (1971-1976)
Roderic Guigo<\/strong>, Spain (2012-2017)
Christine Guthrie<\/strong>, United States (2003-2008)
Henry H. Harris<\/strong>, United Kingdom (1971-1976)
Edith Heard<\/strong>, Paris, France (2017)
Carl-Henrik Heldin<\/strong>, Sweden (1998-2004)
Ernst J. M. Helmreich<\/strong>, Germany (1980-1985)
David S. Hogness<\/strong>, United States (1994-1999)
Leroy Hood<\/strong>, United States (1995-2000)
Hugh E. Huxley<\/strong>, United Kingdom (1976-1981)
Anthony Hyman<\/strong>, Dresden, Germany (2014-2019)
Elina Ikonen<\/strong>, Finland (2023-2025)
Herbert J\u00e4ckle<\/strong>, Germany (2004-2009)
Reinhard Jahn<\/strong>, Germany (2010-2015)
Niels K.<\/strong> Jerne<\/strong>, Switzerland (1971-1975)
Louise N. Johnson<\/strong>, United Kingdom (1994-1999)
Kai Johnsson<\/strong>, Switzerland (2016-2018, 2019-2021)
T. Alwyn Jones<\/strong>, Sweden (1992-1997)
Frank J\u00fclicher<\/strong>, Germany (2021-2023, 2024-2026)
Fotis C. Kafatos<\/strong>, Greece and United States (1984-1989)
Robert Kaptein<\/strong>, Netherlands (1996-2001)
Edward Kellenberger<\/strong>, Switzerland (1977-1982)
Hiroaki Kitano<\/strong>, Japan (2006-2011)
Edda Klipp<\/strong>, Berlin, Germany (2015-2020)
Aaron Klug<\/strong>, United Kingdom (1971-1975)
Werner K\u00fchlbrandt<\/strong>, Germany (2004-2009)
Ronald Laskey<\/strong>, United Kingdom (1999-2004)
Nicole M. Le Douarin<\/strong>, France (1990-1992)
Ruth Lehmann<\/strong>, United States (2022-2024)
Michael Levitt<\/strong>, Israel (1983-1988)
Prisca Liberali<\/strong>, Switzerland (2024-2026)
Harvey F. Lodish<\/strong>, United States (1988-1993)
Daniel Louvard<\/strong>, France (2012-2017)
Jan L\u00f6we<\/strong>, Cambridge, United Kingdom (2017-2019, 2020-2022)
Vittorio Luzzati<\/strong>, France (1971-1975)
Ole Maal\u00f8e<\/strong>, Denmark (1971-1976 and 1978-1983)
Staffan Magnusson<\/strong>, Denmark (1985-1990)
Edward Marcotte<\/strong>, United States (2016-2018, 2019-2021)
Fritz Melchers<\/strong>, Switzerland (1982-1987)
Hartmut Michel<\/strong>, Germany (1997-2002)
Ron Milligan<\/strong>, United States (2012-2015)
Juan Modolell<\/strong>, Spain (1996-2001)
Alberto Monroy<\/strong>, Italy (1978-1983)
Dino Moras<\/strong>, France (2001-2006)
Gines Morata<\/strong>, Spain (2001-2006)
Tom Muir<\/strong>, United States (2010-2015)
Andrew Murray<\/strong>, United States (2008-2013)
Andrea Musacchio<\/strong>, Germany (2011-2016)
Kim A. Nasmyth<\/strong>, Austria (1996-2001)
Dianne K. Newman<\/strong>, United States (2022-2024)
Poul Nissen<\/strong>, Aarhus, Denmark (2017-2019, 2020-2022)
Paul Nurse<\/strong>, United Kingdom (1989-1994, 2003-2008, and 2016-2018, 2019-2021)
Christiane N\u00fcsslein-Volhard<\/strong>, Germany (1999-2004)
Mary Osborn<\/strong>, Germany (1992-1997)
Dieter Oesterhelt<\/strong>, Germany (1989-1994)
S\u00f8ren Riis Paludan<\/strong>, Denmark (2025-2027)
Lori Passmore<\/strong>, United Kingdom (2024-2026)
Dana Pe’er<\/strong>, New York, United States of America (2018-2020, 2021-2023)
Hugh R. Pelham<\/strong>, United Kingdom (1994-1999)
Leena Peltonen<\/strong>, United Kingdom (2009-2010)
Jan-Michael Peters<\/strong>, Vienna, Austria (2018-2020, 2021-2023)
Stefano Piccolo<\/strong>, Padua, Italy (2014-2019)
Ronald Plasterk<\/strong>, Netherlands (2000-2005)
Martin Poly<\/strong>, Austria(2023-2025)
R. Klaus Rajewsky<\/strong>, Germany (1977-1979 and 1995-1997)
Venki Ramakrishnan<\/strong>, United Kingdom (2003-2006 and 2013-2015)
Aviv Regev<\/strong>, United States (2013-2015)
Peter Reichard<\/strong>, Sweden (1971-1977)
Werner E. Reichardt<\/strong>, Germany (1971-1977)
Caroline Relton<\/strong>, United Kingdom (2022-2024)
F\u00e9lix Rey<\/strong>, France (2019-2021, 2022-2024)
Rudolf Rigler<\/strong>, Sweden (1977-1982)
Arthur R\u00f6rsch<\/strong>, Netherlands (1971-1976)
Pernille<\/strong> R\u00f8rth<\/strong>, Denmark (2013-2015)
Gerald Rubin<\/strong>, United States (2002-2007)
Helen Saibil<\/strong>, United Kingdom (2007-2012)
Gottfried (Jeff) Schatz<\/strong>, Switzerland (1982-1987)
Sjors Scheres<\/strong>, United Kingdom (2025-2027)
Ueli Schibler<\/strong>, Switzerland (1997-2002)
Alexander Schier<\/strong>, Switzerland (2025-2027)
Sandra Schmid<\/strong>, United States (2008-2013)
Brenda Schulman<\/strong>, Germany(2023-2025)
Manfred Schweiger<\/strong>, Austria (1978-1983)
Michael Sela<\/strong>, Israel, (1976-1981)
Titia K. Sixma<\/strong>, Netherlands (2007-2012)
Michael Snyder<\/strong>, United States (2011-2016)
Alexander Stark<\/strong>, Austria (2026-2028)
Joan A. Steitz<\/strong>, United States (1988-1993)
Joel L. Sussman<\/strong>, Israel and United States (1995-2000)
Sarah Teichmann<\/strong>, United Kingdom (2026-2028)
Fabian Theis<\/strong>, Munich, Germany (2020-2022, 2023-2025)
Ren\u00e9 Thomas<\/strong>, Belgium (1971-1975)
Glauco P. Tocchini-Valentini<\/strong>, Italy (1984-1989)
Anna Tramontano<\/strong>, Rome (2006-2011)
Hans Tuppy<\/strong>, Austria (1975-1977)
Caroline Uhler<\/strong>, United States(2023-2025)
Nigel Unwin<\/strong>, United Kingdom (1988-1993)
Alfonso Valencia<\/strong>, Spain (2007-2012)
Laurens L. M. van Deenen<\/strong>, Netherlands (1976-1981)
Alexander van Oudenaarden<\/strong>, Utrecht, The Netherlands (2013-2018)
Bas van Steensel<\/strong>, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2019-2021, 2022-2024)
Marian Walhout<\/strong>, United States (2026-2028)
Peter Walker<\/strong>, United Kingdom (1977-1982)
Michael D. Waterfield<\/strong>, United Kingdom (1986-1991)
Fiona Watt<\/strong>, United Kingdom (2016-2018, 2019-2021)
Klaus Weber<\/strong>, Germany (1984-1985)
Robin A. Weiss<\/strong>, United Kingdom (1983-1988)
Jean Weissenbach<\/strong>, France (2012-2014)
Victor Weisskopf<\/strong>, United States (1971-1974)
Charles Weissmann<\/strong>, Switzerland (1971-1974)
Kurt W\u00fcthrich<\/strong>, Switzerland (1990-1995)
Mihaela Zavolan<\/strong>, Basel, Switzerland (2018-2020, 2021-2023)<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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