TÜBA Honorary Member Professor Aziz Sancar was elected as member of NAM
TÜBA honorary member and 2015 Nobel Laureate Prof. Dr. Aziz Sancar was elected as member of American NAM.
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM), established in 1970 under the name Institute of Medicine (IOM), is an independent organization of professionals study especially on health and medicine. NAM serves alongside the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering as an adviser to the nation and the international community.
TÜBA Honorary Member Professor Aziz Sancar took place among the new members of NAM, announced the election of 70 regular members and 9 international members during its annual meeting. Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and only scientists who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement are elected. With their election, members make a commitment to volunteer their service in the Academies’ activities. New members are elected by current active members through a selective process that recognizes individuals who have made major contributions to the advancement of the medical sciences, health care, and public health. The newly elected members raise NAM’s total active membership to 1.947 and the number of international members to 146.
As known, Professor Aziz Sancar, has been TÜBA member since 2006, also won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2015 for his studies on DNA repair.