UW–Madison biochemist elected to National Academy of Sciences

Judith Kimble, a professor of biochemistry and genetics and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, has been elected to a three-year term as councilor for the National Academy of Sciences (NAS).

Kimble was one of four new councilors elected to the 17-member NAS governing body.

NAS is a private, nonprofit institution that provides science advice under a congressional charter. With about 2,000 members in the United States and 350 foreign associates, NAS is recognized as one of the leading scientific bodies in the world. Members are elected, a recognition considered to be one of the highest honors that can be accorded to a scientist or engineer.