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  • Sir Martin Rees
    Martin John Rees , Baron Rees of Ludlow, OM, PRS, HonFREng, FMedSci, FRAS, HonFInstP (born 23 June 1942) is a British cosmologist and astrophysicist. He is the fifteenth Astronomer Royal, appointed in ...
  • Sir Michael Peckham (1935 - 2021)
    Michael John Peckham FMedSci FRCP FRCS FRCR FRCPath (2 August 1935 – 13 August 2021) was a British oncologist and artist. As a cancer physician he is best known for his contribution to the treatment ...
  • Marc Tessier-Lavigne
    Trevor Tessier-Lavigne OC FRS FRSC FMedSci (born December 18, 1959) is a Canadian-born neuroscientist who is the 11th and current President of Stanford University. He holds dual citizenship of the Unit...

The Academy of Medical Sciences is an organisation established in the UK in 1998. It is one of the four UK National Academies, the others being the British Academy, the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society.

Its mission is to advance biomedical and health research and its translation into benefits for society. The Academy consists of a group of around 1200 Fellows elected from fields across the biomedical sciences. The Academy seeks ultimately to advance medical science and improve health by investing in talented researchers, engaging people on health-related issues and providing expert impartial advice. As of December 2020 its president is Dame Anne Johnson.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_of_Medical_Sciences_(United_Kingdom)