University of Toronto professors elected to the U.K.'s Royal Society
May 7, 2021
Two University of Toronto professors have been elected Fellows of the Royal Society – the United Kingdom’s national academy of sciences.
Professor
Julie Forman-Kay of the department of biochemistry in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and Professor
Jeremy Quatsel of the department of mathematics in the Faculty of Arts & Science are among the 60 scientists named this year as Fellows, Foreign Members or Honorary Fellows.
“The global pandemic has demonstrated the continuing importance of scientific thinking and collaboration across borders,” Sir Adam Smith, president of the society, said in a statement. “Each Fellow and Foreign Member bring their area of scientific expertise to the Royal Society and when combined, this expertise supports the use of science for the benefit of humanity.”