During the 162nd Annual Meeting of the National Academy of Sciences on Friday April 27 members and international members – including prof. Marion Koopmans - elected in 2024 have been introduced to their colleagues in the Academy and have signed the “Registry of Membership.” NAS membership is a widely accepted mark of excellence in science and is considered one of the highest honors that a scientist can receive. Members are elected to the National Academy of Sciences Current NAS membership totals approximately 2,700 members and 500 international members, of which approximately 200 have received Nobel prizes. The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) was founded on March 3, 1863, at the height of the Civil War. It was established by an Act of Congress, which was signed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863. The NAS came into being with 50 charter members, who over the years would be joined by the election of the nation’s most distinguished scientists. At its founding, the Academy membership was made up of forty-nine scientists selected from the several states remaining in the Union. Prof. Koopmans received this honor because of here research that focuses on emerging infections, and the unraveling pathways of disease emergence and spread at the human animal interface. Watch the recording here: https://nasonline.swoogo.com/nas162_presentation/livestream. You can see the signing of the book by prof. Koopmans at minute 50.00 
in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Election to membership in the NAS is a widely accepted mark of excellence in science and considered one of the highest honors that a scientist can receive.
