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 is former interim co-director of the Marine Biological Laboratory and a frequent MBL Whitman Center scientist.

University of Chicago Prof. Neil Shubin has been nominated to serve as the next president of the , an organization that addresses some of most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. The Council of the National Academy of Sciences selected the renowned evolutionary biologist to succeed Marcia McNutt when her term as president ends June 30, 2026. 

"I’m honored and excited to be nominated to lead the National Academy of Sciences. For over 160 years, the Academy has recognized and convened the world’s leading experts to advise our government on science-related matters,” said Shubin, the Robert R. Bensley Distinguished Service Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, who has been a member of the National Academy of Sciences since 2011.

“I look forward to continuing this critical work at a time when both the knowledge of science and the use of it in decision making becomes essential for our well-being and national competitiveness," Shubin said.  and the announcement from the .

Source: Neil Shubin nominated as next president of National Academy of Sciences | UChicago News