Biochemical Society Honorary Members

Honorary Membership was instituted at the very beginning of the Society's existence and, although the criteria for election altered throughout the 20th century, the abiding desire of the Society has been to honour distinguished scientists, e.g. Nobel Laureates, working in the UK and elsewhere who have a clear connection with the Society.

The Society has 26 Honorary Members of whom eleven are Nobel Laureates.

NEWS: As part of our the Centenary celebrations in 2011, a number of the Society's Honorary Members to talk about their science, discoveries and the future.

2012: Adrian Bird, CBE, FRS, FRSE, FMedSci

2011: Ron Laskey, CBE, FRS, FMedSci

2011: Sir John Cornforth, FRS, Nobel Laureate

2011: Sir Tom Blundell, FRS, FMedSci

2010: Venki Ramakrishnan, FRS, Nobel Laureate

2010: Robert Michell, FRS

2008: Sir Martin J. Evans, FRS, Nobel Laureate

2007: Sir Gregory Winter, CBE, FRS

2007: Dame Jean Thomas, CBE, ScD, FMedSci

2004: Sir Edwin Southern, FRS
2004: Lionel Crawford, FRS
2004: Sir Michael Berridge, FRS
2003: Sir Alec Jeffreys, FRS

2003: Sir Philip Cohen, FRS, FRSE

2003: Sir Sydney Brenner, CH, FRS, Nobel Laureate

2002: Sir John Sulston, FRS, Nobel Laureate
2002: Sir Paul Nurse, FRS, Nobel Laureate
2002: Sir Tim Hunt, FRS, PhD Nobel Laureate

2001: Sir Hans Kornberg, Kt, Hon. FRCP, FRS

1998: Sir Aaron Klug, OM, PRS, Nobel Laureate

1998: Sir John Walker, FRS, Nobel Laureate

1996: Herbert Gutfreund, FRS

1993: William J. Whelan, FRS, PhD, DSc, Hon MRCP
1988: Henry R. V. Arnstein, DSc
1987: Eric C. Slater, FRS, MSc, SCD
1984: Frederick Sanger, OM, CH, CBE, FRS, Nobel Laureate
1969: C.R.J.M. de Duve, RS Foreign Member, Nobel Laureate

Biochemical Society Honorary Members

The complete list of Biochemical Society Former Honorary Members