The following six researchers have been elected as new members of the SNSF Research Council:
Humanities and Social Sciences division
- Laura Bernardi, University of Lausanne, for sociology/social research (takes up office on 1 January 2018)
- Konrad Schmid, University of Zurich, for theology/religious studies (takes up office on 1 October 2017)
They replace the outgoing members Eric Widmer (sociology) and Silvia Schroer (theology/religious studies).
Biology and Medicine division
- Bart Deplancke, EPFL, for molecular pathophysiology (takes up office on 1 October 2017)
- Fritjof Helmchen, University of Zurich, for neurophysiology (takes up office on 1 April 2018)
- Christoph Hess, University Hospital Basel, as clinician for infectious diseases and immunology (takes up office on 1 April 2018)
- Anne Angelillo-Scherrer, University Hospital Bern, as clinician for experimental and translational medicine (takes up office on 1 April 2018)
They replace the outgoing members Christian Lüscher (neurophysiology), Huldrych F. Günthard (clinician - immunology) and Markus H. Heim (clinician – regenerative medicine). The profile for "molecular pathophysiology" has been redefined.
National Research Council of the SNSF