Three Research Council divisions under new leadership

The National Research Council evaluates the submitted research proposals and selects the best projects for funding. The Council is composed of a maximum of 100 leading researchers. New members are elected by the Executive Committee of the Foundation Council of the SNSF.

The new members of the Presiding Board are:

• Bernd Gotsmann, IBM Research GmbH, president of the Mathematics, Natural and Engineering Sciences division; he takes over from Arjen K. Lenstra on 1 October 2020.
• Gabriele Rippl, University of Bern, president of the Specialised Committee Careers; she takes over from Fritz Schlunegger on 1 October 2020.
• Anna Fontcuberta i Morral, EPF Lausanne, president of the Specialised Committee International Cooperation; she takes over from Katharina Michaelowa on 1 January 2021.

The new members of the Research Council are:

Biology and Medicine division

• John Richard Pannell, University of Lausanne, for plant ecology, as of 1 October 2020
• Carlo Rivolta, University of Basel, for eukaryotic genetics and genome analysis, as of 1 October 2020
• Matthias Stuber, University of Lausanne, for molecular, functional and structural imaging and image-based therapy, as of 1 April 2021
• Roberto Coppari, University of Geneva, for integrative physiology, as of 1 April 2021

They replace Markus Fischer (plant ecology), Anita Rauch (eukaryotic genetics and genome analysis), Chris Boesch (molecular imaging and functional pharmacology) and Bernard Thorens (integrative physiology).

Programmes division

• Annalisa Buffa, EPF Lausanne, for mathematics, as of 1 January 2021
• Martin Lengwiler, University of Basel, for history and political science, as of 1 January 2021

They replace Friedrich Eisenbrand (mathematics, computer science) and Katharina Michaelowa (social sciences).

National Research Council of the SNSF