We are delighted to hear that Professor Oliver Pybus is one of five University of Oxford biomedical and health scientists elected to the Academy of Medical Sciences' fellowship in 2026.
The new Fellows have been elected to the Academy in recognition of their outstanding contributions to advancing medical science, through discovery research, translational work and the application of scientific knowledge in ways that deliver tangible benefits for patients and the wider public.
The Oxford Fellows are among the 60 new Fellows announced this year who will be formally admitted to the Academy at a ceremony on Tuesday 30 June.
Oliver is a Professorial Fellow of New College and a Co-Director of the Oxford Martin School Programme on Pandemic Genomics, and was the founding Editor of the open access journal Virus Evolution. He holds a Professorship at the Royal Veterinary College.
He says:
"I am delighted and honoured to be elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. I look forward to supporting the work of the Academy, especially in the field of One Health, and to further strengthening the bonds between the medical, veterinary and biological sciences."
To read all the new Oxford fellows visit: https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-05-21-academy-of-medical-sciences-elects-five-oxford-researchers-as-new-fellows
