Fellow and alumnus Professor David Rowitch is one of 100 new members elected to the US National Academy of Medicine. Election to the academy recognises individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment in the fields of health and medicine. 

David is a developmental neuroscientist and Head of Department of Paediatrics at University of Cambridge. He obtained his MD from University of California Los Angeles and his PhD from Cambridge University while a student at Clare. 

His research in the field of developmental neurobiology and biomedicine has earned him numerous awards: he was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2018 and Fellow of the Royal Society in 2021.