Recently, 46 scholars from around the world have been selected as 2025 fellows of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei in Rome, the oldest scientific academy in the world. Three of the new fellows are women professors based at universities in the United States.
Paola Arlotta is the Golub Family Professor and chair of the department of stem cell and regenerative biology at Harvard University. An international leader in the field of human brain organoids and chimeroids, Dr. Arlotta focuses her research on the interface between development and engineering of the neocortex. Through her work, she seeks to advance the fundamental understanding of both principles that govern normal cortical development, as well as previously inaccessible mechanisms of human neurodevelopmental disease. Dr. Arlotta received her master’s degree from the University of Trieste in Italy and her Ph.D. in molecular biology from the University of Portsmouth in England.
Jayati Ghosh is a professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She joined the university’s faculty in 2021, following 35 years of service at the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, India. Throughout her career, she has published 21 books and over 200 scholarly articles. As a leader in economics research and policymaking, she has advised governments in India and other countries and has consulted various international organizations, including the United Nations and the World Health Organization. From 2002 to 2021, she was executive secretary of International Development Economics Associates. Dr. Ghosh holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Delhi, a master’s degree in economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, and a second master’s degree and Ph.D. both in economics from the University of Cambridge in England.
Miriam Merad is dean of translational research and therapeutic innovation, chair of the department of immunology and immunotherapy, and director of the Precision Immunology Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. She is also director of the Mount Sinai Human Immune Monitoring Center. As a physician-scientist, Dr. Merad is a leading scholar of dendritic cell and macrophage biology, particularly their contributions to human diseases. Her work on tissue-resident macrophage lineage has led to significant advancements regarding organ physiology, pathophysiology, cancer progression, and inflammatory diseases. After earning her medical degree from the University of Algiers, Dr. Merad completed a residency and fellowship in hematology and oncology at the University of Paris. She received her Ph.D. in immunology through a joint program at Stanford University and the University of Paris.