Who Is Soumya Swaminathan? Former WHO chief Scientist Elected Fellow of Royal Society | The BriefWire
Who Is Soumya Swaminathan? Former WHO chief Scientist Elected Fellow of Royal Society
Published on 5/20/2026, 5:45:54 PM
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Who Is Soumya Swaminathan?
WHO chief Scientist Elected Fellow of Royal Society Published By, Last Updated: May 20, 2026, 23:15 IST Dr Soumya Swaminathan is elected Fellow of the Royal Society, joining her father M S Swaminathan as Indias first father-daughter FRS duo and only the second Indian woman FRS WHO chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan has been elected Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS), WHO chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan has been elected Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS), becoming part of India’s first father-daughter duo to receive the prestigious scientific honour.
Her father, Bharat Ratna awardee and agricultural scientist M S Swaminathan, was elected FRS in 1973. The Fellowship of the Royal Society, founded in 1660 in the UK, is regarded as one of the highest recognitions in global science and is awarded to researchers for exceptional contributions to their fields.
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