Jennifer Doudna is one of two Berkeley Lab scientists named to the 2026 class of National Academy of Engineering (NAE) members, which includes 130 new members and 28 international members. Doudna, a faculty scientist in the Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging (MBIB) Division, founder of the Innovative Genomics Institute, and a professor at UC Berkeley, was recognized for developing widely adopted DNA and RNA editing methods based on CRISPR-Cas9. She previously shared the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation for her work on CRISPR-Cas9.
“Election to the National Academy of Engineering is the highest professional honor accorded to an engineer in the United States,” said NAE President Tsu-Jae Liu. “It recognizes engineers whose technical achievements and leadership have made a lasting impact.”
Individuals elected to the Class of 2026 will be formally inducted during the NAE Annual Meeting in the fall.
