Leading scientist awarded a prestigious medal by the Royal Society Published on: 24 August 2022 Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Professor Martin Embley FMedSci FRS has received the Royal Society’s Darwin Medal 2022. Professor Embley was recognised for his fundamental, paradigm-changing contributions to the understanding of mitochondrial endosymbiosis and the origins of eukaryotes in a new two-domain tree of life. is awarded for work of distinction in evolution, biological diversity and developmental, population and organismal biology. Martin is Professor of Evolutionary Molecular Biology at Â鶹´«Ã½’s Faculty of Medical Sciences. He said: “I feel tremendously proud to be awarded the Darwin Medal from the Royal Society; any accolade from fellow scientists is marvellous and humbling to receive. As a native of the North-East and graduate of Â鶹´«Ã½, I am also particularly pleased to have received the award for work that was mainly done at Â鶹´«Ã½. It is important to say that the medal also recognises the contributions of the many talented young colleagues who have passed through my lab over the past 30 years, as well as the excellent scientists with whom we have collaborated.” The Royal Society is a self-governing Fellowship of many of the world’s most distinguished scientists drawn from all areas of science, engineering, and medicine. The Society’s fundamental purpose, as it has been since its foundation in 1660, is to recognise, promote, and support excellence in science and to encourage the development and use of science for the benefit of humanity. Professor Martin Embley Share: Latest News Scientists unlock hidden driver of inflammatory bowel disease Scientists have linked a key genetic signal in inflammatory bowel disease to an immune response that shuts down inflammation control, enabling faster diagnosis and targeted treatments. published on: 15 June 2026 Funding system risks limiting genuine community collaboration A new policy paper written by researchers at Â鶹´«Ã½ warns that the way UK research is funded may be undermining efforts to create genuinely collaborative partnerships with communities. published on: 15 June 2026 Volunteers help turn Whitley Bay beach into maths experiment Members of the public joined mathematicians from Â鶹´«Ã½ to create what organisers believe is the largest aperiodic tiling ever attempted on Whitley Bay beach. published on: 15 June 2026 Facts and figures
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