Douglas Munoz new inductee to the Royal Society of Canada

News & Announcements | 05 Sep 2024

Canada’s national academy, The Royal Society of Canada (RSC), is welcoming Dr. Douglas Munoz (Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences) as a new Fellow.

Munoz is part of the 2024 cohort of new Fellows and College members – among the highest recognition Canadian academics can receive. Researchers are recognized for their advancement of their respective fields – from developing innovative diagnostic tools to advancing renewable energy technologies.

Munoz has been recognized for his contributions to understanding how brain circuitry controls eye-movement and behaviour. With a research career spanning over four decades, Munoz has led advancements in understanding neural circuits governing saccadic eye movements and developed innovative diagnostic tools to identify behavioural biomarkers of neurological diseases, including Parkinson’s and ADHD. Munoz is also the founding director of Queen’s University's Centre for Neuroscience Studies as well as the former Canada Research Chair in Neuroscience.

“Being elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada is a very humbling honour," said Munoz. "It would not have been possible without the amazing staff and trainees with whom I have had the opportunity to work with at Queen’s University. This award is really about the research team.”

Queen's other 2024 inductees are Mark Diederichs (Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering), Bhavin Shastri (Physics, Engineering Physics, and Astronomy) and Cao Thang Dinh (Chemical Engineering).

“Election to the Royal Society of Canada is a testament to the impact and influence Queen’s researchers have at every career stage and the conditions we create for ambitious researchers to flourish,” says Nancy Ross, Vice-Principal (Research).

Established in 1882 as Canada’s national academy, the role of the RSC is to promote research and learning, recognize academic and artistic excellence, and to advise government and non-governmental organizations on matters of importance to Canadians.

Fellows of the RSC are Canadian artists and scholars recognized by their peers for career contributions to the arts, humanities, sciences, and Canadian public life. Within the RSC, Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists are Canadian citizens or permanent residents within 15 years of completion of their doctoral studies who have demonstrated outstanding accomplishment. They are elected for a seven-year term.

Since 1964, Queen's has had 121 faculty members elected as Fellows of the RSC and 19 as Members of the College. Learn more about the most recent Queen's inductees.

A longer version of this announcement was originally published in The Gazette.

Douglas Munoz new inductee to the Royal Society of Canada

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