The American Society for Cell Biology congratulates nine ASCB members recently elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) on May 1, 2018. NAS added 84 new members and 21 foreign associates to its ranks in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Long-time ASCB members include:
- Natalie G. Ahn, Associate Director, Biofrontiers Institute; and Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder
- Roger J. Davis, Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; and H. Arthur Smith Chair and Professor of Molecular Medicine, Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
- Sarah C. R. Elgin, Professor, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; and Professor of Genetics and Education, Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis
- Michael M. Gottesman, Deputy Director for Intramural Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
- Haifan Lin, Eugene Higgins Professor of Cell Biology, Professor of Genetics and of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Departments of Cell Biology and Genetics, and Director, Yale Stem Cell Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT
- Carol A. Mason, Professor, Departments of Pathology and Cell Biology, Neuroscience, and Ophthalmology, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York City, NY
- Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado, Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; and Investigator, Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO
- Clare M. Waterman, Distinguished Investigator and Director, Laboratory of Cell and Tissue Morphodynamics, Cell Biology and Physiology Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
- Virginia A. Zakian, Harry C. Weiss Professor in the Life Sciences, Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
To see the entire list of newly elected NAS members visit this link.
About the Author:
Mary Spiro is ASCB's Strategic Communications Manager.
