Three CCOM faculty named AAAS Fellows
Three CCOM faculty members each have been awarded the distinction of 2008 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science.
The three new AAAS Fellows, who were all recognized by the AAAS biological sciences division, are:
Drs. Garry Buettner, UI professor of radiation oncology and a member of the Free Radical Radiation Biology Program; Paul Rothman, dean of the College, executive director of UI Physicians and professor of internal medicine; and Marc S. Wold, Ph.D., UI professor of biochemistry.
The three UI recipients, who also are all members of Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at the UI, are among 486 individuals elected this year by peers. AAAS members are elevated to the rank of “Fellow” because their efforts to advance science or its applications are deemed scientifically or socially distinguished. The new Fellows will be honored at the 2009 AAAS annual meeting in February.
Buettner was honored for contributions and leadership in free radical biology, particularly for the application of thermodynamics to elucidate the role of antioxidants in biology.
Rothman was recognized for contributions to the field of immunology, particularly for advances concerning signaling pathways and transcriptional control. His research on cytokines (immune system molecules) examines their role in the development of leukocytes.
Wold was honored for contributions to functional studies on the eukaryotic single-stranded DNA binding protein RPA in DNA replication, repair, recombination and checkpoint activation.