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The newspaper of The Johns Hopkins University November 27, 2006 | Vol. 36 No. 12
 
Three from JHU Named AAAS Fellows

Three Johns Hopkins faculty members have been awarded the distinction of fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Election is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers and recognizes the fellows' efforts toward advancing science applications that are deemed scientifically or socially distinguished.

AAAS is the world's largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science.

This year 449 members have been awarded the honor. The Johns Hopkins fellows, all part of the Section on Medical Sciences, are as follows:

Michael Aaron Edidin, a professor in the Krieger School's Biology Department with a joint appointment in Pathology in the School of Medicine, for innovative studies leading to understanding of the mobility of membrane proteins, especially those important for the immune response.

Kenrad E. Nelson, a professor of epidemiology in the School of Public Health with a joint appointment in the Department of Medicine in the School of Medicine, for unique contributions to the understanding of the epidemiology of virus-induced disease, particularly hepatitis and AIDS in Thailand.

Bert Vogelstein, the Clayton Professor of Oncology with a joint appointment in Molecular Biology and Genetics, both in the School of Medicine, for pioneering contributions to the understanding of the genetic bases of carcinogenesis and the application of this knowledge to diagnosis and treatment.

The new fellows will be presented with certificates and rosette pins on Feb. 17 at the Fellows Forum during the 2007 AAAS Annual Meeting in San Francisco.

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