MENU4 Rogel Cancer Center members named AAAS fellows
Four Rogel Cancer Center members earned election to the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2024. They are among 13 from the University of Michigan to be elected this year.
The AAAS, the world’s largest general scientific society, announced 471 members of the 2024 class, elected for their “efforts on behalf of the advancement of science, or its applications, are scientifically or socially distinguished.”
The Rogel member fellows are:
Kathleen Collins, professor of internal medicine and of microbiology and immunology, associate dean for physician scientist education and training in the Medical School, and director of the Medical Science Training Program, for distinguished contributions to the field of virology, particularly using primary cell models to study mechanisms of HIV immune evasion and establishment of persistent infection.
Andrzej Dlugosz, the Poth Professor of Cutaneous Oncology, professor of dermatology and of cell and developmental biology, and associate chair of the Department of Dermatology in the Medical School, and associate director for basic science research at the Rogel Cancer Center, for distinguished contributions to the fields of dermatology and cancer biology, particularly for the generation of innovative animal models and molecular and mechanistic insights into skin development and skin cancer.
David Markovitz, professor of internal medicine in the Medical School, for distinguished contributions to the fields of medicine and biomedical research, particularly for studies on endogenous human retroviruses and human cancer biology.
Arvind Rao, professor of computational medicine and bioinformatics, of radiation oncology in the Medical School, and of biostatistics in the School of Public Health, for distinguished contributions to computational medicine, particularly in developing methodologies for the integrative analysis and interpretation of large datasets for improved clinical decision making.
Founded in 1848, the American Association for the Advancement of Science began electing fellows in 1874. The new fellows will be celebrated at a forum June 7 in Washington, D.C. The 2024 Fellows class are also featured in the AAAS News & Notes section of the March issue of the journal Science.