2 HMS Faculty Elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Lifetime honor recognizes scientific excellence

Awards and Recognitions

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Two researchers from Harvard Medical School have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the world’s largest general scientific societies and publisher of the Science family of journals.

This lifetime recognition honors fellows’ excellence in research and their service to the scientific community.

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“At a time when the future of the scientific enterprise in the United States and around the world is uncertain, this year’s class of fellows’ work demonstrates the value of sustained investment in science and engineering,” said Sudip Parikh, AAAS chief executive officer and executive publisher of the Science family of journals.

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The two new AAAS fellows from HMS are:

  • Shingo Kajimura, HMS professor of medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, for distinguished contributions to the field of molecular metabolism, particularly the identification of UCP1-independent pathways controlling energy homeostasis and the characterization of brown/beige adipocyte (brown fat) biogenesis. His lab’s work aims to restore metabolic health and identify new therapeutic interventions for metabolic disorders such as obesity and diabetes, cancer, and aging.
  • Carla Kim, HMS professor of pediatrics in the field of regenerative medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital, for distinguished contributions to the field of regenerative medicine, particularly in the use of stem cell biology to study lung cancer and lung disease. Her lab’s work has not only provided new ways to study lung development and diseases such as cystic fibrosis and pulmonary fibrosis in lab dishes but also identified new therapeutic avenues for pulmonary diseases.

The fellows will be celebrated at a forum in Washington, D.C. in June and will be featured in the AAAS News & Notes section in the March issue of Science.

Adapted from AAAS press materials.