Seven faculty from HMS have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). They are among the 502 scientists, engineers, and innovators receiving the lifetime honor this year. AAAS fellows are recognized from the biological sciences, chemistry, medical sciences, engineering, neuroscience, physics, and other fields.
The new fellows from HMS are:
- Martha Bulyk, HMS assistant professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital
- Kevin Haigis, HMS professor of medicine at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- Rohit Kulkarni, HMS professor of medicine at Joslin Diabetes Center
- Soumya Raychaudhuri, professor of biomedical informatics in the Blavatnik Institute at HMS and HMS professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s
- Kevin Staley, the HMS Joseph P. and Rose F. Kennedy Professor of Child Neurology and Mental Retardation at Mass General
- Jatin Vyas, HMS associate professor of medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital
- Ramnik Joseph Xavier, the HMS Kurt J. Isselbacher Professor of Medicine in the Field of Gastroenterology at Mass General
“This year’s class embodies scientific excellence, fosters trust in science throughout the communities they serve, and leads the next generation of scientists while advancing scientific achievements,” said Sudip Parikh, chief executive officer of AAAS and executive publisher of the Science family of journals.
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the AAAS Fellows Program.
The new fellows will be recognized at a forum in September in Washington, D.C.
Adapted from AAAS communications materials.
