Election to the National Academy of Sciences is one of the highest honors that can be earned by a U.S. scientist. In recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original biomedical research, members of the Damon Runyon community of scientists were inducted this May:
DAMON RUNYON FELLOWS
Adrian P. Bird, PhD (Damon Runyon Fellow '71-'73), Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Nathaniel Heintz, PhD (Damon Runyon Fellow '79-'81), The Rockefeller University, New York City
Philip A. Hieter, PhD (Damon Runyon Fellow '82-'84), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
DAMON RUNYON AWARD COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Kenneth W. Kinzler, PhD (Innovation Award Committee), The Ludwig Center at Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Amita Sehgal, PhD (Former Fellowship Award Committee), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia