亚洲自慰视频 of Utah professors , and are among the 506 newly-elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Election as a Fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers.
AAAS members have been awarded this honor because of their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications. Other fellows currently at the U including Nancy Songer, dean of the College of Education, Thure Cerling, recipient of the 2022 Rosenblatt Prize and Mario Capecchi, 2007 Nobel laureate. The U鈥檚 first Fellow was geologist and former university president James Talmage, elected in 1906.
New Fellows will be presented with a gold and blue (representing science and engineering, respectively) rosette pin and gather in spring 2023 in Washington, D.C. Fellows will also be announced in the AAAS News & Notes section of the journal Science in February 2023.
Vahe Bandarian
Bandarian, professor of chemistry and associate dean for student affairs in the College of Science, was elected for 鈥渄iscoveries in the field of tRNA modifications and key contribution to mechanistic basis of radical-mediated transformations leading to complex natural products.鈥
鈥淚 was thrilled when I heard the news and humbled by it,鈥 he says.
Bandarian鈥檚 lab studies how bacterial enzymes participate in producing natural chemical products, including many products that aren鈥檛 required for the bacteria to grow, but can provide a competitive advantage in the bacteria鈥檚 ecosystem.
鈥淭hese compounds span a large swath of chemical space and include modified bases in RNA, modified peptides and small molecules,鈥 he says. 鈥淥ur overall goal is to discover and understand the details of these enzymatic transformations.鈥
Beyond studying natural processes, Bandarian is also interested in how the process of biosynthesis, including these enzymes, can be used to produce designed compounds that could have therapeutic properties.
Eric W. Schmidt
Schmidt, professor of medicinal chemistry, was elected an AAAS Fellow for 鈥渄efining how animals and their symbiotic microbes make bioactive natural products and applying those principles to synthetic biology and drug design.鈥
鈥淚鈥檓 honored and feel deeply grateful to my scientific community and to the many students, colleagues, and collaborators I have worked with over the years,鈥 Schmidt says. 鈥溠侵拮晕渴悠 of Utah has long promoted a sense of working together to achieve greater aims, and I鈥檓 thankful to be a part of that mission.鈥
Schmidt鈥檚 research focuses on how marine animals and their symbiotic microbes make potent chemical compounds that can potentially be used as treatments for pain, infections, or other diseases.
Recently, for instance, Schmidt and his colleagues discovered how the microbiome of marine animals produce antibiotics that might find use in drug-resistant infections.
鈥淒r. Schmidt鈥檚 group is uncovering the molecular processes by which various marine animals produce drug-like compounds,鈥 says Randall Peterson, dean of the College of Pharmacy. 鈥淒esignation as an AAAS Fellow is a great honor, and I am delighted Dr. Schmidt鈥檚 important contributions are being recognized in this way.鈥
Jennifer S. Shumaker-Parry
Shumaker-Parry, professor of chemistry, was elected for 鈥渟ignificant contributions to the design and study of plasmonic nanomaterials, and promotion of graduate education integrating science, business, and communication for broad and diverse career pathways.鈥
鈥淚t鈥檚 an honor to have been nominated and selected to be an AAAS Fellow,鈥 she says.
鈥淭he nomination also highlights the importance of all aspects of training the next generation of scientists including mentoring students through teaching relevant classes, collaborating on research, and advising and supporting them.鈥
Her research group studies how light interacts with metal nanoparticles.
鈥淎t the nanoscale, metal particles don鈥檛 behave like bulk materials,鈥 she says. 鈥淚nstead, the optical behavior of metal nanomaterials can be tuned by controlling the size, shape or assembly of nanoparticles.鈥
Learning how to fine-tune the interactions between light and nanoparticles by manipulating the properties of the nanomaterials can aid the design of systems to transfer information using light and monitors of human and environmental health.
Shumaker-Parry is the director of the Biotechnology track of the U鈥檚 Professional Master of Science and Technology program, which 鈥減rovide(s) professional scientists an opportunity to earn a graduate science or math degree that increases their core scientific knowledge and quantitative skills,鈥 according to the program description.
鈥淚 have learned so much from advising and teaching students who bring their work experiences and unique perspectives to the program,鈥 she says. 鈥淢ost of them are working full-time or part-time, so they add a lot of industry-based scenarios to classroom discussions. My role is to help the students create a path through the program that aligns with their career goals.鈥
鈥淚 am excited to see the elections of Dr. Bandarian, Dr. Schmidt and Dr. Shumaker-Parry as AAAS Fellows,鈥 says Peter Trapa, dean of the College of Science. 鈥淭his recognition demonstrates their lasting contributions to their disciplines, as well as their impacts on future scientists. The 亚洲自慰视频 of Utah is a national leader in scientific research and education, and our three new Fellows embody this leadership.鈥
The tradition of AAAS Fellows began in 1874. Currently, members can be considered for the rank of Fellow if nominated by the steering groups of the Association鈥檚 24 sections, or by any three Fellows who are current AAAS members (so long as two of the three sponsors are not affiliated with the nominee鈥檚 institution), or by the AAAS chief executive officer. Fellows must have been continuous members of AAAS for four years by the end of the calendar year in which they are elected. AAAS Fellow鈥檚 lifetime honor comes with an expectation that recipients maintain the highest standards of professional ethics and scientific integrity.
Each steering group reviews the nominations of individuals within its respective section and a final list is forwarded to the AAAS Council, which votes on the aggregate list.
Written by Paul Gabrielsen and Doug Dollemore