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, three Damon Runyon alumni were inducted this May:
Rachel D. Green, PhD (Fellow ‘93-‘96, Current Innovation Award Committee, Fellowship Sponsor), Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore
Gregory J. Hannon, PhD (Fellow ‘92-‘94, Current Innovation Award Committee, Fellowship Sponsor), Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and Professor, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor
Eckard A. F. Wimmer, PhD (Grantee ‘71-‘74, Former Fellowship Award Committee, Fellowship Sponsor), Distinguished Professor, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook