海角社区 researchers appointed AAAS Fellows
Two 海角社区 researchers have been awarded the distinction of
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow.
Included from 海角社区 are: Dr. Vassilios Papadopoulos, Department of
Medicine, and Dr. Leon Glass, Department of Physiology. The rank of
Fellow is the highest honour awarded by AAAS and is bestowed upon
members by their peers in recognition of scientifically or socially
distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.
鈥淭he election of two members from the Faculty of Medicine as AAAS
Fellows is a testament to the extraordinary work and caliber of
research being conducted at 海角社区,鈥� Dr. Richard I. Levin,
Vice-Principal (Health Affairs) and Dean of the Faculty of
Medicine. 鈥淲e are extremely proud of Drs. Glass and Papadopoulos
and applaud their achievements in advancing the cutting-edge
research in science and medicine as well as their contributions to
the health and well-being of society in Quebec and
beyond.鈥澛�
Dr. Glass was recognized for his seminal contributions to the
application of nonlinear dynamics to the understanding of vision,
dynamics in genetic networks, cardiac arrhythmias, and dynamical
disease. Dr. Papadopoulous was honoured for his distinguished
contributions to the field of biochemical pharmacology,
particularly in steroid and neurosteroid biosynthesis, and to the
development of university medical center research
organizations.
The announcement was published in the AAAS News & Notes section
of the journal Science on Dec. 18, 2009. The 531 members named as
Fellows will be recognized for their contributions to science and
technology at the Fellows Forum to be held on Feb. 20 during the
AAAS 2010 Annual Meeting in San Diego. They will be presented with
an official certificate and a gold and blue (representing science
and engineering, respectively) rosette pin.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is
the world's largest general scientific society and publisher of the
journal Science.