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Two UCI colleagues elected as Fellows of the American Academy of Microbiology
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Pictured: Anthony James, PhD, Donald Bren Professor, UCI
Two UCI faculty have been elected as Fellows of the American Academy of Microbiology.
Anthony James, PhD, is Donald Bren Professor in both the Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics at the UCI School of Medicine and in the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at the UCI School of Biological Sciences. His research interests include: molecular biology of insect vectors of disease, genetics of vector competence, malaria and dengue fever.
Oladele Ogunseitan, PhD, MPH, is UCI Presidential Chair and professor in the Department of Population Health and Disease Prevention at the UCI Program in Public Health. His research interests include: global health and development; toxic environmental pollution; microbial diversity, ecology and health.
Fellows of the American Academy of Microbiology, an honorific leadership group and a think tank within the American Society for Microbiology are elected annually through a highly selective, peer-review process, based on their records of scientific achievement and original contributions that have advanced microbiology. The Academy received 130 nominations this year and elected 65 into the 2022 Fellowship Class.
There are over 2,600 Fellows in the Academy representing all subspecialties of the microbial sciences and involved in basic and applied research, teaching, public health, industry, and government service. In addition,
Fellows hail from all around the globe. The Class of 2022 is a diverse class and represents Fellows from 10 different countries, including Australia, Canada, China (Mainland), Germany, Israel, Japan, Portugal, Switzerland, the U.K. and the U.S.
Read the entire list of honored fellows here.
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