UW Research
May 12, 2022
UW NEWS: Four UW researchers elected to the National Academy of Sciences for 2022
Four faculty members at the University of Washington have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. The new members from the UW are:
- Elizabeth Buffalo, professor and chair of physiology and biophysics
- Joseph Mougous, professor of microbiology
- Dr. Jay Shendure, professor of genome sciences
- James Truman, professor emeritus of biology
They are among 120 new members and 30 international members to the National Academy of Sciences this year. Election “recognizes achievement in science by election to membership, and — with the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Medicine — provides science, engineering, and health policy advice to the federal government and other organizations,” according to an announcement May 3 by the academy.
Read the full article in UW NEWS.