Two Dartmouth Scientists Elected AAAS Fellows

Guerinot, Cheung honored for outstanding contributions

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has elevated two Dartmouth professors from the rank of member to the rank of fellow. Mary Lou Guerinot, professor of biological sciences, and Ambrose Cheung, professor of microbiology and immunology at Dartmouth Medical School, are among the 471 new fellows named this year.

Both Guerinot and Cheung were elected fellows as part of the section on biological sciences. Cheung was recognized for outstanding contributions to our understanding of bacterial virulence and molecular pathogenesis. Guerinot was honored for her distinguished contributions to the field of metals in biology and for deciphering fundamental mechanisms for iron acquisition, distribution, and regulation in plants.

Cheung says of his new AAAS rank, “We, as scientists, work diligently often in obscurity. A public recognition of this sort is extremely rewarding and makes me feel very much appreciated. I don’t think my work would be possible without the talented students and postdoctoral fellows in my lab.”

Guerinot says, “I am honored to have been nominated by my peers in recognition of my work. I’ve been privileged to work with many great collaborators and students, and I’m very proud of what my research has yielded in the way of understanding more about metals in plants.”

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is the world’s largest general scientific society, and publisher of the journal Science. AAAS was founded in 1848 and includes some 262 affiliated societies and academies of science, serving 10 million individuals.

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