FACULTY AWARD: Three professors named 2012 AAAS fellows

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has named Bryan Grenfell , professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, and public affairs; John Storey , associate professor of molecular biology and the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics; and Ned Wingreen , professor of molecular biology and the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, as fellows for 2012 . The professors are being honored by AAAS for their efforts toward advancing distinguished science applications.

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Grenfell for contributions in epidemiology and exploring the dynamics of disease; Storey for his work in computational biology; and Wingreen for his focus on systems biology. The tradition of AAAS fellows began in 1874. Each of the three professors was nominated by one of the society’s steering groups, selected as a finalist, then chosen by the society council. All 539 2012 fellows will be recognized during the AAAS Annual Meeting Feb. 18, 2012, in Vancouver, Canada.