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THREE CLEVELAND CLINIC RESEARCHERS ELECTED FELLOWS OF AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SC
Added: (Mon Nov 27 2006)
THREE CLEVELAND CLINIC RESEARCHERS ELECTED FELLOWS OF AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE
NOV. 27, 2006, CLEVELAND: Three Cleveland Clinic scientists have been elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Paul DiCorleto, Ph.D; Serpil Erzurum, M.D., and Richard Rudick, M.D., were elected and honored by their peers as part of the Section on Medical Sciences for their efforts to advance science or its applications.
Dr. DiCorleto, Chair of Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, was honored for his distinguished contributions to the understanding of endothelial cell activation and its role in inflammatory disorders, such as artherosclerosis.
Dr. Erzurum, Chair of Cleveland Clinic’s Department of Pathobiology, was elected for her contributions to the field of nitric oxide biology, in particular to the understanding of nitric oxide regulation and its role in lung health and disease.
Dr. Rudick, Chair of the Division of Clinical Research at Cleveland Clinic, was recognized for his contributions to clinical investigation into the diagnosis and treatment of multiple sclerosis, and for inspirational leadership in the clinical sciences program.
The 2006 AAAS Fellows will be announced in the AAAS News & Notes section of the journal Science on Nov. 24, 2006.
This year, 449 members are being honored by the AAAS for their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science and its applications. New Fellows will be presented with an official certificate and a gold and blue (representing science and engineering, respectively) rosette pin on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2006, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Fellows Forum during the 2007 AAAS Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
The tradition of AAAS Fellows began in 1874. Currently, members can be considered for the rank of Fellow if nominated by the Steering Groups of the Association's 24 sections, or by any three Fellows who are current AAAS members (so long as two of the three sponsors are not affiliated with the nominee's institution), or by the AAAS Chief Executive Officer.
Each Steering Group then reviews the nominations of individuals within its respective section and a final list is forwarded to the AAAS Council, which votes on the aggregate list.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is the world’s largest general scientific society, and publisher of the journal, Science (www.sciencemag.org). AAAS was founded in 1848, and includes some 262 affiliated societies and academies of science, serving 10 million individuals. Science has the largest paid circulation of any peer-reviewed general science journal in the world, with an estimated total readership of 1 million. The non-profit AAAS (www.aaas.org) is open to all and fulfills its mission to “advance science and serve society” through initiatives in science policy; international programs; science education; and more. For the latest research news, log onto EurekAlert!, www.eurekalert.org, the premier science-news Web site, a service of AAAS.
The Lerner Research Institute is home to all laboratory-based research at the Cleveland Clinic. Its mission is to understand the causes of human diseases and to develop new treatments and cures. The Lerner Research Institute is ranked among the top 10 in NIH funding among all U.S. research institutes for 2005. More than 1,100 people work in research programs focusing on cardiovascular, cancer, neurologic, musculoskeletal, allergic and immunologic, eye, metabolic, and infectious disease. The Institute also is an integral part of the new Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University – training the next generation of physician-scientist
Cleveland Clinic, located in Cleveland, Ohio, is a not-for-profit multispecialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. Cleveland Clinic was founded in 1921 by four renowned physicians with a vision of providing outstanding patient care based upon the principles of cooperation, compassion and innovation. U.S. News & World Report consistently names Cleveland Clinic as one of the nation’s best hospitals in its annual “America’s Best Hospitals” survey. Approximately 1,500 full-time salaried physicians at Cleveland Clinic and Cleveland Clinic Florida represent more than 100 medical specialties and subspecialties. In 2005, there were 2.9 million outpatient visits to Cleveland Clinic. Patients came for treatment from every state and from more than 80 countries. There were nearly 54,000 hospital admissions to Cleveland Clinic in 2005. Cleveland Clinic’s Web site address is www.clevelandclinic.org.
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