Peng Jin named 2023 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
APRIL 2024
Peng Jin, PhD, the Robert W. Woodruff Professor and chair of human genetics in the School of Medicine, has been named a 2023 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Dr. Jin and nine additional Emory faculty members, the largest class of Emory faculty to ever receive the prestigious lifetime honor, were selected for embodying scientific excellence while fostering trust in science.
Dr. Jin is a member of the Cell and Molecular Biology Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute and director of Emory's Stephen T. Warren National Fragile X Research Center. His research focuses on defining the mechanisms of neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders, ranging from fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited form of intellectual disability, to Alzheimer's disease. Dr. Jin was cited for "distinguished contributions to the field of neurogenetics and neuroepigenetics."
The new Fellows will receive a certificate and a gold and blue rosette pin (representing science and engineering, respectively) to commemorate their election and will be celebrated at a forum on Sept. 21, 2024, in Washington, DC.
The AAAS is the world's largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science, as well as Science Translational Medicine; Science Signaling; a digital, open-access journal, Science Advances; Science Immunology; and Science Robotics. AAAS was founded in 1848 and includes more than 250 affiliated societies and academies of science, serving 10 million individuals. The nonprofit AAAS is open to all and fulfills its mission to "advance science and serve society" through initiatives in science policy, international programs, science education, public engagement, and more. For additional information about AAAS, see www.aaas.org.