The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) recently announced the 2015 elected Fellows. IS-MPMI is excited to congratulate three members on their recent nominations. The distinction of AAAS Fellow is awarded for the individuals’ work to advance science or its applications.
Hailing Jin—University of California, Riverside
Jin was named a Fellow in the biological sciences section for her research on cross-Kingdom RNAi in plant pathogen interaction, which help elucidate the mechanisms of plant immune responses against pathogens as well as pathogen virulence for infecting plants.
Frank White—University of Florida
White is a professor of plant pathology in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. He was named a Fellow for distinguished contributions to the field of plant-pathogen interactions, with emphasis on determining the genetic bases of bacterial pathogenesis and plant disease resistance.
Roger Wise—USDA-ARS/Iowa State University
Wise is a research geneticist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service and collaborator professor of plant pathology and microbiology, He was named a Fellow “For distinguished research and leadership to the field of the genomics of disease interactions in cereal crops, technology development and outreach to young scientists.”
Fellows will be honored during the AAAS Annual Meeting on February 13, in Washington, D.C.