For uncovering the molecular basis for mammalian and microbial cell death by cytotoxic lymphocytes and during inflammation/sepsis triggered by pathogens and danger signals. Harvard Professors Elected to the National Academy of Medicine. Wang Chen, MD, PhD, vice president and academician, Chinese Academy of Engineering; and president, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China. “This distinguished and diverse class of new members is a truly exceptional group of scholars and leaders whose expertise in science, medicine, health, and policy will be integral to helping the NAM address today’s most pressing health challenges and inform the future of health and health care for the benefit of everyone around the globe,” said National Academy of Medicine President Victor J. Dzau. Antoni Ribas, MD, PhD, professor of medicine, surgery, and molecular and medical pharmacology, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Los Angeles. Aleksandar Rajkovic, MD, PhD, chief genomic officer and Stuart Lindsay Distinguished Professor in Experimental Pathology I, departments of pathology and of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive sciences, University of California, San Francisco. For providing the first demonstration that reactive oxygen species (ROS) function as endogenous signaling molecules, thus establishing the field of redox signaling. History. For pioneering the field of international injury and violence epidemiology, and for her work in prevention and policy science, including programs addressing road safety, interpersonal violence, fire safety, and workplace violence. For his leadership in oncology and endocrinology, whose seminal contributions have fundamentally reformulated the mechanistic understanding of hormone dependence of breast and prostate cancers, enabling the development of new therapies for these diseases. Clockwise from top left: Pardis Sabeti, Dan Barouch, Paul Ridker, David Liu, Xiaowei Zhuang, Marc Lipsitch. Sean D. Sullivan, BScPharm, PhD, dean and professor, School of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle. Steven N. Goodman, MD, MHS, PhD, associate dean for clinical and translational research, professor of epidemiology and population health, and professor of medicine, department of epidemiology and population health, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif. For his expertise in scientific inference and research reproducibility, utilizing diverse methods to inform public decisions about medical interventions. For integrating biophysics, quantitative biology, and molecular imaging to enable unprecedented views of normal function and disease in live organisms, from embryonic development to old age. To search the profiles of NAS members, search either by keyword OR use the filters below. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine also encourage education and research, recognize outstanding contributions to knowledge, and increase public understanding of STEMM. Joel Kaufman, MD, MPH, professor, departments of environmental and occupational health sciences, general internal medicine, and epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle. School of Medicine Faculty. For being a leader in the study of autoimmune diseases and the mechanisms that control immune tolerance. Joel N. Hirschhorn, MD, PhD, chief, Division of Endocrinology, Boston Children’s Hospital; Concordia Professor of Pediatrics and professor of genetics, Harvard Medical School; and member, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Boston. For demonstrating that a single ketamine infusion has rapid, robust, and relatively sustained antidepressant effects in individuals with treatment-resistant depression and bipolar depression, in addition to significant anti-suicidal and anti-anhedonic effects. He has delineated how mitochondrial and cytosolic ROS are regulated, identified cellular redox targets, and defined how ROS-regulated pathways contribute to human disease and normal aging. For his leadership in elevating the science of health care policy evaluation, quality measurement, and comparative effectiveness research within surgical populations. William Adam Grobman, MD, MBA, professor and vice chair, department of obstetrics and gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago. Membership in the National Academy of Medicine. For his development of novel statistical models for longitudinal data to better diagnose disease, track its trajectory, and predict its outcomes. For his work in first cloning the PML-RARA fusion gene that is the initiating event for Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia, defining many of the mechanisms of action of the fusion protein, and uncovering the basis of responsiveness to retinoic acid and arsenic, which established the regimen that ultimately cures nearly all patients. For inventing, developing, and translating technologies, such as articular cartilage implants and methods for intraosseous infusion, that impact several biomedical fields, including orthopedics, maxillofacial surgery, tissue engineering, diabetes, and emergency care. Herman A. Taylor Jr., MD, MPH, Endowed Professor and director, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta. Please click here to read more about NAM Perspectives, or browse the papers we have published below. Scroll table right to view more Name Title Member Since; Francisco G. Cigarroa, M.D. For making major immunologic, genomic, and evolutionary advances in understanding pneumococcal biology; contributing to defining influenza seasonality mechanisms; and making large contributions to computational/statistical methods for vaccine evaluation. Xiaowei Zhuang, PhD, David B. Arnold Professor of Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. The following UT Health San Antonio, Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine faculty are current members of the National Academy of Medicine. For his major contributions in patient safety and quality, digital health, medical education, professionalism, health care policy, and the organization of hospital care. Fei-Fei Li, PhD, professor, department of computer science, Stanford University; and co-director, Stanford Institute of Human-Centered AI (HAI), Stanford, Calif. For helping establish the field of vision-based artificial intelligence, engendering diverse high-yield medical applications, including her current innovative focus on health-critical clinician and patient behavior recognition. R. Daniel Beauchamp, MD (2012) Professor of Surgery : James Blumstein (1990) University Professor, School of Medicine. For defining the mechanistic basis of response and acquired resistance to immune checkpoint blockade cancer immunotherapies, and leading multicenter clinical trials that have provided transformative treatments for patients with advanced melanoma, changing it from a fatal disease to one that is often cured. For her work in improving the methods to measure nutritional status for optimal health outcomes including better understanding intake exposures and the use of dietary supplements. Kypros H. Nicolaides, FRCOG, professor of fetal medicine, King’s College, London University, London, United Kingdom. William Anthony Beltran, DVM, PhD, professor of ophthalmology and director, Division of Experimental Retinal Therapies, department of clinical sciences and advanced medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. COVID-19 is an emerging, rapidly evolving situation. For establishing that uncommon, loss-of-function variants in the microbial-sensing domain of NOD2 confer risk for Crohn’s disease, and identifying a loss-of-function allele in the IL-23 receptor that protects against Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, leading to new, approved therapies. Carlos Alberto Zarate Jr., MD, NIH Distinguished Investigator and chief, Experimental Therapeutics and Pathophysiology Branch, Division Intramural Research, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md. Distinguished practitioners and scholars are elected by their peers from multiple different health professions to join the only interprofessional group of healthcare practitioners and scholars dedicated to supporting affordable, accessible, coordinated quality healthcare for all. Top experts participate in our projects, activities, and studies to examine and assemble evidence-based findings to address some of society's greatest challenges. With their election, NAM members make a commitment to volunteer their service in National Academies activities. For her leadership in efforts to harness value, enhance patient experience, and improve population health. Login to see members-only content on this page. Blending rigorous empirical and policy analysis, his research shapes the understanding of how to improve the safety, effectiveness, and affordability of medical products. His mobile diagnostic laboratory for public health and biodefense emergencies is now used by the World Health Organization. For innovative laboratory and translational studies that have elucidated the pathophysiology and potential therapies for obesity, diabetes, and related diseases. Her work provides evidence for epigenetic mechanisms mediating the long-term effects of adversity and their moderation by genetic variation. For creatively using principles of evolution to study biology and medicine, including the development of base editing and prime editing to modify genomes with unprecedented precision, the development of DNA‐templated and DNA‐encoded synthesis to facilitate drug discovery, and the development of phage‐assisted continuous evolution to speed protein evolution dramatically. Topics: Campus News; Health & Medicine; Social Share on: Share on Twitter Share on Facebook. His impact has been transformational regionally, nationally, and internationally. For his international leadership in understanding the health effects of ambient air pollution. All rights reserved. For his expertise on intestinal hormones and hormonal arcades in oncogenesis. For his research that has produced foundational analytic approaches for mining biomedical imaging data and has revealed insights across a range of areas, including biomarkers for Parkinson’s disease, brain patterns underlying major depression, neural correlates of cognitive aging, and detection of prostate cancer. Hongjun Song, PhD, Perelman Professor of Neuroscience, department of neuroscience, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. He leads the Genetic Investigation of ANthropometric Traits (GIANT) consortium, which identified most currently known loci associated with stature and obesity. For her work on understanding molecular mechanisms in gene x environment interactions in psychiatry, especially in the area of early adversity (e.g., discovery of FKBP5 – by adversity interactions). Augustine M.K. Join Our Community. Emerging Science, Technology, & Innovation, Pandemic & Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Preparedness and Response, Vital Directions for Health & Health Care, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. David S. Wilkes, MD, dean and James Carroll Flippin Professor of Medical Sciences, departments of medicine and of immunology, cancer biology, and microbiology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Va. For leading his institutions to record levels of research funding; guiding the Harold Amos Faculty Development Program to markedly increase minority physician scientist trainees; and creating a paradigm shift and novel drug development when discovering autoimmunity contributes to chronic rejection post-lung transplantation and in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. His work has allowed more accurate and efficient biopsies as well as focal therapies that cause fewer side effects than conventional therapies. National Academy of Medicine Elected Members. Faculty Scholar, Children’s Research Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas. Gilda A. Barabino, PhD, president and professor of biomedical and chemical engineering, Olin College of Engineering, Needham, Mass. For being an international leader in virology and immunology and developing novel vaccines and cure strategies for viruses of global importance, including working on one of the first COVID-19 vaccine candidates, the first Zika virus vaccine, and the first global mosaic HIV-1 vaccine, as well as defining immunotherapeutic HIV-1 cure strategies. As president of the Johns Hopkins Hospital, she has championed cutting-edge clinical care and expanded efforts to improve community care through forward-thinking programs addressing the social determinants of health. Kameron Leigh Matthews, MD, JD, FAAFP, assistant undersecretary for health for clinical services and chief medical officer, Veterans Health Administration, Washington, D.C. For leading a significant transformation in veterans’ health care by leveraging the Veteran Health Administration’s internal assets and external collaborations with academic and other community providers to deliver timely, high-quality care to all veterans regardless of residence. For demonstrating that genetic profiling can distinguish lymphoma subtypes, predict patient survival, and individualize therapy, thus playing a key role in launching the era of cancer precision medicine. Merit Cudkowicz, MD, MSc, chief of neurology and director, Sean M. Healey and AMG Center for ALS, Massachusetts General Hospital; and Julieanne Dorn Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston. For making fundamental discoveries regarding protein aggregation and nucleotide repeat expansions as causes of neurodegenerative diseases, and pioneering novel therapeutic strategies, including nucleotide-based gene silencing and harnessing the cell’s own quality-control machinery, for this group of devastating disorders. Chair in Pediatrics and Robert L. Moody, Sr. He was involved in the seminal discovery of the function of AIRE, a key transcriptional regulator that operates in the thymus to promote the display of a broad array of self-antigens. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are the nation's pre-eminent source of high-quality, objective advice on science, engineering, and health matters. For leading the first neuroscience antisense oligonucleotide therapy trial, establishing the first platform trial in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), helping to develop a successful treatment for sporadic ALS, AMX0035, and creating global networks to accelerate treatment development for many disorders. Justin C. McArthur, MBBS, MPH, FAAN, FAN, director, department of neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore. They study … For her work in developing innovative models of brain injury, using in vivo neurotransmission monitoring to study genomic/proteomic/metabolomic contributions to pathophysiology and functional recovery. Her team’s work in genomics, information theory, diagnostics, rural surveillance, and education have further contributed to efforts to combat Zika, Lassa, Ebola, malaria, and many other infectious diseases. For her expertise on the treatment of individuals with brain tumors and congenital neurologic anomalies. Scott E. 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