Congratulations to the various IDI members who recently received high honors in recognition of their scholarship.
Amal Amer, MD, PhD, professor, Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, College of Medicine, was named a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology (the Academy). Learn more here.
Pierluigi (Enrico) Bonello, PhD, professor, Department of Plant Pathology, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, was elected to the 2024 class of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows. Learn more here.
Prosper Boyaka, PhD, professor and chair, Department of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine; and IDI Host Defense and Microbial Biology Thematic Program co-director, was elected to the 2024 class of AAAS Fellows. Learn more here.
Adriana Forero, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, College of Medicine, was awarded the Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) Investigators in the Pathogeneis of Infectious Diseases (PATH) Award. Learn more here.
Patrick Green, PhD, professor, Department of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine; and director, Center for Retrovirus Research, was named a 2025 Distinguished University Professor. Learn more here.
Shan-Lu Liu, MD, PhD, professor, Department of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine; associate director, Center for Retrovirus Research; and IDI Viruses and Emerging Pathogens Thematic Program co-director, earned The Ohio State University 2025 Distinguished Scholar Award. Learn more here.
Fernanda Novais, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, College of Medicine; and IDI Host Defense and Microbial Biology Thematic Program co-director, was awarded the BWF PATH Award. Learn more here.
Phillip Popovich, PhD, professor and chair, Department of Neuroscience, College of Medicine, was named a 2025 Distinguished University Professor. Learn more here.
Abhay Satoskar, MD, PhD, professor, Department of Microbiology, College of Arts and Sciences, was elected to the 2024 class of AAAS Fellows. Learn more here.