Press Release
07/02/2024
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AAPS Volunteer Leaders and Members Inducted as Fellows in the National Academy of Inventors
Arlington, VA—AAPS is pleased to announce that the following volunteer leaders and members were elevated to Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors during the organization’s annual meeting in Raleigh, N.C., last month.
- Former AAPS President Diane J. Burgess, Ph.D., FAAPS, Professor, University of Connecticut
- M. N. V. Ravi Kumar, Ph.D., FAAPS, Distinguished University Research Professor, The University of Alabama
- Aliasger Salem, Ph.D., FAAPS, Professor, University of Iowa, and 2024 Member-at-Large on the AAPS Board of Directors
- AAPS Immediate Past President Patrick J. Sinko, Ph.D., R.Ph., FAAPS, Distinguished Professor, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
“It is an honor to see these four leaders recognized for their commitment to providing applicable science that addresses global health,” AAPS Executive Director Tina Morris, Ph.D., said. “Their contributions will continue to have a lasting impact on the development of groundbreaking therapeutics.”
“AAPS members in the academic community are involved in science that supports innovative treatments for a number of diseases and conditions,” 2024 AAPS President Gopi Shankar, Ph.D., M.B.A., FAAPS, said. “I’m honored that my colleagues have received this recognition.”
The National Academy of Inventors Fellows Program recognizes inventors from academia that have supported or developed inventions with an impact on “quality of life, economic development and the welfare of society.” Learn more at https://academyofinventors.org/about-the-nai-fellows-program/.
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