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The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has announced the election of two Yale School of Medicine (YSM) faculty members as new NAM members. Erol Fikrig, MD, is Waldemar Von Zedtwitz Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases), professor of epidemiology (microbial diseases) and of microbial pathogenesis, and section chief for infectious disease in YSM’s Department of Internal Medicine. Haifan Lin, PhD, is Eugene Higgins Professor of Cell Biology; professor of genetics; of obstetrics, gynecology & reproductive sciences; and of dermatology; and director of the Yale Stem Cell Center. They are among 90 newly elected regular members of NAM, along with 10 international members.

Yale President Peter Salovey hosted a celebration of stem cell biologist Haifan Lin as he received the Amory Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Lin is a stem cell biologist who has made essential contributions to the fields of reproductive biology, developmental biology, and stem cell biology.

Two of Yale’s stem cell faculty— Haifan Lin, PhD, and Valentina Greco, PhD— are serving in the highest ranks of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR). ISSCR is a global organization with more than 4,400 members from 70 countries.