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Fikrig, Lin, Elected to National Academy of Medicine
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.