Twelve Yale School of Medicine faculty members are among the 36 leading experts in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine newly elected to the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE). They are:

• Chyrell Bellamy, MSW, PhD, professor of psychiatry and director of the Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health

• Keith Choate, MD, PhD, Aaron B. and Marguerite Lerner Professor and Chair of Dermatology and associate dean for physician-scientist development

• Charles Greer, PhD, professor of neurosurgery and of neuroscience; co-vice chair of research, Department of Neurosurgery; and director, Interdepartmental Neuroscience Graduate Program

• Roy Herbst, MD, PhD, Ensign Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology); deputy director, Yale Cancer Center; chief of medical oncology and hematology, Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital; and assistant dean for translational research

• Erica Herzog, MD, PhD, John Slade Ely Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary); director, Yale Interstitial Lung Disease Program; and associate dean, medical student research

• Naftali Kaminski, MD, Boehringer-Ingelheim Endowed Professor of Internal Medicine, and chief of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

• Yuval Kluger, PhD, Anthony N. Brady Professor of Pathology

• Chuan-Ju Liu, PhD, Charles W. Ohse Professor and vice chair of research, Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation

• Walther Mothes, PhD, Paul B. Beeson Professor of Medicine and professor of microbial pathogenesis

• Carla Rothlin, PhD, Dorys McConnell Duberg Professor of Immunobiology; co-leader, Cancer Immunology Program, Yale Cancer Center; and director of graduate studies in immunobiology

• John Tsang, PhD, MMath, professor of immunobiology and director, Yale Center for Systems and Engineering Immunology

• Hua Xu, PhD, Robert T. McCluskey Professor of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science; vice chair for research and development, Department of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science; and assistant dean for biomedical informatics.

Election to CASE is open to scientists and engineers who work or live in Connecticut. Consideration is based on “scientific distinction achieved through significant original contributions in theory or applications, unusual accomplishments in the pioneering of new and developing fields of applied science and technology, or both,” according to the organization.

The new members will be inducted at the academy’s 50th annual dinner to be held at the University of Connecticut, Storrs on May 28.