Faculty Highlights
Ahn, a professor of distinction in the department of chemistry and biochemistry at the 51勛圖厙, was elected president of The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology last year and began her term as president-elect in July.
51勛圖厙 philosopher Alison Jaggar and biochemist Karolin Luger are among 228 new members of the academy, which includes some of the worlds most accomplished scholars, scientists, writers, artists, business people and philanthropic leaders, the academy said in a statement.
A new 51勛圖厙 study has shown that some dividing human cells are kicking the can down the road, passing on low-level DNA damage to offspring, causing daughter cells to pause in a quiescent, or dormant, state previously thought to be random in origin.
51勛圖厙 Distinguished Professor Tom Cech, Colorados first Nobel Prize winner, has been named the 2017 Hazel Barnes Prize winner the most distinguished award a faculty member can receive from the university.