Six professors elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

By Dawn Levy

Six Stanford professors are among 376 newly elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society. Daniel Herschlag, Arend Sidow, Eric S. Roberts, Linda C. Cork, C.W. Francis Everitt and Paul M. Sniderman were selected for their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications. New fellows will receive a certificate and a pin on Feb. 18 in St. Louis during AAAS's annual meeting.

Daniel Herschlag, professor of biochemistry, was selected "for outstanding research on the mechanisms of enzymatic catalysis, mediated by both protein and RNA enzymes."

Arend Sidow, associate professor of pathology and of genetics, was honored "for experimental analyses of cis regulatory sequences and computational quantification of constraints in proteins and genomic DNA for purposes of functional prediction."

Eric S. Roberts, the Charles Simonyi Professor in the School of Engineering, was lauded "for distinguished contributions to both ethics and policy in computer science and to science education."

Linda C. Cork, professor of comparative medicine, was chosen "for wide-ranging contributions to the discovery, development and facilitation of the use of animal models for the study of human diseases."

C. W. Francis Everitt, professor (research) at the W.W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory and principal investigator for Gravity Probe B, was elected "for creative leadership of several important bench mark satellite experiments that test the nature of such basic physical laws as general relativity."

Paul M. Sniderman, the Fairleigh S. Dickinson, Jr. Professor in Public Policy and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, was singled out "for many distinguished contributions to the social sciences, including advanced knowledge of political and racial attitudes through the integration of randomized experiments, representative sampling and computer-assisted interviewing."

Founded in 1848, AAAS includes 262 affiliated societies and academies of science serving 10 million individuals. Its mission is to "advance science and serve society" through initiatives in science policy, international programs, science education and more. The association publishes Science magazine.

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