AAAS inducts new members
ASMB Today, July 18, 2022
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has announced its 2022 inductees. The organization, founded in 1780, honors members who work in science, education, the arts and global affairs. This year’s new inductees include Mariano Garcia–Blanco, a professor and distinguished chair in biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and an adjunct professor at the Duke–National University of Singapore Medical School. His lab is known for its research on RNA-binding proteins in infection and immunity. They have identified numerous RNA-binding proteins that affect the replication of flaviviruses such as dengue, yellow fever and Zika. They also have studied the role of RNA helicase DDX39B in alternative splicing of the interleukin 7 receptor, which affects some autoimmune disorders such as multiple sclerosis.