Emily Derbyshire Elected to American Academy of Microbiology
Emily Derbyshire is the Eads Family Professor of Chemistry. (Photo courtesy of Derbyshire)
Emily Derbyshire, Eads Family Professor of Chemistry, has been elected a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology.
Fellows of the Academy, the honorific leadership group and scientific think tank within the American Society for Microbiology, are elected annually through a highly selective, peer-review process based on their records of scientific achievement and original contributions that have advanced microbiology.
Over the last 50 years, more than 2,700 distinguished scientists have been elected to the Academy, representing all subspecialties of the microbial sciences. This year, the Academy received 145 nominations for fellowships from across the globe. The 63 newly elected fellows hail from 14 countries, including Australia, Belgium, Canada, China (Mainland), Czech Republic, Denmark, Israel, Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and the United States.
In addition to Derbyshire, who also holds appointments in the departments of Cell Biology and of Genetics and Microbiology, Duke Health Distinguished Professor of Integrative Immunobiology Edward Miao has also been elected to the Class of 2026.
