Three members of the Duke University faculty, including Biostatistics Faculty member Jane Pendergast, PhD have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). They are among 391 new fellows this year and are being recognized for their efforts toward advancing scientifically or socially distinguished science.
Dr. Pendergast has been recognized in the AAAS section on statistics for advancing statistics within public health and for her “skilled, creative and dedicated service to the profession, including effectively advocating for improved recognition of AAAS Sections.” She works with researchers in the Division of General Internal Medicine and the Duke Center on Aging, and teaches in the Biostatistics & Bioinformatics Department’s graduate program.
Other Duke SOM faculty include John F. Rawls, PhD associate professor of molecular genetics and microbiology and Joe Brice Weinberg M.D., a professor of medicine and immunology and associate professor in obstetrics and gynecology.
Congratulations!