News item posted on 2017-11-20

Borden Lacy elected AAAS fellow

Center for Structural Biology core faculty member Borden Lacy, Ph.D., has been elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Dr. Lacy, the Edward and Nancy Fody Chair in Pathology in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology and professor of biochemistry, is honored for contributions to the field of bacterial pathogenesis, particularly for the structures of bacterial toxins and the understanding of their interactions with the host.

Dr. Lacy is among fifteen Vanderbilt University researchers and 396 fellows nationwide to be distinguished by their peers this year. They will be recognized on Feb. 18 at the AAAS annual meeting in Chicago.

To see a complete list of the Vanderbilt University faculty selected and their achievements, read the full article online at the Reporter website.


Author: Karen D. Davis