SCIENCE science.orgize the real effects of their work on societal issues and, in so doing,
may alter the work we do or the ways we do it, he said.
Because of the breadth and scope of its transdisciplinary,
international membership, AAAS should be a leading voice in these
conversations, now more than ever, Yamamoto noted.
“Keith will contribute significant experience in science policy to
AAAS, both at the federal and state levels,” said UCSF Chancellor
Sam Hawgood. “He brings a deep knowledge of biology and the
transdisciplinary push toward precision medicine. He understands
the many roles that scientists play in society. And he is committed
to advancing diversity in science.”
Yamamoto brings to AAAS a significant background in science
policy. He became UCSF’s first vice chancellor for science policy
and strategy in 2015, but he has held a range of leadership roles
there since joining the institution as a faculty member in 1976. In
addition to his groundbreaking research on signaling and tran-
scriptional regulation by nuclear receptors, Yamamoto has served
as chair of the Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacol-
ogy, vice dean for research in the School of Medicine, and vice
chancellor for research.
Outside of UCSF, he cochairs the Science & Technology Action
Committee (along with Parikh and others), which brings together
nonprofit, academic, foundation, and corporate leaders to encour-
age US investments in science and technology research, develop-
ment, and education.
A member of AAAS since 1977, he was elected as Fellow of AAAS
in 2002—recognized for his scientifically or socially distinguished
efforts on behalf of the advancement of science or its applications.
He has served two terms on the AAAS Committee on Nominations
and has participated in several AAAS forums and roundtables for
science and public policy.
Rosenberg and Maienschein bring expertise to Board of Directors
Newly elected members of the AAAS Board of Directors Susan
Rosenberg and Jane Maienschein bring a wealth of scientific
expertise to the governing body, which is responsible for the affairs
of the association.
Rosenberg’s research at the Baylor College of Medicine focuses
on molecular mechanisms of genome instability in evolution,
antibiotic resistance, and cancer. Rosenberg served as a council
delegate for the AAAS Section on Biological Sciences and has
conducted extensive work on the AAAS Governance Moderniza-
tion Working Group. She was elevated to the rank of AAAS Fellow
in 2010.
In addition to serving as a University Professor of History of Sci-
ence at ASU, Maienschein leads the university’s Center for Biology
and Society, which promotes research, education, and engage-
ment related to the study of the life sciences and their intercon-
nections with society. She also serves as a Fellow and runs the
history program at the Marine Biological Laboratory. Maienschein
has served as chair and council delegate for the AAAS Section on
History and Philosophy of Science, as well as chair of the Section
on Societal Impacts on Science and Engineering. She has also
served on the History Committee for the 150-year anniversary and
on the Program Committee. She joined the ranks of AAAS Fellows
in 1996.
Maienschein noted that her scientist father gave her a AAAS
gift membership in 1976, and she has remained a lifelong member
committed to the vision and values. “Instead of advocating for
science in a vacuum, AAAS promotes science ‘for the benefit of all
people,’ emphasizing education and communication, and recogniz-
ing that science exists in a complex and messy society and often
has to deal with uncertainty. As AAAS approaches its 175th anni-
versary, I look forward to helping launch the next 175,” she said.
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