David Warburton is among the 2017 AAAS Elected Fellows Recognized for Advancing Science in the Section of Medical Sciences
David Warburton, MD, has been elected a 2017 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in recognition his contributions to innovation, education, and scientific leadership in the Section of Medical Sciences.
Warburton, who is the director of the Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine research program at the Saban Research Institute, is among 396 members of the AAAS who have been awarded this distinction elected Fellows of 2017 who are recognized for their contributions to science and technology, scientific leadership and extraordinary achievements across disciplines.
The new AAAS Fellows will be recognized on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018 during the Fellows Forum at the 2018 AAAS Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas. During the forum, the Fellows will be presented with an official certificate and a unique rosette pin, the emblem of Fellowship.
The 2017 AAAS Fellows was announced in the AAAS News & Notes section of the November 24, 2017 issue of Science.
The tradition of electing AAAS Fellows began in 1874 to recognize members for their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.