{"id":7714,"date":"2016-11-30T16:04:24","date_gmt":"2016-11-30T21:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/news\/?p=7714"},"modified":"2016-12-20T17:14:58","modified_gmt":"2016-12-20T22:14:58","slug":"surachai-supattapone-named-fellow-of-the-american-association-for-the-advancement-of-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/news\/2016\/surachai-supattapone-named-fellow-of-the-american-association-for-the-advancement-of-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Surachai Supattapone Named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science"},"content":{"rendered":"

Surachai Supattapone, MD, PhD, a professor of biochemistry and cell biology at the Geisel School of Medicine, is among four Dartmouth professors named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science<\/a> (AAAS), the world\u2019s largest general scientific society and the publisher of the journal\u00a0Science.\u00a0 In its announcement, AAAS writes, \u201cThese individuals have been elevated to this rank because of their efforts toward advancing science applications that are deemed scientifically or socially distinguished.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Surachai Supattapone (photo by Jon Gilbert Fox)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Supattapone, who chairs the Molecular and Cellular Biology Graduate Program and also directs the\u00a0Advanced Certificate in Clinical and Translational Research program, is cited \u201cfor distinguished contributions to the field of protein misfolding, particularly defining the chemical composition and structure of infectious mammalian prions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Folding is a process in which long chain protein molecules reconfigure themselves into shapes in order to carry out specific functions. Prions are specific disease-causing forms of proteins and are responsible for disorders such as Mad Cow disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, the human form of Mad Cow disease. Supattapone and his group are working toward determining the atomic structure of infectious prions to understand how they function at the molecular level.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis award directly reflects the talent and dedication of the wonderful young scientists in our lab, as well as the supportive environment for basic research within the department of biochemistry here at Dartmouth,\u201d Supattapone says.<\/p>\n

Other Dartmouth faculty being recognized by the AAAS include, Nathaniel Dominy<\/a>, a professor of anthropology and biological sciences; Eugene Santos Jr.<\/a>, a professor of engineering at Thayer School of Engineering; and Ross Virginia<\/a>, the Myers Family Professor of Environmental Science.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe recognition accorded our faculty by one of the world\u2019s preeminent scientific organizations reflects their achievements as scholars, researchers, and teachers,\u201d says President Phil Hanlon \u201977<\/a>. \u201cTheir accomplishments have inspired students, advanced knowledge in their fields, and brought accolades to Dartmouth.\u201d<\/p>\n

The honorees will be presented with an official certificate and a gold and blue (representing science and engineering, respectively) rosette pin on Saturday, Feb. 18, during the\u00a02017 AAAS annual meeting in Boston.<\/p>\n

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