College of Medicine professor named AAAS Fellow

HWCOM Distinguished Professor Barry Rosen, Ph.D.

Barry Rosen, Ph.D., associate dean for Research and Graduate Programs and distinguished professor, Department of Cellular Biology and Pharmacology, has been awarded the distinction of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

The honor is bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers in recognition of their outstanding contributions toward advancing science. Rosen was cited for “distinguished contributions to the field of arsenic biology, particularly seminal discoveries on mechanisms of arsenic transport, biotransformation and regulation in organisms from E. coli to humans.”

“I greatly appreciate the confidence that my colleagues in the AAAS have shown in me,” said Rosen. “This great honor conferred on me is the culmination of four decades of research. Many students, postdoctoral associates and collaborators contributed to my scientific accomplishments, and I am grateful to them and to the NIH, whose continuing funding will allow us to carry on our studies for years to come.”

Rosen is an internationally recognized expert in the field of heavy metal transport and detoxification, specializing in the molecular mechanisms of arsenic detoxification. He has published more than 300 papers, reviews and books and has grants from the National Institutes of Health and the Florida Department of Health. He is a recipient of numerous awards, including the Basil O’Connor Award from the March of Dimes, Maryland Distinguished Young Scientist Award, Josiah Macy, Jr. Faculty Scholar Award, Gershenson Distinguished Faculty Fellow, the Outstanding Graduate Mentor and Lawrence Weiner Awards from Wayne State University, and a Fellowship from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.

The 2014 AAAS Fellows will be announced in the AAAS News & Notes section of the Nov. 28, 2014, issue of Science. New Fellows will be presented with an official certificate and a gold and blue (representing science and engineering, respectively) rosette pin on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015, at the AAAS Fellows Forum during the AAAS Annual Meeting in San Jose, California.