Gil Omenn to Serve as President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Gil Omenn Photo: Martin Vloet

Gilbert S. Omenn, M.D., Ph.D. — professor of internal medicine and of human genetics in the U-M Medical School and a professor in the U-M School of Public Health — is the president-elect of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). With nearly 10 million members, AAAS is the world's largest general scientific society and the publisher of the prestigious journal Science.

Omenn's three-year term of office on the AAAS Board of Directors began at the association's annual meeting in February. He will serve as the association's president for one year, beginning in February 2005. In addition to leadership responsibilities for the organization, the president serves as an international spokesperson for issues related to scientific research and policy.

Omenn, who came to Michigan in 1997 when former U-M President Lee Bollinger appointed him the university's executive vice president for medical affairs and CEO of the U-M Health System, was formerly dean of the School of Public Health and professor of medicine and environmental health at the University of Washington in Seattle.

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