Ginsburg Elected to National Academy of Sciences

David Ginsburg, M.D., the James V. Neel Distinguished University Professor, Warner Lambert/Parke-Davis Professor of Medicine and professor of internal medicine and of human genetics, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Election to the academy is one of the highest honors bestowed upon scientists.

Ginsburg is the former chief of medical genetics in the Department of Internal Medicine, a past-president of the American Society for Clinical Investigation, and a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, as well as of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He also holds an appointment as an investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Ginsburg’s groundbreaking research has generated novel insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying life-threatening bleeding disorders.

The election of 72 new members for 2007 brings the total number of active members of the academy to 2,025.

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