Leading UMass Chan Medical School scientist Celia Schiffer, PhD, was elected to the National Academy of Sciences for her distinguished and continuing achievements in original biomedical research.
Dr. Schiffer, the Arthur F. and Helen P. Koskinas Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology and chair and professor of biochemistry & molecular biotechnology, is one of 120 newly elected members.
“I am deeply honored to have been elected by my colleagues to the National Academy of Sciences,” Schiffer said. “This is a wonderful recognition of the impact of our research and the efforts of all the members of my lab, colleagues and the collaborative culture fostered at UMass Chan Medical School.”
The Schiffer lab primarily studies the molecular basis for drug resistance in viruses. Through this research, she has developed a new paradigm for avoiding drug resistance in structure-based drug design that translates to other diseases.
