The McArdle Laboratory is very proud to announce that Wei Xu, Professor of Oncology and Marian A. Messerschmidt Professor of Cancer Research, has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society. Since 1874, the AAAS has bestowed this prestigious honor each year on top scientists to recognize efforts to “..advance science and society.. with the highest standards of scientific integrity and professional ethics.”
Dr. Xu was recognized for her “..distinguished contributions to cancer biology and therapy, particularly regarding molecular mechanisms of epigenetic regulation and estrogen receptor control of breast cancer and their use in developing novel treatments.”
The class was featured in the February issue of the journal Science and will be recognized this summer at an event in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Xu is one of Six University of Wisconsin–Madison scholars to join the AAAS ranks this year, read more here: https://news.wisc.edu/madison-researchers-join-ranks-of-aaas-fellows/