“To say we are delighted to have Randy take over as president is an understatement,” says CIRM chairman Jonathan Thomas. “We were looking for someone with the leadership skills and personality to manage a very complex organization, someone who will be a strong voice and a visible champion for all that we do. In Randy we have found that person. He is a well-respected scientist whose experience and expertise will ensure we will continue to be a world leader in stem cell research.”
DuPont (Wilmington, DE) has named ten researchers to its 2014 Class of Young Professors. They are: Jiun-Tai Chen, department of applied chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan; Guangbin Dong, department of chemistry and biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin; Randy Ewoldt, department of mechanical science & engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Micah Green, department of chemical engineering, Texas Tech University; Farren Isaacs, department of molecular, cellular & developmental biology & systems biology, Yale University; Jeremiah Johnson, department of chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ravi Maruthachalam, school of biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research; Pamela Peralta-Yahya, school of chemistry and biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology; Feng Qin, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences; and Leslie Shor, department of chemical and biomolecular engineering, University of Connecticut. The DuPont Young Professor program is designed to help promising untenured research faculty who work in areas of interest to DuPont begin their research careers. The company awards each winner a three-year, $600,000 grant to support their work in advancing basic science to meet global challenges in food, energy and protection.
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