Edna Kaneshiro Elected Fellow
of American Academy of Microbiology

Renowned researcher Edna Kaneshiro, professor of biological sciences at UC, has been elected to a Fellow in the American Academy of Microbiology. She is honored for a distinguished career in protozoology.

Kaneshiro is currently studying the lipid biochemistry of Pneumocystis carinii, an opportunistic infectious agent which causes a type of bacterial pneumonia that may lead to the death of immunocompromised patients. The biosynthesis of pathogen-specitic lipids is relevant for drug development.

Academy Fellows are elected by their peers based on their records of outstanding contributions to microbiology, scientific achievement, and leadership. Academy Fellows represent 35 countries and all subspecialties of microbiology, including basic and applied research, teaching, public health, industry, and government service. Kaneshiro is one of only 1700 scientists elected to the Academy in the history of the organization.

The American Academy of Microbiology is the honorific leadership group within the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). ASM is the world's oldest and largest life science organization.