Carl H. June, MD (AAI ’87), and Michael P. Cancro, PhD (AAI ’79), were elected to the 2020 cohort of Distinguished Fellows of the American Association of Immunologists (AAI). The AAI Distinguished Fellows program was established in 2019 to honor members for their distinguished careers and outstanding scientific contributions as well as their service to AAI and the immunology community. AAI Distinguished Fellows have demonstrated one or more of the following: excellence in research accomplishment in the field of immunology; exceptional leadership to the immunology community in academia, foundations, nonprofits, industry, or government at a national or international level; notable distinction as an educator. Election as a Distinguished Fellow is among the highest honors bestowed by AAI. Drs. Cancro and June are the first recipients from the University of Pennsylvania to be recognized.
Read the AAI announcement.