Six Yale researchers, including Nursing School Dean Margaret Grey, have been elected to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies.
Margaret Grey, who is also the Annie Goodrich Professor of Nursing Research, studies the natural history of adaptation to chronic illness in childhood, especially in youngsters with diabetes mellitus.
The other Yale scientists and their fields of study are:
Kelly Brownell, chair and professor of psychology and director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, whose research deals primarily with eating and body weight regulation and the intersection of behavior, environment and health;
Dr. Pietro De Camilli, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator and professor of cell biology at the School of Medicine, who is interested in understanding molecular mechanisms in presynaptic function and the role of phosphoinositide metabolism in the regulation of membrane traffic;
Joseph Schlessinger, professor and chair of the medical school's Department of Pharmacology, who is interested in analyzing the mode of action of growth factor receptors and the intracellular signaling pathways that activate in response to growth factor stimulation;
Dr. Gerald Shulman, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator and professor of cellular and molecular physiology at the medical school, whose expertise is in the mechanisms of insulin resistance, the role of the liver and muscle in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes, and the benefits of exercise in the management of diabetes; and
Joan Steitz, Sterling Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at the medical school, who discovered snRNPs, small particles in cells that are necessary for converting raw genetic information into active proteins.
The Yale researchers are among 64 new members elected to the IOM. Five individuals also were elected to foreign associate membership.
"These elections bring the number of Yale investigators who belong to the IOM from 28 to 34, giving us one of the highest concentrations of members of any institution in the nation," said School of Medicine dean Dr. Robert Alpern in a letter to the medical school community. He also noted that "it is unprecedented in recent memory that so many from our institution have been elected in a single year."
The IOM was established in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences to honor professional achievement in the health sciences and to serve as a national resource for independent analysis and recommendations on issues related to medicine, biomedical sciences and health. Election recognizes those who have made major contributions to the advancement of the medical sciences, health care and public health and is considered one of the highest honors in these fields.
Current active members elect new members from a slate of candidates nominated for their professional achievement. A diversity of talent among members is assured by the institute's charter, which requires that at least one-quarter be selected from fields outside the health professions, such as the social and behavioral sciences, law, engineering and the humanities.
With their election, members make a commitment to involve themselves in the work of the IOM, which conducts studies and other activities addressing a wide range of issues in medical science, health service, public health and health policy. Some current studies are a project to recommend appropriate nutritional standards for foods sold in schools, an evaluation of the nation's system for ensuring the safety of prescription drugs after they have reached the market, and an assessment of emergency health care in the United States and recommendations for improving it.
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