AAI ANNOUNCES 2018-19 PUBLIC POLICY FELLOWS

Today, AAI is launching the eighth year of its Public Policy Fellows Program (PPFP), which engages postdoctoral fellows and junior scientists in public policy activities that impact biomedical research. Following careful review of the applications received, the AAI Committee on Public Affairs named the following ten individuals as the 2018-2019 AAI Public Policy Fellows:

		Nathaniel H. Boyd, Ph.D. University of Alabama at Birmingham		Emily A. Hemann, Ph.D. University of Washington
		Gavin H. Imperato, M.D. Feinstein Institute for Medical Research		Jesica R. Jacobs, Ph.D. University of Utah School of Medicine
		Liz McMichael, Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh Hillman Cancer Center		Mallory L. Paynich, Ph.D. La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology
		Gregory Szeto, Ph.D. University of Maryland            Baltimore County		Stina L. Urban, Ph.D. University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
		Francisco R. Victorino, Ph.D. Washington University in St. Louis		Melody Y. Zeng, Ph.D. University of Michigan Medical School

AAI is pleased to welcome this impressive group of future advocates. The Fellows will have the opportunity to visit Capitol Hill and to delve more deeply into key issues related to biomedical research through the AAI public affairs program. The 2018-2019 Fellows will serve through April 30, 2019.

For PPFP details or to inquire about applying for the program, see www.aai.org/Public-Affairs/PPFP or contact AAI Manager of Science Policy and Legislative Affairs Jake Schumacher at jschumacher@aai.org.