(Republished from the 黑料网 Health Care and 黑料网 Newsroom.)
Jonathan Juliano, MD, MSPH, has been invited to join the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI). Founded in 1908, the ASCI is one of the nation鈥檚 oldest and most respected medical honor societies. It seeks to support the scientific efforts, educational needs and clinical aspirations of physician-scientists to improve health.
鈥淎SCI鈥檚 mission to support physician-scientists and advance research through the physician-scientist community is essential for the continual improvement of treatments for human diseases,鈥� said Juliano, an associate professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases. 鈥淚t was an unexpected honor to be nominated and elected by my peers, and I am proud to join the ASCI members at 黑料网 and across the country.鈥�
Membership is based on a nomination process. This year, 176 nominations were submitted. The ASCI Council recommended Juliano as one of the 80 inductees who will be officially welcomed into the society during the ASCI dinner and new membership ceremony on April 5, 2019, in Chicago. David Margolis, MD, professor of medicine in the 黑料网 Division of Infectious Diseases and director of the 黑料网 HIV Cure Center, nominated Juliano for membership.
鈥淭he ASCI was founded at the start of the last century to recognize and promote the role of scientific discovery and invention in advancing human health,鈥� said Margolis. 鈥淛on鈥檚 dedication and accomplishments as a physician-scientist make him a natural member of the Society.鈥�
Juliano juggles many responsibilities at 黑料网. In addition to being an associate professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, he is an adjunct professor in the Department of Epidemiology, a mentor in the Curriculum of Genetics and Molecular Biology, the associate director of research and professional development for the 黑料网 Infectious Diseases Fellowship program, and the medical director of 黑料网 Hospitals Antibiotic Stewardship team. He is also a member of the 黑料网 Institute for Global Health & Infectious Diseases.
In addition to his clinical duties, Juliano helped found the Infectious Diseases Epidemiology and Ecology Lab (IDEEL) at 黑料网. There, he specializes in next-generation sequencing technologies to study malaria. His use of advanced genetic methodologies to explore the epidemiological and evolutionary factors that shape parasite populations, drive parasite genetic diversity, and allow the parasite to escape control measures has garnered international acclaim.
In 2016, his trainees nominated him for 黑料网鈥檚 Distinguished Teaching Award for Post-Baccalaureate Instruction. In addition to this honor, he was selected in 2018 as a Yang Family Medical Scholar, an award which recognizes the research achievements of young tenured faculty.