Patricia Wittkopp, associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, and molecular, cellular and developmental biology, was awarded a grant of just over $1.15 million from the National Institutes of Health for her research on the evolution of gene expression in yeast. Her work will shed light on properties of mutations that lead to genetic variation for evolution and disease.
Ruth E. Zielinski, clinical associate professor in the School of Nursing, has been inducted as a fellow into the American College of Nurse Midwives for demonstrating leadership, clinical excellence, outstanding scholarship and professional achievement. Zielinski has served as ACNM’s president of the state of Michigan affiliate, chair of the National Clinical Practice section, and she has been actively involved in state-level advocacy. The ACNM cited her research on women’s body image, sexual health, pregnancy, birth outcomes and international women’s health issues.
Mark Hunter
John Vandermeer
Three Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology faculty recently were named Ecological Society of America Fellows. They are Deborah Goldberg, Elzada U. Clover Collegiate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, LSA; Mark Hunter, Henry A. Gleason Collegiate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, professor of natural resources and environment, School of Natural Resources and Environment, and professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, LSA; and John Vandermeer, Asa Gray Distinguished University Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, LSA, and professor of natural resources and environment, SNRE. Fellows are members who have made outstanding contributions to a wide range of fields.
