AAAS is a nonprofit professional society dedicated to the advancement of scientific and technological excellence across all disciplines, and to the public's understanding of science and technology. AAAS membership comprises more than 143,000 scientists, engineers, science educators, policymakers and other professionals worldwide. As a Fellow, Trewhella joins an elite group of about 10,000 of the nation's leading researchers.
Trewhella, currently acting director for Los Alamos' Bioscience Division, was elected a Fellow by the AAAS Council for her "fundamental structural studies of intracellular signaling and enzyme activation via second messengers, and for the development of neutron scattering applications in structural molecular biology."
Trewhella will be honored this February in Washington, D.C., during AAAS' Fellows Forum, part of the organization's annual meeting.
"I am truly grateful to the AAAS for bestowing this tremendous honor upon me," said Trewhella. "I'm overwhelmed by this recognition, and I share this award with those at Los Alamos and elsewhere who have supported my research throughout my scientific career."
Trewhella received her bachelor's degree in mathematics and physics and her master's degree in physics from the University of New South Wales (Australia). She received her doctorate in inorganic chemistry from the University of Sydney.
After a brief tenure as a postdoctoral associate and associate research scientist at Yale University, Trewhella came to Los Alamos as a staff member in the Biochemistry/Biophysics Group of the Life Sciences Division.
She has held several supervisory roles during her 15 years at Los Alamos, including structural biology section leader, deputy group leader and group leader.
Trewhella also has won several awards and honors throughout her scientific career, including several from Los Alamos. She was elected a Laboratory Fellow - Los Alamos' highest scientific distinction -- in recognition of her outstanding scientific contributions (1995). She received a Laboratory Fellows Prize in recognition of her contributions to the understanding of proteins in solution using biophysical measurements (1995), and Los Alamos' Outstanding Mentor Award in recognition of her support of women's career development (1999).
In addition to AAAS, Trewhella actively serves in professional organizations such as the Biophysical Society, American Crystallographic Society and the Neutron Scattering Society of America. She also serves on national and international committees, including the National Institutes of Health's Division of Research Grants Study Section in Molecular and Cellular Biophysics. She has authored or co-authored 80 scientific papers.
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