Lopa Mishra, M.D., director of the Center for Translational Medicine, professor of surgery at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and a senior leader at the GW Cancer Center, was named a 2015 fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Prior to her move to Washington, D.C., Mishra served as chair and professor of gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
The AAAS recognized 347 fellows for their contributions to education, innovation, and scientific leadership. Fellows were nominated and elected by the steering groups of the AAAS’ 24 sections, three AAAS members and fellows, and the AAAS chief executive officer. Mishra, who was selected for her discoveries on the suppressor role of the TGF-beta pathway in stem cells and advances in liver and gastrointestinal cancer, was one of 33 fellows recognized for contributions to medicine.
