Five MCB faculty members have been named as 2008 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). They include Associate Professor (Affiliated) of Genetics, Genomics and Development Steven Brenner, Howard Hughes Investigator and Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Jennifer Doudna, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Susan Marqusee, Howard Hughes Investigator and Professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development Barbara Meyer, and Howard Hughes Investigator and Professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development Nipam Patel.