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4 Carolina faculty named AAAS fellows

The American Association for the Advancement of Science chose professors from the medical and pharmacy schools and College of Arts and Sciences.

By University Communications, Thursday, March 27th, 2025
Kim Brouwer, Virginia Miller, David Pfennig, Wei You.
From left to right: Kim Brouwer, Virginia Miller, David Pfennig, Wei You.

Four Carolina faculty members have been named 2024 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, one of the largest multidisciplinary scientific societies and publisher of the Science family of academic journals. The selection is one of the most distinguished honors in the scientific community. 

“We are proud of the work our scientists do for the state and nation, and especially proud of these four who have received honor and recognition as AAAS fellows,” said Provost J. Christopher Clemens. “It’s a great day to be a scientist and a Tar Heel.” 

Fellows have been selected annually since 1874 to recognize extraordinary achievements across disciplines. The 2024 class includes 471 scientists, engineers and innovators who have contributed scientifically and socially distinguished work in their fields, according to AAAS. 

The new Carolina fellows are: 

Kim Brouwer, associate dean for research and graduation education, William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor in the pharmacotherapy and experimental therapeutics division and professor in the curriculum in toxicology, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy

Brouwer’s work focuses on drug disposition in the liver and the clinical impact of drug transport proteins. In her 39 years at Carolina, she’s mentored hundreds of students and postdoctoral scholars, and published more than 245 papers, reviews and book chapters. 

Virginia Miller, retired professor of genetics and microbiology and immunology, UNC School of Medicine

Miller’s work focuses on the molecular genetic analysis of virulence of bacterial pathogens, as well as virulence gene regulation. Her lab aims to understand the bacteria-host interaction at the molecular level to learn how this interaction affects the origin and development of infections. 

David W. Pfennig, professor in the biology department, UNC College of Arts and Sciences

Pfennig’s research and teaching interests lie at the intersection of evolutionary biology, ecology and developmental biology. His lab studies problems in development and evolution, including how an organism’s environment interacts with its genes to shape traits and how this developmental “plasticity” impacts evolution. 

Wei You, professor of chemistry and applied physical sciences, UNC College of Arts and Sciences

You leads a research group focused on the synthesis and characterization of novel multifunctional materials for a variety of applications, mostly in electronics and photonics. He is currently working on his second startup, Delgen Biosciences, which is developing an advanced polymer design that aims to make protein drug delivery more effective.

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