Kevin D. Raney, PhD, a research leader at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals.
Raney is professor and chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in the UAMS College of Medicine. He joins the 2021 class of 564 scientists, engineers, and innovators from around the world spanning 24 disciplines for their scientifically and socially distinguished achievements.
“We were delighted in the College of Medicine that Dr. Raney has been recognized for his distinguished achievements to advance science,” said Susan S. Smyth, MD, PhD, UAMS executive vice chancellor and dean of the college. “Dr. Raney is an outstanding leader and scientist.”
Election as an AAAS fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers. Raney is being recognized in the chemistry category for his contributions to the field of molecular motor proteins on nucleic acids and the function of G-quadruplex nucleic acids during response to cellular stress.