May 1, 2012
Microbiologist Elected Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences

Tina Henkin, Robert W. and Estelle S. Bingham Professor of Biological Sciences, and chair, Department of Microbiology, has been elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, the top honor for a US scientist. Henkin, who studies how B. subtilis regulates gene expression, is also a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and has received extensive honors and recognition for her work.